Attitude (Rip Rig + Panic album)
1983 studio album by Rip Rig + Panic
Attitude post-punk band Rip Rig + Panic , released in 1983 by Virgin Records .[ 1]
Reception
In Melody Maker God [ 5] The Digital Fix wondered "Why wasn't it more popular?" and said that the album "somehow combines the best qualities of the previous two".[ 6] The List' s Neil Cooper called Attitude "the most honed, conventionally focused and 'produced'" of Rip Rig + Panic's three.[ 7]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Sean Oliver, Gareth Sager and Mark Springer
Side one Title 1. "Keep the Sharks From Your Heart" 3:49 2. "Sunken Love" 2:55 3. "Rip Open, But Oh So Long Thy Wounds Take to Heal" 3:09 4. "Do the Tightrope" 3:19 5. "Intimacy, Just Gently Shimmer" 3:17 6. "How That Spark Sets Me Aglow" 3:26
Side two Title 1. "Alchemy in This Cemetry" 3:19 2. "Beat the Beast" 2:07 3. "The Birth Pangs of Spring" 3:24 4. "Eros; What Brings Colour Up the Stem?" 4:07 5. "Push Your Tiny Body as High as Your Desire Can Take You" 1:27 6. "Viva X Dreams" 7:02
2013 CD issue bonus tracks Title 13. "Do the Tightrope" (12" version) 5:53 14. "1619 A Dutch Vessel Docks in the U.S.A. With 20 Humans for Sale" 7:21 15. "Blip This Jig It's Shamanic" 0:47 16. "Beat the Beast (Sob Sob I'm Gonna Jail This Hell Hole Itch)" 3:40 17. "Leave Your Spittle in the Pot" 4:42 18. "It's Always Tit for Tac You Foolish Brats" 1:44 19. "Do the Tightrope" (Instrumental version) 5:56 20. "You're My Kind of Climate" (Dance mix) 6:06
Personnel
Adapted from the Attitude liner notes.[ 8]
Rip Rig + Panic Neneh Cherry – vocals (A1, A2, A6, B1, B2, B4) Sean Oliver – bass guitar
Gareth Sager – guitar (A4, A6, B1, B3) , vocals (B1, B2, B6) , alto saxophone (B3, B6) , clarinet (A1, A2) , piano (A5) , horn and string arrangement (A1, A2, A4, A6, B4, B5) , production, designBruce Smith – drums (A1-A3, B1, B3, B4) Mark Springer – piano (A1-A3, A6, B1, B4-B6) , vocals (A4, B4, B6) , soprano saxophone (B2) , harmonica (B4) Additional musicians David Defries – trumpet (A1, A4, B1, B2, B4) Woo Honeymoon – violin (A2, A4, A6, B1, B4)
Giles Leaman – additional drums and percussion
Steve Noble – drums (A4, A6, B2, B6)
Additional musicians (cont.) Andrea Oliver – vocals (A4, B6) Sarah Sarahandi – viola (A2, A4-A6, B1, B2, B4, B5)
Dave "Flash" Wright – tenor saxophone (A1, A3, A4, A5, B1, B2, B4-B6) Production and additional personnel
Release history
Region
Date
Label
Format
Catalog
United Kingdom
1983
Virgin
LP
V 2268
2013
Cherry Red
CD
CDMRED 574
References
^ Isler, Scott; Sheridan, David (2007). "Rip Rig + Panic" . Trouser Press . Retrieved 2 June 2016 . ^ "Rip Rig + Panic: Attitude > Overview" . AllMusic . Retrieved 2 June 2016 .^ Pitter, Charles (28 June 2013). "Rip Rig + Panic: God , I Am Cold , Attitude " . PopMatters . Retrieved 2 June 2016 . ^ Quantick, David (August 2013). "Rip Rig + Panic: God , I Am Cold , Attitude " . Q . Retrieved 2 June 2016 . [permanent dead link ] ^ Barber, Lynden (9 April 1983). Attitude (PDF) . History of Rock 1983. p. 62. Retrieved 28 October 2020 . ^ Baptie, Douglas (1 July 2013). "Rip Rig + Panic – God / I Am Cold / Attitude " . The Digital Fix . Retrieved 28 October 2020 . ^ Cooper, Neil (23 July 2013). "Rip Rig and Panic – God /I Am Cold /Attitude " . The List . Retrieved 28 October 2020 . ^ Attitude (sleeve). Rip Rig + Panic . London, United Kingdom: Virgin Records . 1983.{{cite AV media notes }}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link )
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