The Taste of TG

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The Taste of TG
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Compilation album by
Released4 May 2004
Genre
Length59:06
Label Mute TGCD14
Throbbing Gristle chronology
Mutant Throbbing Gristle
(2004)
The Taste of TG
(2004)
TG Now
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Pitchfork 7.9/10 [2]

The Taste of TG (subtitled A Beginner's Guide to the Music of Throbbing Gristle) is a compilation album by Throbbing Gristle. [3] The cover art is a manipulation by Peter Christopherson of a still from the Pier Paolo Pasolini film Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma .

Track listing

  1. "Industrial Introduction" - 1:05
  2. "Distant Dreams (Part Two)" - 5:30
  3. "Persuasion USA" - 7:29
  4. "Something Came Over Me" - 3:43
  5. "Dead on Arrival" - 6:08
  6. "Hot on the Heels of Love" - 4:24
  7. "We Hate You (Little Girls)" - 2:07
  8. "United" - 4:04
  9. "Cabaret Voltaire" - 3:58
  10. "Exotic Functions" - 4:18
  11. "Zyclon B Zombie" - 3:52
  12. "Walkabout" - 3:04
  13. "Hamburger Lady" - 4:15
  14. "Almost a Kiss" - 6:43
  15. "His Arm Was Her Leg" - 5:40

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References

  1. Kergan, Wade. "The Taste of TG: A Beginner's Guide to the Music of Throbbing Gristle – Throbbing Gristle | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  2. "Throbbing Gristle: The Taste of TG: A Beginner's Guide to the Music of Throbbing Gristle / Mutant TG: Pitchfork Record Review". 7 March 2008. Archived from the original on 7 March 2008.
  3. The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. 2006. p. 3545.