In 1988
Public Enemy released their groundbreaking album
It Takes A Nation of Millions To Us Back (
Def Jam).
In celebration of the twentieth anniversary of this historic hip-hop album (considered by many to be the greatest hip-hop album ever), Public Enemy did some concerts in Europe as part of the
Don't Look Back concert series, playing the entire album.
Don't Look Back is the concert series produced by
All Tomorrow's Parties in which established artists perform in concert an album of theirs (generally an agreed-on classic release) from start to finish in its original sequence.
Sonic Youth partook in the series when they performed their seminal
Daydream Nation and
Girls Against Boys did the Don't Look Back series last year when they performed their
Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby, for which
Johnny Temple of the group was interviewed for the
Amoeblog.
For the recent Public Enemy Don't Look Back performances of
It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back, they did a short series of shows, including stops in Manchester, England and in Dublin, Ireland.
Tall Paul Lowe, today's special guest Amoeblogger, attended the group's Dublin, Ireland performance two weeks ago (5/25), which was at the
Tripod in the Irish capitol. Paul's report follows, below the track listing to the classic 1988 LP. Note that the photo above and the photos below of Public Enemy in Dublin two weeks ago were all taken by Tall Paul Lowe.
