Hypocrisy Is the Greatest Luxury
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| Studio album by The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy | ||||
| Released | March 3, 1992 | |||
| Genre | Industrial hip hop | |||
| Length | 62:32 | |||
| Label | 4th & B'way, Island, PolyGram | |||
| Producer | Michael Franti | |||
| The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy chronology | ||||
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| AllMusic |   |
| Chicago Tribune | |
| Drowned in Sound | 10/10 |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
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| Q | |
| Rolling Stone |  |
| Select | 4/5 |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 8/10 |
| The Village Voice | A− |
Hypocrisy Is the Greatest Luxury is the debut album by alternative hip hop crew The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy, released in 1992. Hypocrisy Is the Greatest Luxury found some critical acclaim, although the album leaned away from the then-rising G-Funk that came to be the dominant subgenre within West Coast hip hop.
"Television, the Drug of the Nation" was released as a single. It was recorded previously by Michael Franti's first band, the Beatnigs.
In a contemporary review for The Village Voice, music critic Robert Christgau said that, although some of the ideas and metaphors are unconvincing, Michael Franti's "intellectual grasp thrusts him immediately into pop's front rank". He also praised DJ Rono Tse as "a one-man hip hop band" who, with the help of percussionist Mark Pistel, "creates more music than he samples, stretching Bomb Squad parameters to carry the tracks whenever Franti falters."Hypocrisy Is the Greatest Luxury finished number 19 in The Village Voice's Pazz & Jop critics' poll. Christgau, the poll's creator, ranked it number 14 in his own list.
In a retrospective review, AllMusic's Ned Raggett said that the group "tackled every last big issue possible with one of 1992's most underrated efforts." He felt that, while its mix of "Bomb Squad and industrial music approaches" make it an appealing album, Franti's thematic breadth and "rich voice" are highlights.
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