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The Sisters of Mercy
Floodland
Release Date: 1987
Running Time: 60:33
Label: Elektra
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While the goth scene in England was picking up commercial steam in the mid-'80s, the Sisters of Mercy may have seemed quiet, but they roared back with 1987's Floodland. Opening with the driving two-part hymn "Dominion/Mother Russia," Sisters leader Andrew Eldritch (along with bassist Patricia Morrison) creates a black soundscape that is majestic and vast. While the earlier Sisters releases were noisy, sometimes harsh affairs, Floodland is filled with lush production (thanks to Meat Loaf writer/producer Jim Steinman and the New York Choral Society) and lyric imagery that is both scary and glorious. The slower tracks, like "Flood" and "1959," are some of the best ethereal sounds goth has to offer, and the downright regal "This Corrosion" is one of the best songs of the genre. A definite milestone. Chris True, All Music Guide

Tracks:
TitleComposerTime
1Dominion/Mother RussiaEldritch7:01
2Flood IEldritch6:22
3Lucretia My ReflectionEldritch4:57
41959Eldritch4:09
5This CorrosionEldritch10:55
6Flood IIEldritch6:47
7Driven Like the SnowEldritch6:27
8Never Land (A Fragment)Eldritch2:46
9TorchEldritch3:51
10Colours [*]Eldritch7:18

Other Releases:
Floodland [Bonus Tracks]
Release Date: 1987
Label: Rhino








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