Jehovahkill
| Untitled | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Classic Rock |   [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[3] |
| Q | [4] |
| Rolling Stone |  [5] |
Jehovahkill is the eighth album by Julian Cope, released in 1992.
The album cover depicts the Callanish Stones, a site with a cruciform layout that predates Christ by at least 2,000 years.[6]
History
In 1992 Cope delivered his eleven-track Julian H. Cope album to Island Records.[7] Its "dark and challenging"[7] content was not well-received, with Cope's A&R man going as far as to describe "Slow Rider" as "the worst song he'd heard by anybody in his life".[7] According to Cope, the "results were certainly more sonically imbalanced and experimental" than anything he'd previously achieved.[8]
Island refused to issue the album.[7] When Cope explained that it was what he'd set out to achieve and "would prefer to stand or fall by the results"[8] he was allowed additional recording sessions. Although the existing content remained almost untouched, the album, re-titled Jehovahkill, was "ameliorated" with six further songs, including "Fa-Fa-Fa-Fine", "The Mystery Trend" and "No Hard Shoulder To Cry On".[7]
Within a week of the album's release, Island dropped Cope claiming, "his critical appeal is on the up but his commercial appeal is dropping",[7] the dismissal causing unexpected outrage in the music press.[7] In 2006 a "Second Edition" was released, containing material from Julian H. Cope and the Fear Loves This Place EP, including the Dictaphone-recorded "Nothing".[7]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Julian Cope, except where noted
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Soul Desert" | 3:53 |
| 2. | "No Hard Shoulder to Cry On" | 2:44 |
| 3. | "Akhenaten" | 2:52 |
| 4. | "The Mystery Trend" | 4:17 |
| 5. | "Up-Wards at 45°" | 5:46 |
| 6. | "Know (Cut My Friend Down)" | 3:19 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7. | "Necropolis" | 4:40 | |
| 8. | "Slow Rider" | 2:18 | |
| 9. | "Gimme Back My Flag" | Cope and Skinner | 5:33 |
| 10. | "Poet Is Priest..." | Cope and Skinner | 6:23 |
| 11. | "Julian H. Cope" | 2:49 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "The Subtle Energies Commission" | 7:49 |
| 13. | "Fa-Fa-Fa-Fine" | 2:25 |
| 14. | "Fear Loves This Place" | 4:16 |
| 15. | "The Tower" | 10:23 |
| 16. | "Peggy Suicide Is Missing" | 0:42 |
Chart positions
| Charts (1992) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart[9] | 20 |
Personnel
- Julian Cope – vocals, wah-wah guitar, bass
- Donald Ross Skinner – guitar, bass
- Mark "Rooster" Cosby – guitar, drums, saxophone
- Hugoth Nicolson – synthesizer, mixer
- James Dowdall – Executive Producer
References
- ^ Raggett, Ned. "Peggy Suicide". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
- ^ Martin, Gavin (December 2006). "Julian Cope Jehovahkill Deluxe Edition". Classic Rock. p. 100.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ DiMartino, Dave. "Jehovahkill". Entertainment Weekly. January 1993. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
- ^ Columnist. "Peggy Suicide". Q. October 1994. p. 135, cited 7 October 2012
- ^ Columnist. "Peggy Suicide". Rolling Stone. May 1991, cited 7 October 2012
- ^ Johnstone, Andrew (2010). How the Neolithics Influenced Rock 'n' Roll. p. 41. ISBN 978-1-4461-9138-5.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Houghton, Mick (2006). "The JEHOVAHKILL Story". Booklet accompanying 2006 CD release.
- ^ a b Cope, Julian (2006). Booklet accompanying 2006 CD release.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Julian Cope - Jehovahill". chartarchive.org. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
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