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Lift (Love and Rockets album)

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Lift
Studio album by
Released13 October 1998
GenreElectronica[1]
Length69:08
LabelRed Ant
ProducerLove and Rockets, Doug de Angelis
Love and Rockets chronology
Sweet F.A.
(1996)
Lift
(1998)
Singles from Lift
  1. "Resurrection Hex"
    Released: August 1998
  2. "Holy Fool"
    Released: October 1998
  3. "R.I.P. 20C"
    Released: December 1998
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Lift is the seventh and final studio album by English alternative rock band Love and Rockets, released in 1998 on Red Ant Records.

Background

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Lift overlooked the harder rock of Sweet F.A. in favor of Hot Trip to Heaven's electronic sound. The album produced three singles: the club-oriented "Resurrection Hex", which features samples of Bauhaus' "Stigmata Martyr" and "In the Night"; the pop-oriented "Holy Fool", featuring background vocals by Luscious Jackson's Jill Cunniff; and the promo-only, acronym-laden electronica trip "R.I.P. 20 C."

The sound and title of "Resurrection Hex" instantly fed rumors of a much-anticipated Bauhaus reunion, which was officially announced almost immediately upon release of the record. The simultaneous bankruptcy of the Red Ant Records label — on which Peter Murphy was also an artist — and the subsequent success of the 1998–99 Bauhaus Resurrection tour led to the ultimate demise of Love and Rockets as a project.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Love and Rockets (Daniel Ash, David J, Kevin Haskins)

No.TitleLength
1."Lift (Malibu Mix)"4:16
2."R.I.P. 20 C."6:40
3."Holy Fool"3:22
4."Too Much Choice"4:50
5."Pink Flamingo"3:53
6."Delicious Ocean"4:06
7."Ghosts of the Multiple Feature"4:42
8."Bad for You"3:54
9."Resurrection Hex"6:21
10."My Drug"8:43
11."Deep Deep Down"9:18
12."Party's Not Over"5:10
13."Lift"4:03

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Freydkin, Donna (1 April 1999). "Bauhaus alums Love and Rockets 'Lift' off". CNN. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  2. ^ Bill Cassel. "Lift - Love and Rockets". Allmusic. Retrieved 9 October 2011.