Lords of the New Church

Lords Of The New Church | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 8, 2003)
• Original Release Date: 2003
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Track (Navarre)
• ASIN: B00008OM7S
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #364,380 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. Lil Boys Play With Dolls

9. Apocalypso

10. Holy War

11. The Young Dont Cry (Bonus Track)

12. Girls Girls Girls (Bonus Track)

13. Im Not Running Hard Enough (Bonus Track)

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I got the feeling Hey!, December 24, 2004

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deadringer22000 "funboy" (Kennett Square PA United States) - See all my reviews

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

If anyone reading this is a fan of the Dead Boys, the Damned, or even Sham 69 do yourself a favor and pick this one up. The drums sound fantastic, Bators voice still spits a lot of venom, it has goth textures but its not goth, and the album does what a lot of other side projects forget to do: it rocks. Almost every track works the two standouts being the openers "New Church" and "Russian Roulette". The bonus tracks offer a nice contrast and you can see why they were left off, still good songs though. Pick it up.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Video games train the kids for war..., November 17, 2004

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N. P. Stathoulopoulos "nick9155" (Brooklyn, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lords of the New Church (Audio CD)

I don't know why they switched the cover--the old, sparse, dagger on black background was great--but this is a nearly perfect album of rock. It's punk, it's a bit gothic, it's got hooks, it's got a lot of attitude, and it sounds great over 20 years later. It absolutely holds up today.

The Lords have resurfaced of late, minus the late Stiv, of course, but they've remastered and re-released their albums and even put out some double disc goodies of live material and other gems.

Not a bad song on here, though I'd say the bookend tracks of Lords of the New Church and Holy War (how appropriate these days) really frame it well. Eat Your Heart Out has the right snarling, biting feel to it, especially that chorus. Open Your Eyes is about as relevant as ever, and there are slower but no less great tunes in Russian Roulette and Livin' on Livin'.

The production is good--this was basically a punk supergroup, but they are way more than 'punk'. There's a darker feel, and a more cerebral tone than a lot of other loud, snotty punk bands (like previous incarnations of some of the members).

This new version also has a nice bonus track, Young Don't Cry.

Highly recommended album for rock fans, for anyone who wants a bit more than what is called punk (or goth) these days. Excellent group.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The 1st Punk Rock Supergroup, January 21, 2004

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

This cd is incredible, short but incredible. I was inspired in high school to do a slide show for Apocalypso and Holy War. Great imagery. I like the original cover, the dagger on a black background. I already own the IRS version. Not sure about the quality of remastering. The bass tones seem to be overpowering to the point of distortion. If you don't own the Lords (Stiv era) start here. Not a bad song on it. Excellent cover of Russian Roulette. Livin' On Livin', Open Your Eyes (the single), Eat Your Heart Out, I could go on, ahh what the heck, Question of Temperature (Cover), Li'l Boys Play With Dolls (A tribute to the New York Dolls), Portobello, and New Church all rock.