Revolting Cocks - Big Sexy Land
It just figures that Big Sexy Land should follow Twitch. I originally posted about this nearly five years ago, and hopefully now some of you can enjoy a lossless version. Being a lazy and opinionated blogger, here's what I wrote back then...
Never ever believe what Wikipedia tells you! The original (and best) Revolting Cocks were Belgians Luc van Acker and Richard 23 (from Front 242) with Ministry's Al Jourgenson on production duties. The fact that they are now labelled as an industrial metal band with Jourgenson taking the lead has very little bearing on the original line up, after all compare Ministry's early work with that of Front 242. If it wasn't for Van Acker, Jourgensen would still have been churning out sub standard new wave dance/pop.
Released on the UK arm of Chicago's Wax Trax label, this monstrous and at times disturbing album was one of the landmarks of the dim musical years of the mid-80's.
Stand out tracks are the growling disco beat of No Devotion and the two damning "tributes" to American corporate mass murderers Union Carbide. Now known these days as the industrial giant Dow Chemical.
Ripped from the CD version of an album released on Wax Trax! Records (WAXCD 017) in 1986 to high quality lossless FLAC audio.
1. 38
2. We Shall Cleanse The World
3. Attack Ships On Fire
4. Big Sexy Land
5. Union Carbide (West Virginia Version)
6. TV Mind
7. No Devotion
8. Union Carbide (Bhopal Mix)
9. You Often Forget
10. Attack Ships On Fire (12" Version)
11. No Devotion (12" Version)
Wikipedia reminds us that Union Carbide killed 3,787 and injured over 40,000 in Bhopal.
