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This article is about the 1989 album by the Young Gods. For the stream in Belgium, see
Eau Rouge . For the turn, see
Eau Rouge corner .
1989 studio album by The Young Gods
L'eau rouge (French for The Red Water ) is the second album by industrial band The Young Gods , released in September 1989 by Play It Again Sam Records .[ 1] It is usually referred to as their masterpiece and was included in 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die in 2005.
Reception
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [ 2]
Accolades
Year
Publication
Country
Accolade
Rank
1989
Tip
Germany
"Albums of the Year" (Hanspeter Künzler)
1
[ 3]
1989
Tip
Germany
"Albums of the Year" (Christina Moles Kaup)
1
[ 4]
1989
Melody Maker
United Kingdom
"Albums of the Year"
7
[ 5]
1989
Sounds
United Kingdom
"Albums of the Year"
24
[ 6]
1989
OOR
Netherlands
"Albums of the Year"
31
[ 7]
2000
Terrorizer
United Kingdom
"100 Most Important Albums of the Eighties"
*
[ 8]
2005
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die
Robert Dimery
"1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die"
*
[ 9]
2021
Metal Hammer
United Kingdom
The 25 Best Symphonic Metal Albums
22
[ 10]
"* " denotes an unordered list.
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Franz Treichler ; all music is composed by The Young Gods
Side one Title 1. "La fille de la mort" ("The Daughter of Death") 7:58 2. "Rue des Tempêtes" ("Tempest Street") 2:51 3. "L'eau rouge" ("The Red Water") 4:20 4. "Charlotte" 2:01
Side two Title 1. "Longue route" ("Long Route") 3:41 2. "Crier les chiens" ("Screaming the Dogs") 3:15 3. "Ville nôtre" ("City of Ours") 4:07 4. "Les enfants" ("The Children") 5:33
CD bonus tracks Title 9. "L'Amourir " ("The Love Beat") 4:18 10. "Pas Mal" ("Not Bad") 2:46
Personnel
Adapted from the L'eau rouge liner notes.[ 11]
The Young Gods
Production and additional personnel
Charts
Release history
Region
Date
Label
Format
Catalog
Belgium
1989
PIAS
CD , CS , LP
BIAS 130
United States
1995
Interscope
CD
92629
^ Aswad, Jem; Fasolino, Greg (2007). "Young Gods" . Trouser Press . Retrieved April 19, 2016 .
^ Raggett, Ned. "The Young Gods: L'eau rouge [Red Water] > Review" . Allmusic . Retrieved April 19, 2016 .
^ "Tip – Albums of the Year" . AcclaimedMusic.net. Retrieved 2008-04-16 .
^ "Tip – Albums of the Year" . AcclaimedMusic.net. Retrieved 2008-04-16 .
^ "Melody Maker – Albums of the Year" . Melody Maker . Retrieved 2009-12-03 .
^ "Sounds – Albums of the Year" . Sounds . Retrieved 2008-04-16 .
^ "OOR – Albums of the Year" . OOR . Retrieved 2009-12-03 .
^ "Terrorizer – 100 Most Important Albums of the Eighties" . Terrorizer . Retrieved 2008-04-16 .
^ Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (2014). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition . Universe. p. 614. ISBN 978-0-7893-2074-2 .
^ Davies, Hywel; Dome, Malcolm; Goodman, Eleanor; Chantler, Chris; Gordon, Connie; Grady, Spencer; Rees, Adam; Selzer, Jonathan (17 November 2021). "The 25 best symphonic metal albums" . Metal Hammer . Future plc . Retrieved 2 January 2022 .
^ L'eau rouge (booklet). The Young Gods . Brussels, Belgium: Play It Again Sam Records . 1989.{{cite AV media notes }}
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^ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980–1989 . Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on May 14, 2008. Retrieved September 5, 2014 .
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