Revolutionary 1

Immortal Technique | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 10, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Nature Sounds
• ASIN: B0002M5TG6
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (46 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #337,814 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Creation & Destruction

2. Dominant Species

3. Positive Balance

4. The Getaway

5. Beef & Broccoli

6. No Me Importa

7. Top of the Food Chain Remix

8. The Poverty of Philosophy

9. Revolutionary

10. Spend Some Time Remix

11. Dance With the Devil

12. The Prophecy

13. Understand Why

14. No Mercy

15. The Illest

16. Speak Your Mind

Editorial Reviews

Revolutionary Volume 1 and Revolutionary Volume 2 both immediately electrified the underground hiphop constituency, demanding intensive scrutiny and serving as the backbone for Tech's rapidly burgeoning commercial profile.Consumer interest in these titles persist (as evidenced by sustained sales), with demand for these reissues to expectantly increase with the release of Tech's third album, The Middle Passage, on Babygrande Records this coming fall. 2005. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

42 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Viva La Revolution!", October 19, 2004

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Alan Pounds "Minnesota Hip-Hop Fiend" (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Revolutionary 1 (Audio CD)

Not since hip-hop pioneer Chuck D, has there been politically fueled lyrics displayed with such truth, consciousness, and vulgarity as the latest and greatest thing to hit the underground rap/hip-hop scene. Immortal Technique delivers his message so effectively, that you are forced to reckon with his thoughts. Regardless of whether you believe what he says, his lyrics contain a fundamental value of truth that most people should be aware of. After listening to the album, it is obvious that he is a very smart individual. He spews out opinions, sometimes brash and hard to swallow, but he always comes back with a solid platform to justify his anger and concern with the U.S. government, black and Latinos, self-righteous vegetarians, his ignorant peers, and the harsh reality of street life.

Aside from the mind blowing lyrical content, Immortal Technique throws together some killer beats. Several of the loops contain music from the classical genre, sampling many string instruments. The symphonic/hip-hop beats provide a suitable pallet for his densely constructed word flow. Despite it's low production costs, the beats and lyrics on "Revolutionary, Vol. 1" are nothing short of revolutionary.

The album flows together very well, never allowing room for filler. One of the most riveting tracks on the album is "The Poverty of Philosophy". He doesn't actually "rap" here at all. It is more of a social commentary that he uses to expose lies of the U.S. government, third world countries, and his black and Latino heritage. The Peruvian-born rapper even states that he has more in common with working, middle class white people, than he does with rich black and Latino people. The 10 minute epic "Dance With the Devil" is the most disturbing track on the album, conveying true vulgarity of gang related subject matter. Immortal Technique tackles other issues on "Beef & Broccoli". He attacks self-righteous vegetarians that force their opinions of animal rights on others, in a humorous way.

In the age of MTV and the radio filling the air waves with re-hashed crap, especially where rap is concerned, underground hip-hop deserves our attention more then ever before. Artists like Immortal Technique are what keeps this genre alive, not groups like G-Unit and 50 Cent. We need more social consciousness in the political hip-hop world. If you like this CD, you will probably like "Revolutionary, Vol. 2" even more. There is a breathtaking step-up in the production value that listeners may enjoy more if the beats were to skeletal for their liking on "Vol. 1". I have no doubt that if you listen to the lyrics on this album, you too will find it revolutionary as well.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ...the definition of Hip-Hop, October 18, 2005

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C. Ream "xdelusion" (Bluffton, Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Revolutionary, Vol. 1 (Audio CD)

Again, as I say about Dead Prez. This is the roots of the traditional Hip-Hop as laid out by The Last Poets and Gil Scott Heron in 1970, and carried on by KRS, Public Enemy, amongst others.
Everything this guy says is VERy well thought out and well researched, perhaps the BEST of the new meat, and perhaps one of the best of all time!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Revolutionary begins., September 7, 2004

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F. Dang "ughead" (Mpls, MN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Revolutionary 1 (Audio CD)

I heard Revolutionary Vol. 2 first and was so impressed by that album that I had to hear what his debut was about. After listening to it for several months, I must say its a very good cd. The only reason that it is not as good as Vol. 2 is because there is some choppiness to it, where it just doesn't flow easily. This was probably because he wrote the entire album locked up with no music and he had to piece it together to make it fit. There are only a few instances where this is notable, but the rest is worth the price. Some of the songs are so good I just wanna throw it in right now while writing about it. If you've listened to and liked Revolutionary Vol. 2, than this is a MUST have, I'm not kidding.