Plague Mass
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| Plague Mass | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 1 April 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 12 October – 13 October 1990 | |||
| Studio | Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York City, New York, United States | |||
| Genre | Avant-garde | |||
| Length | 72:52 | |||
| Label | Mute | |||
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| Diamanda Galás chronology | ||||
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Plague Mass is a live album by American avant-garde artist Diamanda Galás. It was recorded on October 12 and 13, 1990 at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York City and released on April 1, 1991 by record label Mute.
Content[edit]
AllMusic described the performance as a "heart-wrenching cry about the physical suffering caused by the AIDS plague being compounded by the shameful arrogance of self-appointed moralists."[1]
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Q |  [2] |
| Trouser Press | favorable[3] |
Trouser Press described it as "sepulchral, breathtakingly dramatic and, in the best possible sense, appalling".[3]
It was placed on Terrorizer's list of the "100 Most Important Albums of the Nineties".[4]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "There Are No More Tickets to the Funeral" | 13:13 |
| 2. | "This Is The Law of the Plague" | 11:44 |
| 3. | "I Wake Up and I See the Face of The Devil" | 5:59 |
| 4. | "Confessional (Give Me Sodomy or Give Me Death)" | 4:17 |
| 5. | "How Shall Our Judgement Be Carried Out Upon the Wicked?" | 8:37 |
| 6. | "Let Us Praise the Masters of Slow Death" | 5:54 |
| 7. | "Consecration" | 3:44 |
| 8. | "Sono L'Antichristo" | 3:09 |
| 9. | "Cris D'Aveugle (Blind Man's Cry)" | 10:00 |
| 10. | "Let My People Go" | 6:05 |
Personnel[edit]
- Diamanda Galás – vocals
- David Linton - percussion
- Kurt Munkacsi – production
- Blaise Dupuy – production
- Rory Johnson – executive production
Release history[edit]
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1991 | Mute | CD, LP | STUMM 83 |
| United States | Mute | CD, CS | 9-61043 |
References[edit]
- ^ a b Tyranny, "Blue" Gene. "Plague Mass (1984 End of the Epidemic)". Allmusic. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
- ^ columnist (June 1996). "Diamanda Galás - Plague Mass". Q.
- ^ a b Kenny, Glenn; Robbins, Ira. "TrouserPress.com :: Diamanda Galas". TrouserPress.com. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
- ^ "Terrorizer: 100 Most Important Albums of the Nineties". Terrorizer. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
External links[edit]
- Plague Mass at Discogs (list of releases)
