The Sisters Of Mercy Floodland
While the goth scene in england was picking up commercial steam in the mid 80s the sisters of mercy may have seemed quiet but they roared back with 1987 s floodland.
The sisters of mercy floodland. Floodland is the second studio album by english gothic rock band the sisters of mercy. Song flood ii band the sisters of mercy another awesome som song taken off of there floodland album. It was released on 13 november 1987 through merciful release internationally via wea with elektra records handling the american release. Opening with the driving two part hymn dominion mother russia sisters leader andrew eldritch along with bassist patricia morrison creates a black soundscape that is majestic and vast.
But while vision thing s bombast felt glaringly hollow it was difficult to shake the feeling that even among floodland s widescreen panorama something of the old magic had been lost. I m actually surprised that no one else had upped thi. The recording of the album began in january 1987 roughly. About press copyright contact us creators advertise developers terms privacy policy safety how youtube works test new features.
00 00 dominion mother russia 07 05 flood i 13 24 lucretia my reflection 18 21 1959 22. The the sisters of mercy s second album was titled floodland. Floodland is the second studio album by english rock band the sisters of mercy. 1987 floodland remastered and expanded 2006 tracks.
2006 issued digitally remastered edition of 1987 s floodland. It was released on 13 november 1987 by merciful release and warner music group. Floodland cover artwork front. The band lineup on floodland was nominally andrew eldritch and patricia morrison.
One man and his keyboards eldritch would return to the gang guitars format three years later.