Headless Heroes Of The Apocalypse (studio album) by Eugene McDaniels

Album Rating: 82.38
(659/8)

17.05.1971

Eugene McDaniels (USA): Headless Heroes Of The Apocalypse

1.Eugene McDaniels (HHoTA) - The Lord Is Back. 83
2.Jagger The Dagger. 84
3.Lovin' Man. 81
4.Headless Heroes. 74
5.Susan Jane. 80
6.Freedom Death Dance. 83
7.Supermarket Blues. 76
8.The Parasite (For Buffy). 98

In order:

Eugene McDaniels (HHoTA) - The Parasite (For Buffy). 98
Eugene McDaniels (HHoTA) - Jagger The Dagger. 84
Eugene McDaniels (HHoTA) - Freedom Death Dance. 83
Eugene McDaniels (HHoTA) - The Lord Is Back. 83
Eugene McDaniels (HHoTA) - Lovin' Man. 81
Eugene McDaniels (HHoTA) - Susan Jane. 80
Eugene McDaniels (HHoTA) - Supermarket Blues. 76
Eugene McDaniels (HHoTA) - Headless Heroes. 74

This is an obscure funky social message album by the songwriter of Roberta Flack’s “Feel Like Making Love” and Les McCann’s “Compared to What.” Though Tracks 1 and 3 are technically religious songs, Track 1 and most of the others denounce societal ills. In the first song, “The Lord Is Back,” the Lord’s mad and is back to make “corrections” and “power reductions.” The next song bizarrely attacks Mick Jagger as being in league with the devil -- maybe because of “Sympathy for the Devil” and Their Satanic Majesties Request’s title? -- and makes a derogatory reference to his androgyny. In “Supermarket Blues,” McDaniels recounts an incident -- perhaps real -- in which a supermarket manager attacked him, an old white woman kicked him when he was down and a cop leveled a gun on him, all for trying to exchange a can of peas for canned pineapples. The last song, “The Parasite (For Buffy)” is about the genocide of Native Americans and ends with McDaniels screaming accompanied by appropriately discordant music. The music is excellent, elegant soul-funk with jazz (Alphonse Mouzon is the drummer) and rock elements.