Blacklist Mercy - Ribozyme

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...The Sisters Of Mercy Are (currently) Andrew Eldritch - vocals Adam Pearson - guitars Mike Varjak - guitars Doktor Avalanche - drums, etc Nurse - nurse to the Doktor Discography The Damage Done(1980), Body Electric(1982), Anaconda(1983), Alice E.P.(1983), The Reptile House E.P.(1983), Temple Of Love(1983), First Last And Always(1985), Floodland(1987), Vision Thing(1990), Some Girls Wander By Mistake(1992), Greatest Hits Volume 1(1993) Background The Sisters Of Mercy formed in Leeds in 1980 and at the time consisted of Gary Marx and Andrew Eldritch, a guitar and an amp. Their first single was pressed and released by themselves, received one radio play and was described as being both "unobtainable and unlistenable”. Recruiting Craig Adams on bass and Doktor Avalanche(the drum machine) to fo the rest... Read review

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Advantages: Good value for money
Disadvantages: No lyrics

...What i like about "beg for mercy" is the booklet inside that includes many pictures of g-unit and Lloyd Banks and Young Buck and Curtis 50 Cent Jackson. Inside the booklet it tells you who sings the songs and who it is published by. On the special edition i think you get a bonus track called "Collapse" (G-unit freestyle) but that might be featured on the normal CD. What i didn't like about the cd is that in the booklet it didn't have any lyrics. The layout of the front and back cover is ok, the front picture is Young Buck, Curtis 50 Cent Jackson and Lloyd Banks weighed down with bling. The font of the songs on the back might be hard for some people to read with 50 Cents tattooed hands in the background. The songs featured on the cd are: 01: G-unit, 02: Poppin Them Thangs, 03: My Buddy, 04: I'm So Hood, 05: Stunt 101, 06: Wanna Get To... Read review

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Advantages: Magnificent full-length debut from Goth masters
Disadvantages: Some tracks need to be heard live to be appreciated

...This was the first chance the mainstream would have had to hear the mighty music of Leeds' Sisters of Mercy. Although formed in 1980, the band had only released a long succession of singles and EPs before this debut album. Although 'Floodland' is a stronger and more epic album, this is the album that really gave impetus to the 'Goth' movement and has the classic band line-up. The key is here that they sound like a great band playing together, whereas on 'Floodland', Eldritch created and composed practically alone. Gary Marx, Wayne Hussey and Craig Adams made up the band and all members were involved in musical composition, whilst Eldritch was the sole lyricist and vocalist. I was lucky enough to score tickets to see Eldritch and his current line-up in May at the Astoria, and their live shows stay true to the original ethos; the band... Read review

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