{"product_id":"pre-order-run-dmc-king-of-rock-mfsl-sacd","title":"Run DMC - King of Rock - MFSL SACD","description":"\u003ch4\u003eIN AUDIOPHILE QUALITY FOR THE FIRST TIME: HYBRID SACD PLAYS WITH VISCERAL IMMEDIACY\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRun-D.M.C. leaves no doubt about its intent on \u003ci\u003eKing of Rock\u003c\/i\u003e. The New York trio's hard-hitting sophomore album begins with a statement of purpose (\"Rock the House\") that serves as a stereophonic primer for the title track, a hybrid warning-anthem-theme song that swarms with justified boasts, heavy metal riffs, booming beats, cowbell accents, and dance-worthy grooves. The back-to-back tunes set the tone for a 1985 record that largely established the blueprint for the hip-hop that would follow for the next two decades — and which helped make rap a mainstream currency via the previously off-limits channels of radio, TV, and the national stage.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSourced from the original master tapes, Mobile Fidelity's numbered-edition hybrid SACD is the definitive-sounding version of this monumental recording. This reissue represents the first time this platinum album has been presented in audiophile quality. \u003ci\u003eKing of Rock \u003c\/i\u003enow plays with a clarity, immediacy, punchiness, and directness on a visceral level that matches the artistry, urgency, and intellect of the trio’s material. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGiven generous breathing room due the stripped-down settings and judicious placement of instruments, the spare rhythmic core of every track bristles with an energy and intensity equaled only by DMC and Run’s commanding tag-team flow. This collectible reissue invites you to turn up the volume and experience the dynamic, raw, and invigorating sound that took hip-hop’s streetwise aesthetic to the charts without making any compromises. The everlasting genius of Larry Smith’s production comes into view as if the music is being broadcast on a giant system in a small club — only more focused, lively, and unlimited. On \u003ci\u003eKing of Rock\u003c\/i\u003e, every detail matters. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExpressed in thick, fluid cadences by plaster-cracking voices that echo amid the sparse arrangements, lyrics balance straight commentary with clever wit. The bravado on cuts like the defiant title track, celebratory “Jam-Master Jammin’,” and provocative “Can You Rock It Like This” isn’t just spectacle or exaggeration; Run-D.M.C.’s words resonate with undeniable truths. \"It's not Michael Jackson\/And this is not \u003ci\u003eThriller\u003c\/i\u003e,\" the group broadcasts early on in the record. Truer words — and music recorded with such honesty, pride, rawness, and integrity — have seldom been committed to tape. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThose aspects extend to the admonishing “You Talk Too Much” and social commentaries “You’re Blind” and “It’s Not Funny,” rooted in the soon-to-be-universal hip-hop precept of keeping it real. However difficult it might have been to recognize during a time in which rap was marginalized or dismissed, the aggressive dispatches on \u003ci\u003eKing of Rock\u003c\/i\u003eunfold as bulletins from prophets who knew the future. Further evidence comes in the form of “Roots, Rap, Reggae,” a Yellowman collaboration that smartly ties rap to dancehall. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOf course, everything orbits around the declarative title track. The Top 15 Hot Black Singles (now Hot R\u0026amp;B\/Hip-Hop Songs chart) hit helped lead Run-D.M.C. to become the only hip-hop artist to perform at Live Aid — and a song whose humorous albeit frank video illustrated the group’s conviction in a manner everyone could understand. As Run-D.M.C. proclaims on the eighth verse: “The rhymes we say shall set a trend\/Because a devastating rap is what we send.” \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eKing of Rock\u003c\/i\u003e more than delivered (and still delivers) on that prediction-slash-brag. Run-D.M.C.’s 2009 enshrinement in the Rock \u0026amp; Roll Hall of Fame — a museum it foresaw with uncanny vision nearly three decades earlier — serves as permanent evidence. All hail the king.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Music Direct","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59548238315601,"sku":"196588580628","price":10.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1034\/5778\/3889\/files\/Run_DMC_KingofRock_1_1500x_jpg_3d4ff127-6236-4e6c-bab8-6ea5ea973264.webp?v=1779349121","url":"https:\/\/c09u90-kd.myshopify.com\/products\/pre-order-run-dmc-king-of-rock-mfsl-sacd","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}