Y (album)
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Y is the debut album by English band The Pop Group
, released in 1979.
ranks Y as the 23rd greatest rock album of all time. Reviewing the album, he calls it "one of the most intense, touching and vibrant albums in the history of rock music."
The Pop Group
The Pop Group are a British post-punk band from Bristol, England, formed in 1978, whose dissonant sound spanned punk, free jazz, funk and dub reggae. Their lyrics were often political in nature...
, released in 1979.
Critical Reception
Internet rock music historian Piero ScaruffiPiero Scaruffi
Piero Scaruffi received a degree in Mathematics in 1982 from University of Turin, where he did work on the General Theory of Relativity. For a number of years he was the head of the Artificial Intelligence Center at Olivetti, based in Cupertino, California. He has been a visiting scholar at...
ranks Y as the 23rd greatest rock album of all time. Reviewing the album, he calls it "one of the most intense, touching and vibrant albums in the history of rock music."
Track listing
- "She Is Beyond Good and Evil" – 3:23 (CD only: not on the original '79 vinyl album)
- "Thief of Fire" – 4:35
- "Snow Girl" – 3:21
- "Blood Money" – 2:57
- "We Are Time" – 6:29
- "Savage Sea" – 3:02
- "Words Disobey Me" – 3:26
- "Don't Call Me Pain" – 5:35
- "The Boys from Brazil" – 4:16
- "Don't Sell Your Dreams" – 6:40
- "3:38" - 3:42 (CD only: not on the original '79 vinyl album)
Personnel
- Gareth SagerGareth SagerGareth Sager is a British guitarist, keyboardist, musician and songwriter, who has played in several British groups.He moved to Scotland with his family and attended George Watsons College from 1965 till 1970. Sager was a member of the Bristol acts The Pop Group, Rip Rig + Panic , Float Up CP and...
- band member - Mark StewartMark Stewart (musician)Mark Stewart is a British musician and founding member of The Pop Group. A pioneer of industrial hip-hop, he has recorded for On-U Sound Records and Mute Records.-Career:...
- band member - Bruce Smith - band member
- Simon Underwood - band member
- John Waddington - band member
- Dennis BovellDennis BovellDennis Bovell is a reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer. He was a member of the British reggae band Matumbi, and released dub-reggae records under his own name as well as the pseudonym 'Blackbeard'....
- producer - The Pop GroupThe Pop GroupThe Pop Group are a British post-punk band from Bristol, England, formed in 1978, whose dissonant sound spanned punk, free jazz, funk and dub reggae. Their lyrics were often political in nature...
- producer - Mike Blaine - engineer
- Brian Gaylor - assistant engineer