Pure (Godflesh album)
| Pure | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by Godflesh | ||||
| Released | April 13, 1992 | |||
| Recorded | September – October 1991 | |||
| Genre | Industrial metal, post-metal[1] | |||
| Length | 48:30 | |||
| Label | Earache, Relativity | |||
| Producer | J. K. Broadrick, G. C. Green | |||
| Godflesh chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Q | [3] |
| Robert Christgau |  [4] |
Pure is the second album by English industrial metal band Godflesh. It was released on April 13, 1992, on Earache Records. A music video was produced for "Mothra". The CD version includes two bonus tracks.
This LP was re-issued in August 2009 as part of a triple-CD package which also included both the Slavestate EP and the Cold World EP.[5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Spite" | 4:31 |
| 2. | "Mothra" | 4:31 |
| 3. | "I Wasn't Born to Follow" | 7:22 |
| 4. | "Predominance" | 6:16 |
| 5. | "Pure" | 5:02 |
| 6. | "Monotremata" | 9:21 |
| 7. | "Baby Blue Eyes" | 4:39 |
| 8. | "Don't Bring Me Flowers" | 6:48 |
| Total length: | 48:30 | |
| CD-only bonus tracks | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 9. | "Love, Hate (Slugbaiting)" | 9:57 |
| 10. | "Pure II" | 21:04 |
| Total length: | 79:31 | |
Personnel
- G. C. Green – bass
- Justin Broadrick – guitar, vocals
- Robert Hampson – guitar ("Spite", "I Wasn't Born to Follow", "Predominance", "Don't Bring Me Flowers", "Pure II")
- Machines – rhythm, samples
- Paul Neville – guitar ("Love, Hate (Slugbaiting)")
Accolades
| Year | Publication | Country | Accolade | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | The Wire | United Kingdom | "Albums of the Year" | 18 | [6] |
| 2000 | Terrorizer | United Kingdom | "100 Most Important Albums of the Nineties" | * | [7] |
| "*" denotes an unordered list. | |||||
References
- ↑ Jahdi, Robin (24 June 2015). "The 40 best post-metal records ever made". Fact. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
- ↑ Raggett, Ned. "allmusic ((( Pure > Review )))". Allmusic. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
- ↑ Columnist. "Pure". Q. May 1992. pg. 77. March 19, 2010
- ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Godflesh". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
- ↑ "Pure". Crumbling Flesh. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ↑ "The Wire - Albums of the Year". The Wire. Archived from the original on April 10, 2008. Retrieved April 16, 2008.
- ↑ "Terrorizer - 100 Most Important Albums of the Nineties". Terrorizer. Retrieved April 16, 2008.
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