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Posté : **29.11.2006 - 23:05**

1. Rise Above - Chuck D & Henry Rollins
2. Nervous Breakdown - Keith Morris
3. Fix Me - Iggy Pop
4. American Waste - Neil Fallon of Clutch
5. I've Had it - Cedric Bixler Zavala of The Mars Volta
6. I've Heard It Before - Jeff Moreira of Poison the Well
7. Room 13 - Corey Taylor of Slipknot
8. Wasted - Exene Cervenka
9. Jealous Again - Nick Oliveri of Queens of the Stone Age
10. TV Party - Henry Rollins
11. No Values - Hank III
12. Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie - Dean Ween
13. Depression - Casey Chaos of Amen
14. Six Pack - Mike Patton
15. Police Story - Ice T
16. Revenge - Tom Araya of Slayer
17. Thirsty & Miserable - Lemmy
18. What I See - Chuck Dukowski
19. No More - Tim Armstrong & Lars Frederiksen
20. Black Coffee - Henry Rollins
21. Slip It In - Henry Rollins & Inger Lorre
22. Annihilate This Week - Henry Rollins, Kira Roessler
23. My War - Henry Rollins
24. Nervous Breakdown - Ryan Adams (Bonus Track)
Holy countercultural confluence! For the cause of fundraising for the defense of a trio of legally bound Arkansas headbangers--one of whom is currently on death row on the basis of hearsay testimony--Henry Rollins has resurrected the sacrosanct songs of his legendary former Los Angeles hardcore band Black Flag. Much as he first joined the popular Flag by jumping on stage and grabbing the microphone, Rollins here assigns lead vocals to a bewildering array of guests, including Iggy Pop, Dean Ween, Corey Taylor of Slipknot, Tom Araya of Slayer, Queens of the Stone Age, and Ice T. The Rollins Band convincingly serves as caustic backing band throughout. Protest music godfather Chuck D. of Public Enemy appears as well, though simply to introduce the album. Many of the singers, whether inspired by the cause itself or the muscular caliber of Black Flag's music, deliver the rebellious message with heartfelt intensity. Motorhead leader Lemmy's ripping version of "Thirsty and Miserable" is a stunning highlight, as is Hank Williams III's psychotic "No Values." Former Flag singers Keith Morris and Chuck Dukowski bring their veteran intensity, and Rollins himself shouts "My War," "TV Party," "Black Coffee," "Annihilate This Week," "Slip It In," and the title track. (Flag guitarist-lyricist Greg Ginn is notably absent, though his trademark clear Lucite guitar joins the West Memphis Three defendants on the cover artwork.) The participating musicians' anger and frustration over the West Memphis Three case, which has been detailed in HBO's Paradise Lost documentaries, is well matched with the giant fury of this band.