New Whirl Odor is the ninth studio album by American hip hop group Public Enemy, released in the U.S. on November 1, 2005. The title is a pun on the New World Order conspiracy theory. "MKLVFKWR (Make Love, Fuck War)" features the artist Moby.
| New Whirl Odor | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | November 1, 2005 | |||
| Genre | Political hip hop, East Coast hip hop, hardcore hip hop | |||
| Length | 57:51 | |||
| Label | Slam Jamz | |||
| Producer | Abnormal, C-Doc (The Warhammer), Moby, Johnny Juice Rosado, Professor Griff | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[2] |
| Mojo | [3] |
| Pitchfork | 5.9/10[4] |
| PopMatters | 3/10[5] |
| RapReviews | 8/10[6] |
| Robert Christgau |  [7] |
| Rolling Stone |  [8] |
| Tom Hull – on the Web | A−[9] |
Reception edit
- Entertainment Weekly (No. 848, p. 77) - "[I]t's refreshing to hear Public Enemy frontman Chuck D's stentorian voice hectoring, indicting, and pontificating on New Whirl Odor like it was 1989 all over again." - Grade: B[2]
- Mojo (p. 120) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Anyone needing passionate music that's both socially and politically engaged need look no further."
- Mojo (p. 60) - Ranked #2 in Mojo's "Top Ten Urban Albums of 2005."
Track listing edit
| # | Title | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ...And No One Broadcasted Louder Than... (Intro) | 0:33 |
| 2 | New Whirl Odor | 3:24 |
| 3 | Bring That Beat Back | 4:17 |
| 4 | 66.6 Strikes Again | 1:45 |
| 5 | MKLVFKWR ("Make Love, Fuck War"; featuring Moby) | 3:24 |
| 6 | What a Fool Believes | 3:07 |
| 7 | Makes You Blind | 5:34 |
| 8 | Preachin' to the Quiet | 4:27 |
| 9 | Either We Together or We Ain't | 1:44 |
| 10 | Revolution (featuring Society) | 4:19 |
| 11 | Check What You're Listening To | 5:46 |
| 12 | As Long as the People Got Somethin' to Say | 3:23 |
| 13 | Y'all Don't Know | 4:01 |
| 14 | Either You Get It By Now or You Don't | 1:15 |
| 15 | Superman's Black in the Building | 11:50 |
References edit
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ a b "Entertainment Weekly review". Archived from the original on 2011-05-19. Retrieved 2012-06-15.
- ^ (p. 120) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Anyone needing passionate music that's both socially and politically engaged need look no further."
- ^ Pitchfork Media review
- ^ Heaton, Dave (3 November 2005). "PUBLIC ENEMY: NEW WHIRL ODOR". PopMatters. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- ^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (4 October 2005). "PUBLIC ENEMY - NEW WHIRL ODOR". RapReviews. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- ^ Robert Christgau review
- ^ "Rolling Stone review". Archived from the original on October 17, 2007. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Hull, Tom (November 8, 2023). "Grade List: Public Enemy". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved November 11, 2023.