Yes, it’s Canadian Thanksgiving and we’ll be munching on some hella-gravy laden Tofurkey, but we aren’t leaving you folks south of the border hanging: it’s I Die: You Die’s first Patreon supported commentary podcast, as made possible and voted on by our patrons! Alex and Bruce talk over Front 242’s Tyranny For You, discussing thematics, sounds, and where the record sits in the legendary Belgian project’s discography! You can rate and subscribe on iTunes, Google Play Music and Stitcher, download directly, or stream from the widget down below!
We Have a Commentary: Front 242, "Tyranny For You"
I was surprised when this came out. I was expecting an album full of danceable Headhunter-type tracks which could become mainstream club hits. Instead all of the upbeat tracks had stiff unfunky, march rhythms. It’s clear that Headhunter was a one-off accident that they couldn’t reproduce.
It’s still a very good album but short of songs. Too many monotonous rhythm tracks filled out with repetitive samples. I think they realized they reached an impasse with this one and chose to reinvent their approach for the next two albums.
Tyranny >For You< is their best album and it's too sad that some folks can't get over Egg Hunter tune and move on. Front 242 clearly did.