Torment (Zoogz Rift album)

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Torment
Zoogz Rift - Torment.jpeg
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 1989
Genre Experimental rock
Length38:01
Label SST (251)
Producer Zoogz Rift
Zoogz Rift chronology
Murdering Hell's Happy Cretins
(1988)
Torment
(1989)
War Zone: Music for Obnoxious Yuppie Scum
(1990)
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Torment is the eleventh studio album by experimental rock composer Zoogz Rift, released in December 1989 by SST Records. [2]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Zoogz Rift, except "Sweet Surrender" by Tim Buckley

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Hi Mom I'm Home"4:36
2."Torment"2:32
3."Dead Planet Earth"3:47
4."Naked on the Mountain (Looking at the Sea)"3:27
5."The Secret Marines Sex Kitten Beach Party"3:51
6."This Town Sucks"1:59
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."United We Fall"1:00
2."Sweet Surrender" (Tim Buckley cover)6:55
3."Meet Me at Stinky's"1:53
4."Defecation Rainbow"1:40
5."Bad Risk"2:29
6."Popcorn Scumbago"3:44
CD issue bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Candy Girl" (The Four Seasons cover) Larry Santos 2:30
14."Medley" (Peripheral Darkness/Boogie Woogie Waltz) 14:32
15."Low Life" 2:24
16."Let a Man Come in and Eat the Popcorn Parts 47 and 93" 8:16
17."Sweet Surrender #2" (Tim Buckley cover) Tim Buckley 6:13
18."Let a Man Come in and Eat the Popcorn" 2:04

Personnel

Adapted from the Torment liner notes. [3]

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United States1989 SST LP SST 251
1994CD

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References

  1. "Zoogz Rift: Torment > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
  2. Gehr, Richard; Robbins, Ira (2007). "Zoogz Rift". Trouser Press . Retrieved July 8, 2013.
  3. Torment (sleeve). Zoogz Rift. Lawndale, California: SST Records. 1989.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)