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Floodland

The Sisters Of Mercy

Elektra Records, 1987

REVIEW BY: Sean McCarthy

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: 06/26/1999

To paraphrase Bart Simpson, "Making teenagers depressed is likeshooting fish in a barrel."

Unfortunately, that quote can extend into my mid 20s. That wouldbe one of the only reasons that I could be attracted to Floodland, a breakthrough album for the band, Sisters ofMercy. Introduced to it by my roommate, it quickly became asoundtrack to playing "Goldeneye" on the N64 with a nice glass ofmerlot.

But to do this review, I have to drop the "G" bomb on youreaders. For those unfamiliar with Sisters of Mercy, they're one ofthe cornerstones of the much misunderstood "goth" genre of rockmusic.

Emotions are more bloated than Fat Bastard's belly on Floodland. One the first track, "Dominion/Mother Russia,"Andrew Eldrich croons and moans such lines as "When I lick yourwings" and "Mother Russia rain down, down, down." Jim Steinman, aproducer known for putting a pristine sheen on recordings, is aperfect pick for a producer for the Sisters of Mercy.