1989 studio album by The Young Gods
L'eau rouge |
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Studio album by The Young Gods |
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Released | September 1989 |
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Recorded | Artag Studio (Zurich, CH) |
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Genre | Industrial rock, dark cabaret, symphonic metal |
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Length | 33:46 40:50 (CD release) |
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Label | PIAS |
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Producer | Roli Mosimann |
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The Young Gods chronology |
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Singles from L'eau rouge |
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- "Longue route (Remix)"
Released: March 1990 |
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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 ratingsReview scores |
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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 oneNo. | Title | Length |
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1. | "La fille de la mort" ("The Daughter of Death") | 7:58 |
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2. | "Rue des Tempêtes" ("Tempest Street") | 2:51 |
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3. | "L'eau rouge" ("The Red Water") | 4:20 |
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4. | "Charlotte" | 2:01 |
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Side twoNo. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Longue route" ("Long Route") | 3:41 |
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2. | "Crier les chiens" ("Screaming the Dogs") | 3:15 |
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3. | "Ville nôtre" ("City of Ours") | 4:07 |
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4. | "Les enfants" ("The Children") | 5:33 |
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CD bonus tracksNo. | Title | Length |
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9. | "L'Amourir" ("The Love Beat") | 4:18 |
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10. | "Pas Mal" ("Not Bad") | 2:46 |
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Personnel
Adapted from the L'eau rouge liner notes.[11]
- The Young Gods
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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". Poplist.de. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
- ^ "Tip – Albums of the Year". Poplist.de. 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.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980–1989. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on May 14, 2008. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
External links
- Frank Bagnoud
- Urs Hiestand
- Alain Monod
- Vincent Hänni
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