Pure (Godflesh album)

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Pure
Studio album by Godflesh
Released April 13, 1992 (1992-04-13)
Recorded September – October 1991
Genre Industrial metal
Length 48:30
Label Earache, Relativity
Producer J. K. Broadrick, G. C. Green
Godflesh chronology

Cold World
(1991)
Pure
(1992)
Merciless
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Q [2]
Robert Christgau [3]

Pure is the second album by English industrial metal band Godflesh. It was released in 1992 on Earache Records. A music video was produced for "Mothra". The CD version includes two bonus tracks.

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Spite"   4:31
2. "Mothra"   4:31
3. "I Wasn't Born to Follow"   7:22
4. "Predominance"   6:16
5. "Pure"   5:02
6. "Monotremata"   9:21
7. "Baby Blue Eyes" (SPK cover) 4:39
8. "Don't Bring Me Flowers"   6:48
9. "Love, Hate (Slugbaiting)" (CD-only bonus track) 9:57
10. "Pure II" (CD-only bonus track) 21:04
Total length:
48:30

Accolades

Year Publication Country Accolade Rank
1992 The Wire United Kingdom "Albums of the Year" 18 [4]
2000 Terrorizer United Kingdom "100 Most Important Albums of the Nineties" * [5]
"*" denotes an unordered list.

Personnel

  • G. C. Green – bass
  • J. K. Broadrick – guitar, vocals
  • Robert Hampson – guitar ("Spite", "I Wasn't Born to Follow", "Predominance", "Don't Bring Me Flowers", "Pure II")
  • Machines – rhythm, samples
  • Paul Neville – guitar ("Love, Hate (Slugbaiting)")

References

  1. Raggett, Ned. "allmusic ((( Pure > Review )))". Allmusic. Retrieved March 19, 2010. 
  2. Columnist. "Pure". Q. May 1992. pg. 77. March 19, 2010
  3. Christgau, Robert. "Godflesh". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved April 11, 2010. 
  4. "The Wire - Albums of the Year". The Wire. Archived from the original on April 10, 2008. Retrieved April 16, 2008. 
  5. "Terrorizer - 100 Most Important Albums of the Nineties". Terrorizer. Retrieved April 16, 2008. 
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