Love Hysteria

Peter Murphy | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 26, 2011)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Beggars Banquet Records Ltd.
• ASIN: B0000018AO
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #44,256 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #24 in Music > Indie Music > Alternative Rock > Goth & Industrial

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Mystical Magnificence, April 29, 2003

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Julien R. Fielding "Bodhi Grrl!" (Omaha, Nebraska United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Love Hysteria (Audio CD)

I came across a cassette compilation I made yonks ago and was so excited to find songs from Peter Murphy's Love Hysteria. Boy it takes me back. When MTV actually played cutting edge, watchable stuff. The video for "All Night Long" arrested me, black and white, those heavy-lidded eyes and full-mouth.
I worship this song and it might have been the reason I bought the album so long ago. But my favorite now is "Socrates: the Python." What great lyrics: "Socrates, Pythagoras, yin and bloody yang, hatha yoga, Om, Bennett, Gurdjeff, Jesus, Old Testament and New. Libraries full of keys." Then that great Indian/Middle Eastern music, very sinuous like a coiling snake, and that very quiet French man in the background talking about about a beauty in the mirror, his horse and his gloves ... (is this "La Belle est La Bete?" Hmmmm.)
It's interesting that after all these years, I've actually studied about all of these systems of philosophical thought.
Peter Murphy has such a unique voice, deep and hypnotic. Bordering on creepy. Like a voice from beyond.
Buy this CD for "All Night Long," a brilliant song with an almost Japanese opener then building to something that's dancable; and the very friendly "Indigo Eyes." But then listen to "Socrates" and let that wrap around you.
Murphy is genius.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars So Many Top Notch Tracks, August 24, 2004

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Paul Kendall "Paul" (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Love Hysteria (Audio CD)

A great CD for chilling. Definitely my favorite Peter Murphy release.

His voice is one that grabs you and doesn't let go. "Socrates the Python" while far from the poppier songs is magnificent. Very brooding.

Of course, the familiar "Indigo Eyes" and "All Night Long" are just absolutely fabulous. It's rare for a CD to have three all out homerun songs.

I really enjoy the gentle "Dragnet Drag". "I've Got a Minature Secret Camera" is another very cool tune.

I still remember when Peter Murphy brought his birthday boy Dad up on stage during the "Love Hysteria" tour. Really a class act, just like this CD.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Dark Icon's Best?, February 12, 2004

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SandmanVI (Glen Allen, VA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Love Hysteria (Audio CD)

"Love Hysteria" is a great album defining the solo career of the ex-Bauhaus frontman. "All Night Long" is pure rapture, mystical and darkly romantic - the best song on the album and one of my faves of the decade. "Blind Sublime" is probably the most like a true pop song with a good beat and catchy hook. "My Last 2 Weeks" is an outright ballad showcasing his deep vocal mastery. "Indigo Eyes" is the perfect love song falling not far from the same tree as "All Night Long" but slightly more uplifting; let's say it this way... "Indigo Eyes" is a perfect love song when you're with someone and "All Night Long" is the perfect love song when you're alone. The remaining tracks are consistently good and carry the vibe, though they are less accessible in a pop sense.

Generally speaking, Love Hysteria is a great album with some tracks clearly being better than others. Is it his best? Arguably yes. While "Deep" is probably more consistent throughout, LH just seems more like the real Peter Murphy with no out-of-place moments. Why split hairs? Buy both and be happy that you did.