LORDS OF THE NEW CHURCH - Is nothing sacred ?

LORDS OF THE NEW CHURCH Is nothing sacred ? cd 1983 320 kbps
Dance with me / Bad timing /Johnny too bad /Don't worry children /Night is calling /Black girl, white Girl /Goin' downtown /Tale of two cities / World without end /Partners in crime /Live for today* / Opening nightmares° /Sorry for the man° /Lord's prayer° /Real bad time° /Things go bump°/ Bang bang baby maybe° /Follow°.
(°bonus tracks)
Produced by The Lords except* by Todd Rundgren.
The Lords Of The New Church : Backing Vocals, Guitar : Brian James / Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals : Dave Tregunna /Drums, Backing Vocals : Nicky Turner / Lead Vocals - Stiv Bators.

The shadow of the Rolling Stones, the classic role model for bands who embrace rock's scuzzy, dangerous, vaguely satanic side, looms large over Lords of the New Church's second album. The influence of Mick Jagger on Stiv Bators' lippy, sneering delivery has never been more apparent. Brian James emulates Keith Richards' rhythm-oriented guitar parts, leaving Dave Tregunna's bass as the lead instrument. Nicky Turner may not be Charlie Watts (who is?), but he provides a dependable backbeat. "Is Nothing Sacred?" even offers such Stones-y song titles as "Black Girl/White Girl," "Goin' Downtown," and "Partners in Crime". You'd hope this was a conscious homage, but it sounds more like the Lords were having trouble deciding on a direction and fell back on old habits. Still, if "Is Nothing Sacred?" were a Stones album, it'd be a pretty good one, well played and entertaining throughout. "Dance with Me" -- funky, slinky, and goth-tinged with lyrics that invoke voodoo and bondage -- is one of the Lords' best songs and, coincidentally, one of their biggest hits. "Live for Today," a surprisingly straight cover of the Grass Roots classic with slick production and keyboards by Todd Rundgren, closes the album on an uplifting though incongruous note. As a follow-up to the Lords' promising debut, "Is Nothing Sacred?" isn't a disaster, but it is a small step backward, rather than forward.

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