Come All Ye Faithless

Come All Ye Faithless
Studio album by Death of Samantha
Released 1989
Genre Post-punk
Length 49:51
Label Homestead
Producer Alan McGinty, Chris Burgess
Death of Samantha chronology

Where the Women Wear the Glory and the Men Wear the Pants
(1988)		 Come All Ye Faithless
(1989)

Come All Ye Faithless is the third and final album by post-punk band Death of Samantha, released in 1989 on Homestead Records.

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]

Allmusic critic Fred Beldin felt it was an excellent record, writing: "Vocalist John Petkovic has an idiosyncratic snarl that might take getting used to, but once overcome the literary bent of the lyrics emerges and his sneer becomes part of the poetry. Doug Gillard pours out fluid lead guitar melodies that can break into atonal skronk at will without jarring the listener, and the rhythm section of Dave Swanson and Steve-O is tight but loose enough to swing in and out of the beat." He gave it four and a half out of five stars, concluding that "Cobra Verde and Guided By Voices fans owe it to themselves to track down the records of this seminal band."[1] Glenn Kenny of Trouser Press said that while Come All Ye Faithless is noticeably darker and lacks the exuberance of its predecessor, it "presents a terrific set of songs with which to crawl into a dark corner"[2]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Announcement"   0:27
2. "Roses Rejoice"   6:22
3. "Rosenberg Summer"   4:04
4. "Geisha Girl"   4:50
5. "Now It's Your Turn (To Be a Martyr)"   4:05
6. "Looking for a Face"   4:48
7. "Machine Language"   3:28
8. "Oh, Laughter"   7:07
9. "New Soldier, New Sailor"   3:56
10. "Nostalgically Yours"   1:09
11. "Come to Me"   8:14
12. "Amnesia"   1:13

Personnel

Death of Samantha
Additional musicians and production
  • Chris Burgess – production
  • Carolyn Cull – voices
  • Alan McGinty – production
  • Scott Savidge – saxophone
  • Chedomir Stanisic – cello
  • Rudolph Vasalino – illustrations, design
  • Jim Wilson – piano, organ

External links

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Beldin, Fred. "Come All Ye Faithless". Allmusic. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
  2. ↑ Kenny, Glenn. "DEATH OF SAMANTHA". trouserpress.com. Retrieved August 7, 2012.