Cruise

Whitehouse (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 1, 2001)
• Label: Susan Lawly
• ASIN: B00005IAGW
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #509,962 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another 'Ass Destroyer' of an album!, February 17, 2006

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Igor Savtchenko (Long Beach, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cruise (Audio CD)

This album is another intriguing and fascinating progression for Whitehouse. Other reviewers summed it up perfectly. But don't buy this album from these clowns here at atrocious prices, instead go to soleilmoon.com at buy it there for $19.99. Don't be a sucker!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good starting point for Whitehouse and an intense album, January 11, 2006

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Jonathan S. "Jonathan_S" (California, United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cruise (Audio CD)

(My original review seems to have disappeared, so forgive me if this shows up twice.)

With Cruise, the Whitehouse sound is growing increasingly sophisticated and polished while still maintaining the jarring intensity it has been known for since the days of Come Org. The title track, Cruise: Force the Truth, has a psychological subtlety and social commentary to it rare to Whitehouse and is one of their best songs. And Philip Best's vocals on it are furious; he's grown into one of the best vocal extremists of all time. Track 2, Princess Disease, is also classic power noise. Sotos' found-sound collage, "Public", is the best of the three pieces he has made for the band on this and other albums. And "Dance the Desperate Breath" mixes things up with whispered- but still terrifying- lyrics and a softer, found-sound background. My only complaints are that the instrumental tracks, "Movement 2000" and "Scapegoat"- like most Whitehouse instrumentals- are simplistic and boring. And though the last track- whose title I don't think I'm even allowed to type here- is great, it is repackaged from a previous album, and should have been resampled.

If you're already a Whitehouse collector, the previous complaints may detract from the albums' value, but it's still worth buying for the first two tracks alone. If you're just now finding Whitehouse, this is a perfect starting point. From here on out, Whitehouse albums should appeal to a wider audience. For anyone who hasn't heard them yet, these guys' stock and trade is blasting you with continuous streams of noise bordering on the physically painful, without harmony or melody, creating a hypnotic, sadomasochistic listening experience. And overlaying the sound textures are furious vocals exploring rape, torture, and other extreme subject matter, and making social statements that reject not only the mainstream, but nearly all of existence.

If you're on a search for extremes in music and art as I am, Whitehouse is the last stop on your journey.

4 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the most incredible albums of all time., February 10, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Cruise (Audio CD)

This contains seven songs of extreme eclecticism and a musical style perhaps totally unique to this band. Highly recommended.