Harsh 70s Reality

Harsh 70s Reality
Studio album by
The Dead C
Released1992
RecordedDecember 1989 – September 1991
GenreNoise rock
Length81:10
LabelSiltbreeze
ProducerThe Dead C
The Dead C chronology
Trapdoor Fucking Exit
(1990) 		Harsh 70s Reality
(1992) 		Clyma est mort
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Pitchfork8.7/10[2]

Harsh 70s Reality is the fourth studio album by The Dead C, released in 1992 by Siltbreeze.[3]

The opening track "Driver U.F.O." is performed over a recording of Douglas Lilburn's "Poem in Time of War". Side two closer "Suffer Bomb Damage" is an homage to the This Heat recording "Suffer Bomb Disease". Stephen Malkmus of the rock band Pavement has cited the record as one of his top 10 all-time favourite albums.[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by The Dead C

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Driver U.F.O."22:23
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Sky"3:38
2."Love"11:51
3."Suffer Bomb Damage"3:40
Side three
No.TitleLength
1."Sea Is Violet"7:57
2."Shark"4:55
3."Constellation"6:43
Side four
No.TitleLength
1."T. Is Never Over I & II"4:00
2."Baseheart"6:53
3."Hope"9:23
CD issue track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Driver U.F.O."22:23
2."Sky"3:38
3."Love"11:51
4."Suffer Bomb Damage"3:40
5."Sea Is Violet"7:57
6."Constellation"6:43
7."Baseheart"6:53
8."Hope"9:23

Personnel

Adapted from Harsh 70s Reality liner notes.[5]

Release history

Release history and formats for Harsh 70s Reality
Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1992 Siltbreeze LP SB11/12
1995 CD
2012 LP

References

  1. ^ Raggett, Ned. "The Dead C: Harsh 70's Reality > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  2. ^ Gross, Joe (14 May 2023). "The Dead C: Harsh 70s Reality Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  3. ^ Sprague, David (2007). "Dead C". Trouser Press. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  4. ^ Jovanovic, Rob (2004). Perfect Sound Forever: The Story of Pavement. Justin Charles & Co. ISBN 978-1-932112-07-8.
  5. ^ Harsh 70s Reality (sleeve). The Dead C. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Siltbreeze. 1992.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)