Pope Adrian 37th Psychristiatric

Pope Adrian 37th Psychristiatric
Studio album by
Rudimentary Peni
Released1995[1]
Recorded1992, Southern Studios
GenreArt punk, anarcho-punk
LabelOuter Himalayan[2]
Rudimentary Peni chronology
Cacophony
(1988) 		Pope Adrian 37th Psychristiatric
(1995) 		Echoes of Anguish (EP)
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Punknews.org[3]

Pope Adrian 37th Psychristiatric is a concept album by the band Rudimentary Peni.[4] It was recorded in 1992 and released in 1995. The majority of the album was written while lead singer/guitarist Nick Blinko was being detained in a psychiatric hospital under section 3 of the Mental Health Act 1983. The subject matter of the album relates to the delusions Blinko was experiencing at the time, particularly the idea that he was "Pope Adrian 37th" — a reference to Pope Adrian IV.[5]

Adding to the album's unique sound, the pseudo-latinized phrase "Papas Adrianus" (Pope Adrian) is looped and can be heard in the background through the entire album.

Blinko provided the artwork for the album.[6]

Track listing

  1. "Pogo Pope"
  2. "The Pope with No Name"
  3. "Hadrianich Relique"
  4. "Il Papus Puss"
  5. "Muse Sick (Sic)"
  6. "Vatican't City Hearse"
  7. "I'm a Dream"
  8. "We're Gonna Destroy Life the World Gets Higher and Higher"
  9. "Pills, Popes And Potions"
  10. "Ireland Sun"
  11. "Regicide Chaz III"
  12. "Iron Lung"

References

  1. ^ Cogan, Brian (2006). Encyclopedia of Punk Music and Culture. Greenwood Press. p. 189.
  2. ^ "Rudimentary Peni". Trouser Press. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Rudimentary Peni - Pope Adrian 37th Psychristiatric [reissue]". www.punknews.org. 25 March 2013.
  4. ^ Glasper, Ian (1 June 2014). The Day the Country Died: A History of Anarcho Punk 1980–1984. PM Press. ISBN 9781604865165 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Aitch, Iain (20 April 2021). "'Nobody else could make this music': the return of underground punks Rudimentary Peni". Music. The Guardian.
  6. ^ Warwick, Kevin (21 October 2013). "In Rotation: Artist Heather Gabel on Lungfish's secret truths". Chicago Reader.