Showtime (Nitzer Ebb album)

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Showtime
Nitzer Ebb - Showtime album cover.jpg
Studio album by
Nitzer Ebb
Released1990
Recorded1989
Genre EBM
Length36:41
Label
Producer Flood
Nitzer Ebb chronology
Belief
(1989)		Showtime
(1990)		 As Is
(1991)
Singles from Showtime
  1. "Lightning Man"
    Released: 5 February 1990
  2. "Fun to Be Had / Getting Closer"
    Released: 10 September 1990

Showtime is the third studio album by the British EBM group Nitzer Ebb. [1] It featured the singles "Lightning Man" and "Fun to Be Had", the latter of which was later remixed by George Clinton. "Getting Closer" was also released as a single. Nitzer Ebb supported the album by touring with Depeche Mode. [2]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Calgary Herald C− [4]
Entertainment Weekly A [5]
Orlando Sentinel Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]

The Washington Post wrote that "with nothing more than synth (employed principally for percussion) and shout, the Ebbs construct grooves of surprising fluidity and even humanity." [6] The St. Petersburg Times determined that "Nitzer Ebb's brooding, Teutonic lyrics are not appealing in arrangements more reminiscent of Cabaret than Cabaret Voltaire." [7] The Calgary Herald concluded that "Brits Douglas McCarthy and Bon Harris do a little minimalist fiddling with synthesizers and do a lot of hollering about pop stars, the media and life's seamier side." [4]

Track listing

  1. "Getting Closer" – 4:12
  2. "Nobody Knows" – 4:06
  3. "One Man's Burden" – 3:50
  4. "All Over" – 3:33
  5. "My Heart" – 4:08
  6. "Lightning Man" – 4:59
  7. "Rope" – 3:25
  8. "Hold On" – 3:46
  9. "Fun to Be Had" – 4:42

Notes

  1. ↑ Jarvey, Paul (7 June 1990). "Nitzer Ebb dances into center". Telegram & Gazette. p. D1.
  2. 1 2 Henderson, Bill (25 May 1990). "Nitzer Ebb". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel. p. 20.
  3. ↑ AllMusic review
  4. 1 2 Haynes, Dave (3 May 1990). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald. p. H5.
  5. ↑ Sandow, Gregg (2 March 1990). "Showtime: Music Review:Entertainment Weekly". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 13 October 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2009.
  6. ↑ Jenkins, Mark (4 April 1990). "Records". The Washington Post. p. B7.
  7. ↑ Carey, Jean (20 April 1990). "Sound Bites". Weekend. St. Petersburg Times. p. 13.


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