L'Eau Rouge

L'Eau Rouge
Studio album by The Young Gods
Released September, 1989
Recorded Artag Studio, Studio Zürich
Genre Post-industrial
Industrial Rock
Length 40:50
Label PIAS
Producer Roli Mosimann
The Young Gods chronology

The Young Gods
(1987)		 L'Eau Rouge
(1989)		 The Young Gods Play Kurt Weill
(1991)
Singles from L'Eau Rouge
  1. "Longue Route (Remix)"
    Released: March, 1990
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]

L'Eau Rouge, released in 1989, is the second album by Industrial band The Young Gods. It is usually referred to as their masterpiece and was included in 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die in 2005.

Accolades

Year Publication Country Accolade Rank
1989 Tip Germany "Albums of the Year" (Hanspeter Künzler) 1 [2]
1989 Tip Germany "Albums of the Year" (Christina Moles Kaup) 1 [3]
1989 Melody Maker United Kingdom "Albums of the Year" 7 [4]
1989 Sounds United Kingdom "Albums of the Year" 24 [5]
1989 OOR Netherlands "Albums of the Year" 31 [6]
2000 Terrorizer United Kingdom "100 Most Important Albums of the Eighties" * [7]
2005 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die Robert Dimery "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die" * [8]
"*" denotes an unordered list.

Tracklisting

  1. "La Fille de la Mort" ("The Daughter of Death") - 7:58
  2. "Rue des Tempêtes" ("Street of the Storms") - 2:51
  3. "L'Eau Rouge" ("Red Water") - 4:20
  4. "Charlotte" - 2:01
  5. "Longue Route" ("Long Road") - 3:41
  6. "Crier les Chiens" ("Screaming Dogs") - 3:15
  7. "Ville Nôtre" ("Our City") - 4:07
  8. "Les Enfants" ("The Children") - 5:33
  9. "L'Amourir" ("The Love Beat") - 4:18 (1995 re-issue only)
  10. "Pas Mal" ("Not Bad") - 2:46 (1995 re-issue only)

Personnel

The Young Gods
Additional musicians and production

Charts

Chart (1989) Peak
position
UK Indie Chart[9] 3

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Raggett, Ted. "allmusic ((( L'Eau Rouge > Review )))". Allmusic. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Tip - Albums of the Year". AcclaimedMusic.net. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
  3. ↑ "Tip - Albums of the Year". AcclaimedMusic.net. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
  4. ↑ "Melody Maker - Albums of the Year". Melody Maker. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
  5. ↑ "Sounds - Albums of the Year". Sounds. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
  6. ↑ "OOR - Albums of the Year". OOR. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
  7. ↑ Eighties "Terrorizer - 100 Most Important Albums of the Eighties". Terrorizer. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
  8. ↑ Dimery, Robert - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die; page 856
  9. ↑ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Retrieved September 5, 2014.

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