Silhouettes and Statues: A Gothic Revolution 1978–1986

Silhouettes and Statues: A Gothic Revolution 1978–1986
Compilation album by
Various artists
Released7 July 2017; 7 years ago (2017-07-07)
GenreGothic rock[1]
Length6:00:58
LabelCherry Red
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
The Line of Best Fit(8/10)[3]
Record Collector[4]

Silhouettes and Statues: A Gothic Revolution 1978–1986 is a compilation album by various artists which features songs between 1978-1986 that influenced the Gothic rock genre. Includes liner notes by journalist and author Natasha Scharf.[5]

Track listing

Disc One
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Shadowplay"Joy Division3:53
2."Release the Bats"The Birthday Party2:31
3."Rema-Rema"Rema-Rema4:26
4."Shattered Glass"Paranoia3:04
5."Charnel Ground"Section 253:49
6."Floorshow"The Sisters of Mercy3:39
7."The Female Mirror"Clock DVA4:58
8."The Black Cat"UK Decay2:26
9."Dead and Re-Buried"Alien Sex Fiend6:00
10."Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven"Love and Rockets6:37
11."Q Quarters"The Associates4:56
12."Carnival of the Gullible"In Excelsis3:49
13."Feels Like Dancing Wartime"Nevil Luxury2:43
14."Vaguely Human"Flesh for Lulu3:23
15."Crow Baby"The March Violets4:02
16."D for Desire"All About Eve4:13
17."Beautiful Monster"The Folk Devils4:38
Disc Two
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Flowers of Romance"Public Image Ltd.2:52
2."Bed Caves"Danielle Dax3:12
3."Moya"Southern Death Cult4:40
4."Caged"19192:29
5."The Hanging Garden"The Cure4:32
6."Solitary Habit"S-Haters4:10
7."The Arcane"Dead Can Dance3:47
8."Saving Face"Years On Earth2:53
9."Breach Birth"In the Nursery6:27
10."The Tenant"Play Dead5:38
11."Ghost"Part 14:25
12."Cuts of Love"13th Chime5:09
13."Ice Cold In"The Tempest3:18
14."Night Creatures"Screaming Dead4:00
15."Among the Ruins"Bushido5:50
16."Friends"Portion Control3:25
17."Creation"Actifed3:08
Disc Three
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Tabletalk"Adam and the Ants5:34
2."The Darklands"Balaam & the Angel3:35
3."Love Puppets"The Legendary Pink Dots6:57
4."Into the Garden"Artery4:51
5."Girlsoul"Salvation4:46
6."In Shreds"The Chameleons4:00
7."Fugitive Kind"Schleimer K4:14
8."By the River"The Bolshoi5:42
9."Screaming for Emmalene"Gene Loves Jezebel3:00
10."Gallery of Shame"Lowlife5:18
11."Out of the Moving Life of Circles"And Also the Trees3:58
12."Is Still"Siiiii4:23
13."Heroin"Tabathas Nightmare3:34
14."Angel of Vengeance"Brigandage5:36
15."Stone Heroes"Penetration3:13
16."L.A. Rain"Rose of Avalanche7:31
Disc Four
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Legacy"Furyo3:58
2."Stay With Me"The Mission UK4:06
3."Sāeta"Nico3:50
4."Fragments of Fear"In Camera4:23
5."Anonymity"Dance Chapter4:51
6."Sink Into You"Ausgang2:48
7."In Our Angelhood"Cocteau Twins2:58
8."Morbid Silence"Sunglasses After Dark4:03
9."Trees Come Down"Fields of the Nephilim6:31
10."Traceys Burning"Anorexic Dread9:35
11."Take It All"Red Lorry Yellow Lorry2:54
12."Burning Skies"Tones on Tail6:25
13."Spit Upon Your Grave"Blood & Roses4:14
14."High Cost of Living"The Threat4:17
15."Storm Pause"I'm Dead2:53
16."Last Year’s Wife"Zero Le Creche3:53
Disc Five
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Stigmata Martyr"Bauhaus3:44
2."Patrol"The Wake3:33
3."Returning From a Journey"Specimen4:08
4."Original Sin"Theatre of Hate3:32
5."Birthrite"Attrition3:04
6."Things We Never Did"Sad Lovers & Giants4:07
7."Dr Jeckyl and Mr Hyde"The Damned4:32
8."The Hill"Gloria Mundi5:27
9."His Box"Dalis Car4:43
10."The Diseased Stranger's Waltz"Inca Babies5:29
11."Ghost Dance"Death Cult3:57
12."Euthenics"Modern Eon3:08
13."Mind Disease"Ritual2:49
14."She Cries Alone"Skeletal Family5:17
15."Jack"Bone Orchard3:46
16."Ghost Rattle"Hula3:56
17."Twister"Rubella Ballet8:53

References

  1. ^ "Silhouettes and Statues: A Gothic Revolution". Cherryred.co.uk. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  2. ^ "Metacritic Review". Metacritic.com. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  3. ^ Todd, Chris (July 29, 2017). "Turn the dark on to discover Silhouettes and Statues' unknown pleasures". Thelineofbestfit.com. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  4. ^ Peacock, Tim. "Record Collector Review". Recordcollectormag.com. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  5. ^ "SILHOUETTES & STATUES: A GOTHIC REVOLUTION". Retrieved 24 October 2017.