Lords of the New Church

Lords Of The New Church | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: A&M
• ASIN: B000001I0Q
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #263,067 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. New Church

2. Russian Roulette

3. Question of Temperature

4. Eat Your Heart Out

5. Portobello

6. Open Your Eyes

7. Livin' on Livin'

8. Li'l Boys Play With Dolls

9. Apocalypso

10. Holy War

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars From the front lines..., January 23, 2003

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Robert Franssen (Santa Monica, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lords of the New Church (Audio CD)

I actually saw the Lords more than 20 times live in LA from Magic Mountain to the Music Machine and got the rare opportunity to visit Stiv in the recording studio while doing "Have Love will Travel". Believe me that he would be rolling over in his French grave being labelled "Goth", whatever that may mean to some. The Lords were a great "Rock'n'Roll" band born out of the roots of the punk rock scene here in LA. They were fun, irreverent and fantastic to watch live. Their first album was born of Stiv's desire to move on to a band that could capture the imagination like the Dead Boys had previously. His tongue was firmly planted in his cheek and his hand in his pants.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Truth is the Sword of us all.., September 4, 2000

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"apocalypso9" (Next Atlantis SF, CA USSA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lords of the New Church (Audio CD)

The LORDS were the first punks to grow up, all the while keeping their humor and seriousness in tact. They weren't afraid to go deep and they definitely weren't afaid to get cheeky. They could be sophisticated and/or campy without batting an eye. The first release changed the rules of rock n roll by offering listeners more of everything in all directions. Thank the LORDS they weren't afraid to take a chance. They had a DeathSurf Beat, and a poetic prowse. The bass drove it home, and the guitars slashed at every turn. GloomMoody, Rock n Roll !! Viva La Lords.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If I could only have 10 albums on a desert island..., May 15, 2003

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William Manley "frodis room" (wheaton, il United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lords of the New Church (Audio CD)

It's an album I have never stopped listening to since I first bought it. It is darkly poetic, it is scathing, it is angry, it is imaginative. This is an example of the brilliance that can erupt when a band is all on the same page. There is not a throw away track on the cd. No, these are not ALL brilliant songs, but you will not find yourself routinely hitting the fast forward button on your remote. The standouts on here I contend are not just standouts on the disc, but standouts in alternative/punk/goth...whatever it is you want to lable this band that did not want to be labled. "OPEN YOUR EYES"...Jesus...this song is 20 years old and it is just as meaningful today as it was when Reagan was in office. It will depress you at just how little things change. The word plays show that Bators (or Bator depending on how the stars were alligned) was not some punk dope, but a very clever musician. "HOLY WAR"...the Catholic Boy gives it to the Pope but good.
THe musicianship is outstanding. Great guitar riffs, basslines, throbbing drumb beats. The atmosphere is often dark and clammy. The Lords pull off one of the only song covers in music that surpasses an original...their version of QUESTION OF TEMPERATURE kicks Balloon Farm's ...!
Yes friends, this is one of the few albums out there worth PAYING for.