Lift (Love and Rockets album)
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| Released | 13 October 1998 | |||
| Genre | Electronica[1] | |||
| Length | 69:08 | |||
| Label | Red Ant | |||
| Producer | Love and Rockets, Doug de Angelis | |||
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Lift is the seventh and final studio album by English alternative rock band Love and Rockets, released in 1998 on Red Ant Records.
Background[edit]
Lift overlooked the harder rock of Sweet F.A. in favor of Hot Trip to Heaven's electronic sound. The album produced three singles: the club-oriented "Resurrection Hex", which features samples of Bauhaus' "Stigmata Martyr" and "In the Night"; the pop-oriented "Holy Fool", featuring background vocals by Luscious Jackson's Jill Cunniff; and the promo-only, acronym-laden electronica trip "R.I.P. 20 C."
The sound and title of "Resurrection Hex" instantly fed rumors of a much-anticipated Bauhaus reunion, which was officially announced almost immediately upon release of the record. The simultaneous bankruptcy of the Red Ant Records label — on which Peter Murphy was also an artist — and the subsequent success of the 1998–99 Bauhaus Resurrection tour led to the ultimate demise of Love and Rockets as a project.
Track listing[edit]
All tracks are written by Love and Rockets (Daniel Ash, David J, Kevin Haskins)
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lift (Malibu Mix)" | 4:16 |
| 2. | "R.I.P. 20 C." | 6:40 |
| 3. | "Holy Fool" | 3:22 |
| 4. | "Too Much Choice" | 4:50 |
| 5. | "Pink Flamingo" | 3:53 |
| 6. | "Delicious Ocean" | 4:06 |
| 7. | "Ghosts of the Multiple Feature" | 4:42 |
| 8. | "Bad for You" | 3:54 |
| 9. | "Resurrection Hex" | 6:21 |
| 10. | "My Drug" | 8:43 |
| 11. | "Deep Deep Down" | 9:18 |
| 12. | "Party's Not Over" | 5:10 |
| 13. | "Lift" | 4:03 |
Personnel[edit]
- Daniel Ash – guitar, saxophone, and vocals
- David J – bass and vocals
- Kevin Haskins – drums and synthesizers
References[edit]
- ^ Freydkin, Donna (1 April 1999). "Bauhaus alums Love and Rockets 'Lift' off". CNN. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
- ^ Bill Cassel. "Lift - Love and Rockets". Allmusic. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
