Chuck D enlists the audience’s participation with the Revolverlution cut “Son of a Bush.” Leading the horde in a rhythmic mantra of “Fuck George Bush, Fuck Tony Blair, Fuck John Howard,” Chuck can’t help but smile at the claim the young Aussies put on the last phrase. A call-and-response “Make Love, Fuck War” chant soon follows, charging up the theme of the evening in the haze of the start of the Iraq War.
With Flavor Flav offering some comical contrast to Chuck D’s heated lyrics, the show is a juggernaut of entertainment. Fascinatingly, it’s never hard to take Chuck D sincerely…even when he rhymes next to a grown man wearing a colossal clock and a viking helmet with horns. The lyrical substance never loses its clout and the music is strapping and resolute.
With Public Enemy – Revolverlution Tour 2003, fans can get a time capsule of sorts. In the company of equal parts glitz and essence, cleverness and silliness, panic and magnificence, Public Enemy is one of the groups we need as a society. To see why, watch this DVD.
Article comments
1 - Marty Thompson
What a strange duo. Hard to believe Flav is the one who ends up getting all the hype nowadays. I always thought Chuck D was da bomb!