NATO (album)

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NATO
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Studio album by
Released10 October 1994
Genre EBM, industrial
Length41:09
Label Mute
Laibach chronology
Ljubljana-Zagreb-Beograd
(1993)
NATO
(1994)
Occupied Nato Tour
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic (3/5) [1]

NATO, released on 10 October 1994, is a studio album by Slovenian industrial group Laibach, named after the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It is a selection of cover versions with the theme of war. [2]

Track listing

  1. "Nato" – 5:45 (original Mars - the Bringer of War by Gustav Holst)
  2. "War" – 4:10 (original by The Temptations)
  3. "Final Countdown" – 5:40 (original by Europe)
  4. "In the Army Now" – 4:31 (original by Bolland)
  5. "Dogs of War" – 4:43 (original by Pink Floyd)
  6. "Alle gegen alle" – 3:52 (original by Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft)
  7. "National Reservation" – 3:46 (original "Indian Reservation" by Paul Revere & the Raiders)
  8. "2525" – 3:48 (original by Zager and Evans)
  9. "Mars on River Drina" – 4:48 (original March on River Drina by Stanislav Binički)

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References

  1. Raggett, Ned (1984-12-21). "NATO - Laibach : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
  2. "NATO - Laibach Discography" . Retrieved 2016-04-16.