We Rock Hard
album by Freestylers
We Rock Hard is the debut album by the English electronic group Freestylers. It was their most commercially successful release to date. AllMusic describes the album as a run through of the band members' back catalogue, but it still showcases the classic big beat and breakbeat electronica that would remain the band's trademark sound along with ragga and dub twists.
The album features the single "Ruffneck", which garnered MTV rotation.
Before the album's release, Freestylers released the Adventures in Freestyle EP in 1997, which featured three tracks: "B-Boy Stance", "Feel the Panic" and "Breaker Beats (Part Two)". The EP was withdrawn from circulation because the first two songs contained uncleared samples of "Wonderwall" by Oasis (sung by Tenor Fly) and "Walk This Way" by Aerosmith.
Critical reception
The Guardian noted: "They've got tunes like the British breaks scene has never had tunes, which gives their superb productions a sweetness grievously lacking at the more ascetic end of breakbeat."
Track listing
The female vocals on track 4 "Don't Stop" are sampled from the 1976 song "I Know" by Candi Staton.
The 1999 US release omits the tracks "The Darkside", "Breaker Beats (Part 2)", "Scratch 22 (Jay-Rock's Theme)" and "Hold Up Your Hands" and includes "Spaced Invader" and "Check the Skillz" (from the B-sides of the singles "Ruffneck" and "B-Boy Stance", respectively).
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