In Gorbachev We Trust
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In Gorbachev We Trust was the second album by the Scottish band The Shamen, released in 1989. It was an important landmark in The Shamen's transition from psychedelic indie rockers (Drop) to dance music act (see, for example, "Ebeneezer Goode"). The "Gorbachev" of the album's title is Mikhail Gorbachev, the leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991.
Track listing
- Synergy
- Sweet Young Thing
- A cover of the Goffin/King/Nesmith song from the album The Monkees (1966)
- Raspberry Infundibulum
- War Prayer
- Mark Twain's "The War Prayer" set to music and layered with Cold War-era samples, such as "God will destroy Russia"
- Adam Strange
- "Adam Strange is in my brain, I'm so glad to know him". "Adam" is a near-acronym of, and a slang term for, the drug MDMA
- Jesus Loves Amerika (Fundamental)
- A denunciation of religious fundamentalists; "furious rhetoric" and "scathing" according to the BBC.[1]
- Transcendental
- Misinformation
- Raptyouare
- In Gorbachev We Trust
- Yellow Cellophane Day
- Mayhew Speaks Out
- Samples of Christopher Mayhew MP, who in 1955 took a mescaline trip as part of an experiment for BBC Television
1999 reissue
In Gorbachev We Trust was reissued in 1999 on the Sequel label, with 3 extra tracks: "Long Gone", "Fire Engine", and "Knature Of A Girl".
References
- ^ "Radio 1 - Keeping it Peel - The Shamen", BBC Radio 1 John Peel website; content provided by Red Muze (link)
See also
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