Sunday, April 19, 2020

Public Enemy @ Ogden Theater, Denver CO, 2002-10-02


Here is a show my friend Tom Chaffin captured back in 2002.  Hip-Hop acts are hit or miss for allowing recording in my experience.  But Tom rolled up on this show and asked if he could record and they gave him a soundboard patch.  Amazing.  Chuck states at the beginning "we are recording a live album tonight" which is why this go sat on at the time.  18 years later I'm guessing that is going to happen so here you go.  Time to let it out into the wild.

This show illustrates what has been an ongoing theme with Public Enemy since the start.  Flavor Flav troubles.  Chuck announces early that Flav isn't there because he has been arrested in NYC.  So the recent dust up between Flav and Chuck over playing a Bernie Sanders rally is nothing new.

Not that you really miss Flav not being there in person.  The DJ samples all the main Flav lines live which I image has always been the case. 

This show had PE backed by not only DJ Lord but live drums, guitar, and bass.  They are a bit low in the mix but it does add a lot to the over all impact.  Live hip-hop with just a DJ can seem a little sterile sometimes.

Big thanks to Tom for letting me share this.  Enjoy.


Public Enemy

Ogden Theater
Denver, CO (USA)
2002-10-02

Recorded by: Tom Chaffin
Mastered by: SxPxDxCx
Source: SBD > DAT > CDR
Transfer: CDR > EAC > Audition > CDWave > FLAC
Time:(114:14.11)

01 - intro -
02 Put It Up
03 Welcome To The Terrordome
04 Bring The Noise
05 Son Of A Bush
06 Shut'em Down
07 He Got Game
08 Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos
09 Revolverlution
10 - Spill the water for Flav -
11 Public Enemy No. 1
12 Give It Up
13 Don't Believe the Hype
14 Rebel Without A Pause
15 By The Time I Get To Arizona (aborted)
16 Fight The Power
17 - Chuck talks guitars -
18 Rock n Roll song medley
19 What Good Is A Bomb
20 Prophets of Rage
21 Can't Truss It
22 Anti-Nigger Machine
23 Do You Wanna Go Our Way
24 - Chuck talks MTV beef -
25 Gotta Give the Peeps What They Need
26 Night Of The Living Baseheads
27 She Watch Channel Zero
28 Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Again)

LINK TO MP3 DOWNLOAD

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