Queen of Siam (Reis)

Lydia Lunch | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 11, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Atavistic Records
• ASIN: B000009N93
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #490,002 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Mechanical Flattery

2. Gloomy Sunday

3. Tied and Twist

4. Spooky

5. Los Banditos

6. Atomic Bongos

7. Lady Scarface

8. A Cruise to the Moon

9. Carnival Fat Man

10. Knives in the Drain

11. Blood of Tin

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Her first, and best, July 19, 2002

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"gl_oo_m" (Beloit, WI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Queen of Siam (Reis) (Audio CD)

Queen of Siam was Lydia's first solo release, and, in my opinion, her best. Her voice sounds like that of a psycotic little girl - her words pouring out of her mouth like liquid.

Her unique chanting and drumroll of words can be found in tracks like "Mechanical Flattery", "Tied and Twist", and "Blood of Tin". In other tracks, she sings with what seems malicious intent. In "Lady Scarface" [on of my faves] a haunting jazzy song about the seduction of the young and innocent. And out of all the versions of "Gloomy Sunday" I've heard, Lydia does the best. And how can you not dance to the beat of "Spooky" - a twisted love tale?
Queen of Siam shoul be in any goth's collection.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Forced fists in my brain, August 28, 2002

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This review is from: Queen of Siam (Reis) (Audio CD)

One of the few albums I bought 15 years ago that still makes my spine shiver. Like some kind of noir-musical theatre take on L. Carroll's ALICE IN WONDERLAND, "Siam" throws the listener headlong into a swirling, smoking cesspool where a numbing void lurks behind every highball and the gorgeously nervous arrangements (courtesy of the Billy "Flintstone's Theme" Van Planck Orchestra) make you ignore the abyss that lies directly below yr wingtips. Lydia's lyrics were developing out of the stark, blunted rants that defined her earlier TEENAGE JESUS and 8-EYED SPY projects into something way more ambiguous - and ultimately richer for it. All you nay-sayers out there that think Ms. Lunch's art has been nothing but one prolooooonged whine: crack an ear here. This is one timeless cocktail that'll keep heads spinning for years to come.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars OTHER WORDLY, June 26, 2000

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Pieter "Toypom" (Johannesburg) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Queen of Siam (Reis) (Audio CD)

This album is eerie and depressing but musically very good. The song Gloomy Sunday is as morbid as Michael Gira of Swans at his worst. There's very litle real singing -- just the gorgeous Ms Lunch mumbling and talking -- a bit like a recorded seance. But no less interesting and worthwhile for that. For those who love fringe music.