A Way Of Life
Blast First
INDIE
MUTE/BLAST FIRST continue their critically acclaimed reissues of the groundbreaking back catalogue of SUICIDE. This is re-release of their seminal third album \'A Way Of Life\' originally released in 1988. \'A Way Of Life\' was recorded in the fashion of a live album and the result is a timeless masterwork that possesses a raw, confrontational edge, similar to Suicide\'s first album. \'A Way Of Life\'s\' accompanying live disc is a challenging encounter between the band and their audience at the Town and Country Club, London, 1987. It features no holds barred renditions of the album\'s \"Dominic Christ\", \"Devastation\", \"Jukebox Baby 96\" and the gut wrenching \"Harlem\" from their second LP. Although they barely received credit at the time, Suicide (singer ALAN VEGA and keyboardist MARTIN REV) is the source point for virtually every synth pop duo that glutted the pop marketplace in the early \'80s. Without the trailblazing Suicide, there would have been no SOFT CELL, ERASURE, BRONSKI BEAT, YAZOO, CABARET VOLTAIRE... you name \'em, the aforementioned synth-poppers merely appropriated Suicide\'s
keyboards/singer look and toned down or avoided some of the extremely confrontational performance style and love of dissonance... As ever, Suicide are the authentic, nonconformist sound of New York
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DOUBLE CD |
BFFP178CD |
$36.95 |
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