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| 2.0 poor | Ganoncannon | April 26th 16 |
The instrumentals are decent but the spoken word side does nothing for me
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| 3.0 good | FirstStrikeIsDeadly | October 22nd 14 |
I come to infect. I come to rape your woman. I come to take your children into the street.
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| 0.0 | BMDrummer | July 9th 14 |
The second side of My War may have been a bit shocking to some, but I highly doubt anyone saw this coming. Sure, Free Jazz had also been introduced, even some spoken elements occasionally, but who would've possibly thought that there would be a whole record of these elements? We all know what it is, Family Man is one side of Henry's spoken word pieces, the other side Greg Ginn and Co. doing instrumental Free Jazz. The result is actually kind of enjoyable to be completely honest, and especially interesting in the instrumental department. Henry's spoken pieces will come off as pretentious to some, but sometimes they work. Although, I've always enjoyed the second side more since it seems to have more to offer, especially since Greg's riffs are so dissonant and cold. Sure, it sometimes sounds sloppy and what not, but it's Free Jazz, what do you expect? All in all, Family Man is an interesting record, and a sometimes good one.
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| 1.5 very poor | Erwann S. STAFF | April 7th 20 |
The album that broke Black Flag down into its increasingly distinct component parts - Rollins and the band - with one spoken word side and an instrumental one, with Armaggedon Man trying to tie the two concept. Both sides are very crappy, especially Rollins' one. 1.7
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| 2.0 poor | Risodo | February 1st 18 |
The "experimental" model adopted by the band, consisting of half dialogue and the other instrumental part is a complete disaster. The sentences articulated by Henry Rollins do not pass any message and try to convince the fence of the figure of the typically American father. Some passages are hilarious and even make the cover of the album lose its impact. The instrumental part is more acceptable, but totally changes the positioning of the band in the genre. Greg Ginn's solos are pathetic.
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| 1.0 awful | CommunistConrad | September 5th 16 |
Do you want the family man or do you want the swingin' man?
Family man
You get the family man
Family man
FAMILY man
With your glances my way, takin no chance on the new day
Family man, with your life all planned;
Your little sand castle built, smilin through your guilt, family man
Here I come
Here I come family man
I come to infect; I come to rape your women;
I come to take your children into the street;
I come for YOU family man, with your Christmas lights already up,
Your such a MAN when your puttin up your Christmas lights,
First on the block;
Family manrI wanna crucify you to your front door with the nails
From your well stocked garage family man;
Family man;
FAMILY MAN
Saint dad! father on fire! I've come to incinerate you
Ive come home
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| 1.0 awful | TheHamburgerman | August 15th 16 |
Rollins spoken word part is mostly hilarious on the parts he probably wouldn't want you to laugh at. He talks about a family man who puts on christmas lights (which is bad? I really don't know what he's getting at), being a rat who want's to be a talkshow host and killing a slug with the ernest of Hemmingway talking about the war. There are a few moments in which Rollins seems to get a ball rolling, but they are few and short. What Tom Waits can do with a story, Rollins simply can't. As for the second half, dominated by Ginn's guitar. What some others have considered it to be some interesting form of avantgarde of songwriting, to me it's just pure rubbish. I guess in this regard Tom Waits could also do what Ginn can't.
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| 2.5 average | TheManMachine | December 4th 13 |
We learn that Rollins' rage is probably more effective with a backing band and that Ginn without constraint is equal parts sketchy and exhilarating. Maniacally odd enough for the occasional listen.
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| 2.5 average | Jalapeno CONTRIBUTOR | April 29th 23 |
| 3.5 great | Jerrad | July 15th 22 |
| 3.0 good | Lvxfra | October 23rd 21 |
| 1.0 awful | nbats | August 26th 21 |
| 3.0 good | Henry | January 28th 21 |
| 1.5 very poor | Thranth | December 1st 20 |
| 3.0 good | David | August 4th 18 |
| 2.5 average | W1NG00 | July 27th 18 |
| 2.5 average | aew100 | April 19th 18 |
| 2.0 poor | skronk | March 28th 18 |
| 3.0 good | Fear | December 10th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | facundo | November 23rd 17 |
| 3.0 good | betray | October 24th 17 |
| 3.0 good | amoeba | October 2nd 17 |
| 3.0 good | Wolfe | July 26th 17 |
| 1.5 very poor | bbgames | February 25th 17 |
| 2.5 average | John C. | January 16th 17 |
| 1.0 awful | ywhiat | June 18th 16 |
| 2.0 poor | SB129 | May 16th 16 |
| 1.5 very poor | loeb | April 24th 16 |
| 2.5 average | Tropby | February 11th 16 |
| 3.0 good | Fozzie | August 13th 15 |
| 3.5 great | Froot | July 26th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Lowgain | April 25th 15 |
| 2.5 average | Amiv | March 2nd 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Loge | January 31st 15 |
| 1.5 very poor | Abraxas | January 18th 15 |
| 3.0 good | slaps | December 17th 14 |
| 2.5 average | "Tab" | November 17th 14 |
| 2.5 average | Guacker | August 11th 14 |
| 1.5 very poor | wil94 | October 26th 13 |
| 2.0 poor | joomisy | September 23rd 13 |
| 3.5 great | Jips | July 8th 13 |
| 2.5 average | Julez | June 22nd 13 |
| 3.0 good | tarkus | April 20th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ire | April 13th 13 |
| 2.5 average | SamPJ93 | February 15th 13 |
| 2.5 average | mzi | December 10th 12 |
| 2.0 poor | Happy | November 21st 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | JSW88 | October 18th 12 |
| 2.5 average | ZGP1992 | October 13th 12 |
| 1.0 awful | IAJP | August 14th 10 |
| 3.0 good | Kyle | October 3rd 09 |
| 2.5 average | MrKite | October 18th 07 |
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