SISTERS OF MERCY – Goth Classic ‘FLOODLAND’ Is 30…
Going back in sonic history…
12 November 2017
Band: SISTERS OF MERCY
Album: FLOODLAND – 2nd LP
Released: 13 November 1987 – 30 years ago
ALL MUSIC wrote: “While the goth scene in England was picking up commercial steam in the mid-’80s, the “Sisters of Mercy” may have seemed quiet, but they roared back with ‘Floodland’. Opening with the driving two-part hymn “Dominion/Mother Russia,” Sisters leader Andrew Eldritch (along with bassist Patricia Morrison) creates a black soundscape that is majestic and vast. While the earlier Sisters releases were noisy, sometimes harsh affairs, ‘Floodland’ is filled with lush production (thanks to Meat Loaf writer/producer Jim Steinman and the New York Choral Society) and lyric imagery that is both scary and glorious. A definite milestone.”
Turn Up The Volum!: says: ‘Floodland’ is a massive electrifying goth pop machine…
Three Top Tracks: This Corrosion / Dominion-Mother Russia / Lucretia My Reflection
* THIS CORROSION – timeless standout…
* DOMINION/MOTHER RUSSIA – irresistible groove…
* LUCRETIA MY REFLECTION – the goth of darkness…
Full album…
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