Streetcleaner Lyrics (10)
Streetcleaner
| Band | |
|---|---|
| Type | Album (Studio full-length) |
| Released | November 13, 1989 |
| Genres | Industrial Metal, Sludge Metal |
| Labels | Earache Records |
| Length | 52:15 |
| Ranked | #122 for 1989 , #7,606 all-time |
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Streetcleaner Information
Track listing (Songs)
| title | rating | votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Like Rats | 4:28 | 86.7 | 3 | |
| 2. | Christbait Rising | 6:59 | 77.5 | 2 | |
| 3. | Pulp | 4:17 | 72.5 | 2 | |
| 4. | Dream Long Dead | 5:17 | 75 | 2 | |
| 5. | Head Dirt | 6:09 | 55 | 1 | |
| 6. | Devastator | 3:20 | 55 | 1 | |
| 7. | Mighty Trust Krusher | 5:26 | 55 | 1 | |
| 8. | Life Is Easy | 4:49 | 55 | 1 | |
| 9. | Streetcleaner | 6:43 | 60 | 1 | |
| 10. | Locust Furnace | 4:44 | 55 | 1 |
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Line-up (members)
- Justin Broadrick : Vocals, Guitars, Drum Programming
- G. Christian Green : Bass
- Paul Neville : Guitars (tracks 6 - 10)
The title Streetcleaner may have originated from the band Whitehouse, one of Justin's influences. On their Right to Kill album they have a song called The Street Cleaner which might have influenced the band to choose that for their first full length album title.
On the original copy of the CD, tracks 6 and 7 are read on the case to be one whole track but they are two individual tracks (as pres ... See More
On the original copy of the CD, tracks 6 and 7 are read on the case to be one whole track but they are two individual tracks (as pres ... See More
Streetcleaner Lists
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Streetcleaner Reviews
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Date : Nov 1, 2020
Sometimes when you listen to one of these acclaimed albums and don’t like them so much, you can still see what makes the album so great. You can recognize what other people see in it and write it off as just not being your thing. But sometimes, you might just be left mystified, wondering “What am I missing?”
Just before Streetcleaner, I had been listening to Peter Gabriel’s Passion, one of his most revered releases and a widely acclaimed New Age/World Music album. The album didn’t do anything for me, mostly because I’m not a fan of the style of music. However, I could still acknowledge the great compositions and brilliant atmospheres crafted in the soundscapes, and it was no mystery to me why it is so well liked.
Streetcleaner is a different case. I love metal. I love dark, misanthropic, heavy music. But listening to Streetcleaner, I struggle to find any appeal at all. The songs are all incredibly simple, and it sounds much less like a performance and much more like each member came up with one loop and just had it repeat for 5 minutes. There’s nothing innately wrong with this, but if you’re gonna repeat something for so long, at least make it good. The riffs are barely there; boring, slow, uninspired guitar that does little other than add a sludgy atmosphere, and ditto for the bass. The drum beats are equally boring and uninspired, and aside from some occasional addition of double bass, never do anything interesting. The vocals are sometimes there, and ... See More
Just before Streetcleaner, I had been listening to Peter Gabriel’s Passion, one of his most revered releases and a widely acclaimed New Age/World Music album. The album didn’t do anything for me, mostly because I’m not a fan of the style of music. However, I could still acknowledge the great compositions and brilliant atmospheres crafted in the soundscapes, and it was no mystery to me why it is so well liked.
Streetcleaner is a different case. I love metal. I love dark, misanthropic, heavy music. But listening to Streetcleaner, I struggle to find any appeal at all. The songs are all incredibly simple, and it sounds much less like a performance and much more like each member came up with one loop and just had it repeat for 5 minutes. There’s nothing innately wrong with this, but if you’re gonna repeat something for so long, at least make it good. The riffs are barely there; boring, slow, uninspired guitar that does little other than add a sludgy atmosphere, and ditto for the bass. The drum beats are equally boring and uninspired, and aside from some occasional addition of double bass, never do anything interesting. The vocals are sometimes there, and ... See More
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Date : Jan 15, 2015
초창기 Napalm Death의 멤버였던 Justin Broadrick와 G. Christian Green이 결성한 Industrial Metal 밴드로 Industrial Metal 밴드 사이에선 Black Sabbath급으로 칭송 받는 밴드이다. 말이 그냥 Black Sabbath라는 게 아니고 영국내의 NWOBHM 흐름에서 파격적인 Heavy Metal 노선을 보여준 Black Sabbath에 걸맞는 비교를 Godflesh에게는 댄서너블하면서 Groove가 강조되며 타 장르의 결합과 함께 들려준 Industrial Metal 장르를 Godflesh만의 사운드로 정형화 시킨 밴드라고 할 수 있기 때문에 이 쪽 장르에서는 Black Sabbath를 비교해도 이의없이 칭송 받는 급의 대우를 받는다.
하지만 흔히 우리가 아는 Industrial Metal의 사운드를 알듯이 Godflesh는 일반적으로 아는 그 사운드와는 다르며 일반적인 Industrial Metal보다 상당히 진지하고 어둡고 혼돈스러운 사운드를 들려주며 무엇에 홀린 듯 이들은 조금 더 심오하며 실험적인 시도를 하고 있다.
모든 세션에 Effects가 잔뜩 들어갔지만 그 분위기와 표현력을 맞추기엔 여지없이 훌륭하며 단순한 Beat를 조금씩 집어 넣기만 할 뿐 기계적인 분위기를 그려 나가기 위한 Guitar와 Bass 단 두대로 이런 사운드를 내는 것에 경이롭기만 하다. Drum이야 이쪽에선 Program으로 찍는게 더욱 Industrial다우니 오히려 일반 Drum으로 녹음을 했다면 별로 였을 것이다 ... See More
하지만 흔히 우리가 아는 Industrial Metal의 사운드를 알듯이 Godflesh는 일반적으로 아는 그 사운드와는 다르며 일반적인 Industrial Metal보다 상당히 진지하고 어둡고 혼돈스러운 사운드를 들려주며 무엇에 홀린 듯 이들은 조금 더 심오하며 실험적인 시도를 하고 있다.
모든 세션에 Effects가 잔뜩 들어갔지만 그 분위기와 표현력을 맞추기엔 여지없이 훌륭하며 단순한 Beat를 조금씩 집어 넣기만 할 뿐 기계적인 분위기를 그려 나가기 위한 Guitar와 Bass 단 두대로 이런 사운드를 내는 것에 경이롭기만 하다. Drum이야 이쪽에선 Program으로 찍는게 더욱 Industrial다우니 오히려 일반 Drum으로 녹음을 했다면 별로 였을 것이다 ... See More
Streetcleaner Comments
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Nov 17, 2022
These songs are not about normal easy-to-absorb song structures. They're more like mood pieces. When I started listening, I thought this approach kept the album from being truly great. The opposite proved true, as I started really appreciating the stark bleak atmosphere that brings to mind a mechanical world that mass-produces defective & overly simple minds. Respect to Godflesh for this album.
Nov 17, 2018
다양한 음악을 듣다가 정말 내겐 도저히 안맞는다 싶은 쟝르가 있는데 인더스트리얼 계열도 그중 하나다. 하지만 이 음반은 내 기호도를 떠나서 쟝르의 아이콘이라 불려도 손색 없는 명반이고 음악 또한 희안하게도 내 귀를 잡아끈다. 1989년도에 이런 엄청난 결과물을 낼 수 있었다니..
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Godflesh Discography
| Album | Type | Release date | Rating | Votes | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Godflesh | EP | Jan 1, 1988 | 57.5 | 2 | 0 |
| ▶ Streetcleaner | Album | Nov 13, 1989 | 77.2 | 9 | 2 |
| Slavestate | EP | Jul 1991 | 75 | 1 | 0 |
| Cold World | EP | Oct 1991 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Pure | Album | Apr 13, 1992 | 70 | 3 | 1 |
| Merciless | EP | 1994 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Selfless | Album | Sep 26, 1994 | 42.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Songs of Love and Hate | Album | Oct 20, 1996 | 40 | 1 | 1 |
| Love and Hate in Dub | EP | Jun 24, 1997 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Us and Them | Album | May 17, 1999 | 72.5 | 2 | 1 |
| Messiah | EP | 2000 | 40 | 1 | 0 |
| Hymns | Album | Oct 23, 2001 | 90 | 1 | 0 |
| Streetcleaner: Live at Roadburn 2011 | Live | Apr 2, 2013 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Decline & Fall | EP | Jun 2, 2014 | 80 | 1 | 0 |
| A World Lit Only by Fire | Album | Oct 7, 2014 | 85 | 3 | 0 |
| Post Self | Album | Nov 17, 2017 | 90 | 1 | 0 |
| Pure : Live | Live | Nov 2, 2022 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Purge | Album | Jun 9, 2023 | 95 | 1 | 0 |
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