Pure (Godflesh album)
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| Studio album by Godflesh | ||||
| Released | April 13, 1992 | |||
| Recorded | September–October 1991 | |||
| Genre | Industrial metal | |||
| Length | 79:32 | |||
| Label | Earache, Relativity | |||
| Producer | J. K. Broadrick, G. C. Green | |||
| Godflesh chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Q | [2] |
| Robert Christgau |  [3] |
| Piero Scaruffi |    [4] |
Pure is Godflesh's second official album, and one of the band's most popular and influential releases. It was released in 1992 on Earache Records. A music video was produced for the single "Mothra".
Tracks 9 and 10 did not appear on the initial cassette and vinyl versions of the album.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
- "Spite" – 4:31
- "Mothra" – 4:31
- "I Wasn't Born to Follow" – 7:22
- "Predominance" – 6:16
- "Pure" – 5:02
- "Monotremata" – 9:21
- "Baby Blue Eyes" – 4:39
- "Don't Bring Me Flowers" – 6:48
Bonus Tracks (cd version only)
- "Love, Hate (Slugbaiting)" – 9:57
- "Pure II" – 21:04
[edit] Accolades
| Year | Publication | Country | Accolade | Rank | |
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| 1992 | The Wire | United Kingdom | "Albums of the Year" | 18 | [5] |
| 2000 | Terrorizer | United Kingdom | "100 Most Important Albums of the Nineties" | * | [6] |
| "*" denotes an unordered list. | |||||
[edit] Credits
- G. C. Green - bass
- J. K. Broadrick - guitar, vocals
- Robert Hampson - guitar (tracks 1, 3, 4, 8, 10)
- Machines - rhythm and samples
- Paul Neville - guitar (track 9)
[edit] References
- ^ Raggett, Ned. "allmusic ((( Pure > Review )))". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r73133. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
- ^ Columnist. "Pure". Q. May 1992. pg. 77, cited March 19, 2010
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Godflesh". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved on April 11, 2010.
- ^ Scaruffi, Piero. "Godflesh". pieroscaruffi.com (Italian). Retrieved on March 19, 2010.
- ^ "The Wire - Albums of the Year". The Wire. Archived from the original on 2008-04-10. http://web.archive.org/web/20080410075210/http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/thewire.html#1992. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
- ^ "Terrorizer - 100 Most Important Albums of the Nineties". Terrorizer. http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/terroris.htm#The%20Nineties. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
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