Revolution (Sister Machine Gun album)

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[R]evolution
Revolution-SMG.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 20, 1999 (1999-04-20)
Studio
Various
Genre Industrial rock
Length52:26
Label Positron!
Producer Van Christie, Abel Garibaldi, Chris Randall
Sister Machine Gun chronology
Metropolis
(1997)
[R]evolution
(1999)
6.0
(2000)

[R]evolution is the fifth studio album by Sister Machine Gun, released on April 20, 1999 by Positron! Records. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Steve Huey of allmusic gave [R]evolution a two and a half out of five stars, saying "there are enough strong moments to make the record an overall success." [4]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Chris Randall; all music is composed by Sister Machine Gun.

No.TitleLength
1."Libertad"4:07
2."Carbon Copy"3:19
3."Got to Be"3:59
4."Smash Your Radio!"3:47
5."Transient One"4:28
6."Transient Two"6:21
7."Closer to Me"4:03
8."Wrong"5:00
9."Vibrator"6:09
10."Autoloader"3:30
11."Strange"3:03
12."Bring You Down (Take You Higher)"4:37

Personnel

Adapted from the [R]evolution liner notes. [5]

Sister Machine Gun

Additional performers

Production and design

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United States 1999 Positron! CD POSI003

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References

  1. Bush, John. "Sister Machine Gun > Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  2. "Sister Machine Gun Biography". Chris Randall. Archived from the original on August 10, 2010. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
  3. Burn, John. "Sister Machine Gun Bio". All Music Guide. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  4. 1 2 Huey, Steve. "Sister Machine Gun: [R]evolution > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  5. Metropolis (booklet). Sister Machine Gun. Chicago, Illinois: Positron! Records. 1999.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)