In Gorbachev We Trust
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Moksha Records Demon Music Group | ||||
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Source | Rating |
The Great Rock Discography | 7/10[4] |
Melody Maker | favourable[5] |
NME | 9/10[6] |
In Gorbachev We Trust was the second album by the Scottish band The Shamen, released in 1989. It was an important landmark in The Shamen's transition from the psychedelic rock of Drop to the electronic dance music that would shortly bring them chart success. The "Gorbachev" of the album's title is Mikhail Gorbachev, the leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991.
Track listing
- Synergy
- Sweet Young Thing
- A cover of the Goffin/King/Nesmith song from the album The Monkees (1966)
- Raspberry Infundibulum
- An infundibulum is a funnel-shaped cavity or organ.
- War Prayer
- Mark Twain's "The War Prayer" set to music and layered with Cold War-era samples, such as "God will destroy Russia"
- Adam Strange
- "Adam Strange is in my brain, I'm so glad to know him". "Adam" is a near-anagram of, and a slang term for, MDMA
- Jesus Loves Amerika (Fundamental)
- Transcendental
- Misinformation
- Raptyouare
- In Gorbachev We Trust
- Yellow Cellophane Day
- Mayhew Speaks Out
- Samples of
1999 reissue
In Gorbachev We Trust was reissued in 1999 on the Sequel label, with 3 extra tracks: "Long Gone", "Fire Engine", and "Knature Of A Girl".
References
- ^ Robbins, Ira. "Shamen". Trouser Press. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- ^ Allmusic review
- ISBN 9780857125958– via Google Books.
- ISBN 1-84195-615-5.
- ^ Gittins, Ian (4 February 1989). "The Shamen: In Gorbachev We Trust". Melody Maker. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- New Musical Express. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
See also