Fight the Power: Greatest Hits Live (W/Dvd)

Public Enemy | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 6, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Pyramid Media
• ASIN: B000JCETXI
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #238,199 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Brothers Gonna Work It Out [Live]

2. Welcome to the Terrordome [Live]

3. Bring the Noise [Live]

4. Son of a Bush [Live]

5. Shut 'Em Down [Live]

6. Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos [Live]

7. He Got Game [Live]

8. Revolverlution [Live]

9. 911 Is a Joke [Live]

10. Public Enemy #1 [Live]

11. D.J. Lord Solo [Live]

12. Give It Up [Live]

13. Don't Believe the Hype [Live]

14. Rebel Without a Pause [Live]

15. Arizona (Ball of Confusion) [Live]

16. Fight the Power (Soul Power) [Live]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A sensation, April 18, 2007

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Albert Ross (Tokyo, Japan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fight the Power: Greatest Hits Live (W/Dvd) (Audio CD)

I've been a PE fan since 1987/8, loved all their records, kept up with them right through. I'm not into the recent rap stuff but PE's intelligent lyrics and great music I always loved. That's the disclaimer in case I'm too positive.

Given that this is a recording from 16 years down the track, I'm thoroughly astounded. It's a selection of the best stuff from them over the years, some of the later stuff, but a great selection. But what is so stunning about the recording is the way they did it. It's with a live band - they re-arranged the whole set, and did it really well in a funk/hard rock style.

The recording is fantastic (recorded in Melbourne, Australia in 2003), good enough to make one think it was almost a studio recording, but it's just such a brilliant fresh take on some great songs from a great band.

A must for anyone into PE and an embarassment for a lot of the Rap/Rock bands - it's just brilliant.

5.0 out of 5 stars As great a concert as I remember being there, and brilliantly transferred to DVD .., March 20, 2009

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Adrian (Melbourne, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fight the Power: Greatest Hits Live (W/Dvd) (Audio CD)

When Chuck D said to the crowd 'Were filming this for a DVD so you better go nuts ..' I didnt really believe him at the time - but here it really is !!

I was lucky enough to be at the Metro in Melbourne on this great occasion - I had not seen PE since the Festival Hall gig of '92 so I didn't know what to expect .. but as you can see from the performance & crowd reaction PE absolutely blew us away with a high-energy performance that belies their years (and they still got - as witness on their '09 New Years Day gig here again in town) ..

And I am glad and relieved to see it has been mastered brilliantly on DVD - great visual & sound quality far better than some of their other releases .. with good direction of the camera shots.

The Rock Band was a departure from the usual PE style but I think it works brilliantly - my mate who is a complete non-rap fan watched it with me last night and absolutely loved it ..

My only gripe is with Chuck D - cutting some of their greatest songs to only 2 verses !!! Cant Truss It & Dont Believe the Hype being the two notables, but when you have such a huge catalog its understandable.

The CD is also great with equally good audio quality - though far shortened setlist than the DVD ..

A must for any PE fan !!!

5.0 out of 5 stars Greatest Live Document of the Hip Hop Originators, February 25, 2008

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Hype Currie "scholar of pop culture" (Detroit, Michigan United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fight the Power: Greatest Hits Live (W/Dvd) (Audio CD)

"Fight the Power: Greatest Hits Live!" is a live-in-concert recording of hip-hop pioneers Public Enemy, recorded in Melbourne, Australia, in 2003. As of the recording time, Public Enemy is as follows:
Chuck D- lead vocalist/frontman
Flavor Flav- 2nd vocalist, lead on "911 is a Joke", etc.
Professor Griff- backup vocalist/percussion, dancer, leader of "S1W's"
DJ Lord- turntables
"The Banned": Brian Hargrove (bass); Khyri Wynn (Guitar); Mike Faulkner (drums).

At this concert, the group goes into startling renditions of their long-standing catalog of hip-hop songs, going from the Def Jam era into their more recent independent releases-- "Shut Em Down", "Bring the Noise", "Black Steel...", "Give it Up", "Son of a Bush", are among the best songs in the set. This is the only official live Public Enemy album released so far, so this is a rare opportunity!