Murder, Inc. (album)

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Murder, Inc.
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Studio album by
Murder, Inc.
ReleasedJune 22, 1992
Genre
Length42:36
Label Invisible
Producer Murder, Inc.
Murder, Inc. chronology
Corpuscle EP
(1992)		Murder, Inc.
(1992)		Locate Subvert Terminate: The Complete Murder Inc.
(1999)

Murder, Inc. is the only studio album by the industrial rock supergroup Murder, Inc., featuring members of Killing Joke and Revolting Cocks. Originally released on Invisible Records in 1992, [1] [2] it was subsequently reworked and reissued in 1993, [3] with contributions from JG Thirlwell. [4] The album was recorded by Steve Albini. [3]

Contents

The album was subsequently included in the band's 1999 compilation album, Locate Subvert Terminate: The Complete Murder Inc. [1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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The album received a mixed response from critics and fans. [1] AllMusic critic Tim DiGravina unfavorably compared the record's sound to Killing Joke's 1990 album, Extremities, Dirt and Various Repressed Emotions , describing the tracks to "Killing Joke on a bad day" or a "hit and miss affair". Nevertheless, he also praised vocalist Chris Connelly's vocals, stating that "the dynamics make for a thrilling beast" when "his bandmates allow him room to breathe." [5] Billboard described the music as "not terribly comfortable mix of industrial music and hard rock that will be either too soft or not though enough for listeners' tastes." [4] Trouser Press stated that band's "the viscous drones on Murder Inc. are at least comparable to Killing Joke (particularly Walker's pernicious guitar), if nowhere near as memorable." [3]

Track listing

1992 CD edition

All tracks are written by Martin Atkins, John Bechdel, Chris Connelly, Paul Ferguson, Paul Raven and Geordie Walker. [6]

  1. "Supergrass" — 5:48
  2. "Murder, Inc." — 6:42
  3. "Mania" — 5:08
  4. "Hole in the Wall" — 4:36
  5. "Uninvited Guest" — 5:05
  6. "Gambit" — 3:45
  7. "Red Black" — 3:32
  8. "Last of the Urgents" — 5:33
  9. "Mrs. Whiskey Name" — 2:27

Personnel

Album personnel as adapted from CD liner notes from 1992 issue: [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 DiGravina, Tim. "Murder Inc". AllMusic . Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  2. ↑ Pareles, Joni (2 July 1992). "Pop and Jazz in Review: Murder Inc, Limelight Manhattan". The New York Times . Archived from the original on 26 May 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 Grant, Steven; Sheridan, David; Fasolino, Greg; Robbins, Ira. "Killing Joke". trouserpress.com. Trouser Press . Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  4. 1 2 Verna, Paul; Morris, Chris; Morris, Edward (15 January 1994). "Album reviews: Murder Inc". Billboard . Vol. 106, no. 3. p. 44. ISSN   0006-2510.
  5. 1 2 DiGravina, Tim. "Murder Inc. - Murder Inc. review". AllMusic . Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  6. 1 2 Murder, Inc (CD liner notes). Murder, Inc. Invisible Records. 1992.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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