Powerman 5000 digs into the one of the more promising but apparently forgotten musical hybrid genres of the '90s -- the marriage of heavy metal, spastic funk, and hard, heavy rap.
Like other music of this type (such as, in very different ways, Biohazard, Anthrax -- who once recorded with Public Enemy -- and Primus), Mega!! Kung Fu Radio is hard to explain and to describe.
Essentially a turbo recharge of PM5K's 1995 full-length release, The Blood Splat Rating System (which merely won Best Metal Album, Best Rap Album, and Album of the Year in a reader's poll in their hometown of Boston), remixed and remastered and with two new songs, Mega!! Kung Fu Radio isn't a true rock & roll album, but it rocks hard.
It isn't exactly a rap album, either, though lead singer Spider doesn't sing one single lyric, instead barking out the lyrics in a hard staccato delivery.
Using the hallmarks of hard rock, funk and rap styles, PM5K creates a new, huge, violent sound, blurs of motion, and high-impact collisions in titles such as "20 Miles to Texas, 25 to Hell" and "A Swim with the Sharks.".
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Public Menace, Freak, Human FlyAdam 12, Powerman 5000, Al, Dorian, Jordan, Spider | Powerman 5000 | Play | 03:40 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 2 | NeckboneAdam 12, Powerman 5000, Al, Dorian, Jordan, Spider | Powerman 5000 | Play | 04:01 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 3 | Car CrashAdam 12, Powerman 5000, Al, Dorian, Jordan, Spider | Powerman 5000 | Play | 10:56 | 25 MB | 36 MB |
| 4 | Earth Vs. MeAdam 12, Powerman 5000, Al, Dorian, Jordan, Spider | Powerman 5000 | Play | 04:37 | 10 MB | 21 MB |
| 5 | 20 Miles to Texas, 25 to HellAdam 12, Powerman 5000, Al, Dorian, Jordan, Spider | Powerman 5000 | Play | 03:16 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 6 | Tokyo Vigilante #1Adam 12, Powerman 5000, Al, Dorian, Jordan, Spider | Powerman 5000 | Play | 02:59 | 6 MB | 21 MB |
| 7 | BoredwitchaAdam 12, Powerman 5000, Al, Dorian, Jordan, Spider | Powerman 5000 | Play | 02:50 | 6 MB | 15 MB |
| 8 | Standing 8Adam 12, Powerman 5000, Al, Dorian, Jordan, Spider | Powerman 5000 | Play | 03:35 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 9 | Even Superman Shot HimselfAdam 12, Powerman 5000, Al, Dorian, Jordan, Spider | Powerman 5000 | Play | 10:02 | 23 MB | 72 MB |
| 10 | Swim With The Sharks | Powerman 5000 | Play | 03:23 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 11 | Mega!! Kung Fu Radio | Powerman 5000 | Play | 03:38 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 53 mins | 121 MB | |||||
| 53 mins | 315 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam 12 | Composer |
| 2 | Al | Composer |
| 3 | Tom Baker | Mastering |
| 4 | Frank E. Butkus | Mixing |
| 5 | Chris Cuffaro | Photography |
| 6 | John Diaz | Art Direction, Design, Photography |
| 7 | Dorian | Composer |
| 8 | Jordan | Composer |
| 9 | Mudrock | Mixing, Producer |
| 10 | Powerman 5000 | Composer, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 11 | Christopher Shaw | Mixing |
| 12 | Wendy Sherman | Art Direction, Design |
| 13 | Spider | Composer |
| 14 | Spider | Art Direction, Composer, Design, Illustrations |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |