Lift (Love and Rockets album)
Lift is the seventh and final studio album by English alternative rock band Love and Rockets, released in 1998 on Red Ant Records.
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Released | 13 October 1998 | |||
Genre | Electronica[1] | |||
Length | 69:08 | |||
Label | Red Ant | |||
Producer | Love and Rockets, Doug de Angelis | |||
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Background
Lift overlooked the harder rock of Sweet F.A. in favor of Hot Trip to Heaven's electronic sound. The album produced three singles: the club-oriented "Resurrection Hex", which features samples of Bauhaus' "Stigmata Martyr" and "In the Night"; the pop-oriented "Holy Fool", featuring background vocals by Luscious Jackson's Jill Cunniff; and the promo-only, acronym-laden electronica trip "R.I.P. 20 C."
The sound and title of "Resurrection Hex" instantly fed rumors of a much-anticipated Bauhaus reunion, which was officially announced almost immediately upon release of the record. The simultaneous bankruptcy of the Red Ant Records label — on which Peter Murphy was also an artist — and the subsequent success of the 1998–99 Bauhaus Resurrection tour led to the ultimate demise of Love and Rockets as a project.
Track listing
- "Lift (Malibu Mix)" – 4:16
- "R.I.P. 20 C." – 6:40
- "Holy Fool" – 3:22
- "Too Much Choice" – 4:50
- "Pink Flamingo" – 3:53
- "Delicious Ocean" – 4:06
- "Ghosts of the Multiple Feature" – 4:42
- "Bad for You" – 3:54
- "Resurrection Hex" – 6:21
- "My Drug" – 8:43
- "Deep Deep Down" – 9:18
- "Party's Not Over" – 5:10
- "Lift" – 4:03
Personnel
- Daniel Ash – guitar, saxophone, and vocals
- David J – bass and vocals
- Kevin Haskins – drums and synthesizers
References
- Freydkin, Donna (1 April 1999). "Bauhaus alums Love and Rockets 'Lift' off". CNN. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
- Bill Cassel. "Lift - Love and Rockets". Allmusic. Retrieved 9 October 2011.