On Glass

David J | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 24, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Cleopatra
• ASIN: B00000619W
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #171,489 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. The Promised Land

2. I Can't Shake This Shadow Of Fear

3. Saint Jackie

4. A Seducer, A Doctor

5. Crocodile Tears And The Velvet Cosh (Revisited)

6. Ship Of Fools

7. Night Of The Silver Veil

8. 4 Hours

9. The Conjures' Hand

10. This Vicious Cabaret

11. Incidental

12. V's Theme (Outro)

13. The Party's Over

14. Crocodile Tears And The Velvet Cosh

15. Fear Is A Man's Best Friend

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars BEST DAVID J. ALBUM YOU COULD BUY !, June 19, 1998

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This review is from: On Glass (Audio CD)

DAVID J's. "ON GLASS" Album is basically a compilation of all the best songs he did under the Glass label, including a couple great songs with The Jazz Butcher & of course V for Vendetta's Alan Moore. Mostly Pop tunes very unlike his newer releases, but still HIGHLY recommended ! You can't go WRONG with a "best of" album like this, and you should be glad that they've re-released it as for years it was impossible to find ! Try it !

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars *****, April 12, 2004

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tvstatic (Orange County, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: On Glass (Audio CD)

All but 2 or 3 of these tracks appeared on 12" EPs back in the day when people released singles for the hell of it being good, and not to promote a new album. Some of it was released under the name David J and the Jaywalkers.

This collection shows a side of David J. that is not seen in any of his other solo work, nor with Bauhaus or Love and Rockets. It sounds like he enjoyed the feistiness of the Jazz Butcher Conspiracy because there do seem to be a few similarities to that stuff, or perhaps he had a bigger impact on them than the JBC admits too. It's a bit rowdier than his other solo albums. I wish there was more of this stuff.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars excellent taste of david j solo material, July 8, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: On Glass (Audio CD)

obviously if you've found this screen you already know a bit about david j/love and rockets/bauhaus "night of the silver veil" "saint jackie" and "docter/seducer" are great tunes but "crocodile tears and the velvet cosh" is absolutely amazing... so good theres two versions. "this vicious cabaret" is taken from alan moore's graphic novel "V for Vendetta" an insightful read. BUY THIS DISC