Floodland [Bonus Tracks]

by The Sisters of Mercy

Overview

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. [The 2006 edition includes four bonus tracks.]

Product Details

Release Date:	11/21/2006
Label:	Rhino/Wea Uk
UPC:	5051011758027
catalogNumber:	117580
Rank:	19620

Tracks

1. Dominion/Mother Russia
2. Flood, Pt. 1
3. Lucretia My Reflection
4. 1959
5. This Corrosion
6. Flood, Pt. 2
7. Driven Like the Snow
8. Never Land (A Fragment)
9. Torch
10. Colours
11. Neverland
12. Emma

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Sisters of Mercy   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Jim Steinman   Producer
Larry Alexander   Producer,Engineer
Greg Allen   Art Direction
Andrew Eldritch   Composer,Producer,Engineer
Hugh Jones   Producer
Roy Neave   Engineer
Andy Zax   Reissue Producer
Michael Bonner   Liner Notes