Powerman 5000 LP Pulled For Obscenity
The new album from industrial rock band Powerman 5000, Tonight
the Stars Revolt! was pulled from the shelves of retail giants
Wal-Mart and Kmart this week following a complaint from a parent about
an obscenity on the record, according to MTV News
for MTV story). Concern from Cleveland parent Kevin Clarke, who
purchased the album for his son at a Wal-Mart, reportedly prompted the
action. Although neither chain carries albums with parental-warning
stickers, the CD does not carry one and Clarke was said to have been
offended by the obscenities that appear in the outer space–themed
song "System 11:11": "You can't control this/ Now what the fuck are you,
some kind of half-assed astronaut?" These are the only obscenities on
the 13-track album. Clarke is reportedly the same man who lobbied to
have Godsmack's debut pulled from the store's shelves three months
ago on similar grounds. Powerman 5000's label, Dreamworks Records, had
no comment at press time.