Heavy Metal Soul by the Pound

Infobox Album
Name = Heavy Metal Soul by the Pound
Type = studio
Artist = 24-7 Spyz


Released = September 24, 1996
Recorded =
Genre = Rock, R&B, Soul, Reggae, Heavy metal, Punk, Funk
Length = 67:15
Label = What Are Records?
Producer =
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://wc01.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3bfuxqrhldje~T1 link]
Last album = "Temporarily Disconnected" (1995)
This album = "Heavy Metal Soul by the Pound " (1996)
Next album = "Can You Hear the Sound?" (1998)

"Heavy Metal Soul by the Pound" is the fifth album from rap/metal/funk pioneers 24-7 Spyz. Released through the "What Are Records?" label, it is the first album to feature the band as a trio. Former drummer Joel Maitoza returns to replace Anthony Johnson, but the band decided not to replace departed vocalist P. Fluid. Instead, guitarist Jimi Hazel would also become the lead singer (bassist Rick Skatore would also share lead vocal duties in concert).

The album, clocking in at nearly 70 minutes, begins with five heavy metal tunes before entering a funk, soul, R&B, and pop section for over 20 minutes.

In March 1996, six months before the release of "Heavy Metal Soul by the Pound", the Enemy label released an alternate European version of the album entitled "6". This version of the album does not include the songs "Earth And Sky" and "Save The World." Instead, the album contains covers of The Association's "Along Comes Mary" and Love's "7 and 7 Is." The album is titled "6" due to it being the sixth release by the band, if including the "This is...24-7 Spyz!" EP.

Together, both versions of the album helped reignite the band's popularity in Europe and the United States, but personal tensions and disagreements between Hazel and Skatore would lead to the official breakup of 24-7 Spyz the following year.

Track listing

American version

# "Spyz In Da House"
# "Love And Peace"
# "Yeah x 3"
# "If I Could"
# "Burned"
# "Simple Minded Simon"
# "Eyes Don't Lie"
# "Interlude"
# "El Lame"
# "Earth And Sky"
# "Free To Be"
# "Let Your Fancy Flow"
# "Crushonya"
# "No Hope For Niggaz"
# "Love For Sale"
# "Clique"
# "Save The World"

Infobox Album
Name = 6
Type = studio
Artist = 24-7 Spyz


Released = March 5, 1996
Recorded =
Genre = Rock, R&B, Soul, Reggae, Heavy metal, Punk, Funk
Length = 65:46
Label = Enemy
Producer =
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://wc01.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fifyxqrjld0e~T1 link]
Last album = "Temporarily Disconnected" (1995)
This album = "Heavy Metal Soul by the Pound " (1996)
Next album = "Can You Hear the Sound?" (1998)

European version

# "Spyz In Da House"
# "Love And Peace"
# "Yeah x 3"
# "If I Could"
# "Burned"
# "Simple Minded Simon"
# "Eyes Don't Lie"
# "Interlude"
# "El Lame"
# "Free To Be"
# "Let Your Fancy Flow"
# "Crushonya"
# "No Hope For Niggaz"
# "Love For Sale"
# "Clique"
# "7 and 7 Is"
# "Along Comes Mary"

Credits

* Jimi Hazel: guitar, vocals
* Rick Skatore: bass
* Joel Maitoza: drums

* Doug Pinnick: vocals on "Love And Peace" and "Yeah x 3"