Tricky – Black Steel (Been Caught Steeling Mix) (1995)
Fantastic remix of Tricky’s cover of Public Enemy’s immortal “Black Steel” track that was originally released on their “It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back” LP in 1988.
Tricky’s original cover version appears on his classic debut LP “Maxinquaye”; this version appeared as one of the extra tracks on the Black Steel single.
For a brief period, Bristol was capital of the musical world with Tricky, Massive Attack, Portishead all releasing essential LPs. Previous posts by Massive Attack and Portishead are here and here.
This version is a long way removed from the typical trip hop shuffle but you just can’t beat an overdriven guitar …
Categories: 1990s, All - Songs, Tracks & Music, Hip Hop, Rock, Trip Hop
Cover Version, Heavy Metal, Hip Hop, Music, Rock, Trip Hop
A rather fine choice. I was listening to Maxinquaye again a couple of days ago, it’s still agreat album.