Black Radio Won't Play This Record is an album by the American rock band Mother's Finest, released in 1992.[7][8] The title of the album comes from a comment made by a Scotti Brothers executive.[9]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]
The Indianapolis Star	[4]
MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide	[5]
Rock Hard	9.5/10[6]

Production

Three original members of Mother's Finest played on the album: Joyce Kennedy, Glenn Murdock, and Jerry Seay.[3] It was produced by Thom Panunzio.[10]

Critical reception

The Washington Post wrote that "lead singer Joyce Kennedy wastes no time bemoaning lack of black fan support for black rockers, singing in the first song, 'Negro': 'Like a rebel without a cause/ I play my music to no applause'."[10] Spin called the album "loud, irreverent, and oozing integrity," writing that it "dishes out a Chaka-Khan-meets-alternametal onslaught."[11] The Indianapolis Star deemed it "unadulterated hard rock," declaring that the band "manages to rage pretty effectively against racial and sexual stereotypes with an infectious metallic beat."[4]

AllMusic wrote: "Taking off the gloves (both musically and lyrically) and throwing urban contemporary considerations to the wind, MF excels by doing what it does best: scorching heavy metal and hard rock with a touch of Ike & Tina Turner-ish soul."[1] Washington City Paper declared that "Kennedy’s voice is bred for the band’s ability to go from downtempo soul all the way up to power metal sprinkled with funk influences."[12] Miami New Times called Black Radio Won't Play This Record "one of the best rock albums of the Nineties."[13]

Track listing

References