Lovegod

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The Soup Dragon's only commercially successful release, Lovegod was a definitive album of a short-lived but blissful movement in alternative dance that began in the late '80s and ended in the early '90s. Lead with fellow Scotsmen Primal Scream and other proto-trip-hop bands like the Happy Mondays, the Charlatans U.K., the Stone Roses, and the Farm, the scene revolved around community--masses joined in various forms of often chemically enhanced euphoric states, dancing till breakfast and beyond. Like Primal Scream's Screamadelica, this album follows a path clearly cut by the Rolling Stones. Their hazy, blues-on-Ecstasy psychedelic grooves fueled the club-going shoe gazers swaying in place for what could have been forever, while at the same time uplifted souls (and soles) with money-maker shakers like "Backwards Dog" and a cover of the Stones' "I'm Free." Because of its combination of timeless rock influences and its preturntablism dance sensibility, Lovegod has aged well, losing little of its capacity for elation. --Beth Massa

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Lovegod

Average customer rating:

Great flashback value
Good listening with a psychedelic edge.
Amazing Album
Great Stones Cover Track and Little Else! Poor Sound Quality Too!
one of my favs

Lovegod
The Soup Dragons
Manufacturer: Island / Mercury
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | British Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

Alternative Dance | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

General | Rock | Styles | Music

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music

General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B000001FWG
Release Date: 1990-07-19

Tracks:

I'm Free
Mother Universe
Backwards Dog
Softly
Drive The Pain
Lovegod
Dream-E-Forever
Sweetmeat
Kiss The Gun
Love You To Death
Beauty Freak
Lovegod Dub
Crotch Deep Trash

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The Soup Dragon's only commercially successful release, Lovegod was a definitive album of a short-lived but blissful movement in alternative dance that began in the late '80s and ended in the early '90s. Lead with fellow Scotsmen Primal Scream and other proto-trip-hop bands like the Happy Mondays, the Charlatans U.K., the Stone Roses, and the Farm, the scene revolved around community--masses joined in various forms of often chemically enhanced euphoric states, dancing till breakfast and beyond. Like Primal Scream's Screamadelica, this album follows a path clearly cut by the Rolling Stones. Their hazy, blues-on-Ecstasy psychedelic grooves fueled the club-going shoe gazers swaying in place for what could have been forever, while at the same time uplifted souls (and soles) with money-maker shakers like "Backwards Dog" and a cover of the Stones' "I'm Free." Because of its combination of timeless rock influences and its preturntablism dance sensibility, Lovegod has aged well, losing little of its capacity for elation. --Beth Massa

Customer Reviews:

Great flashback value.......2007-06-01

I bought this because I used to listen to it in high school and have great memories associated with it. My wife's class song was this version of "I'm Free," if you believe that.

For that reason, I love it. But if I look past the memories and really listen to it, it's mediocre and fairly repetitive. Once you've heard "I'm Free" and "Sweetmeat," you've heard the album.

Great flashback value, though.

Good listening with a psychedelic edge........2007-03-12

I'm no expert on this band's history. I basically wanted their version of "I'm Free" to upload. Everything else is decent. It keeps you moving with a back to the 60's (that really happened in the 70's) beat, and my 14 yo kids like it.

Amazing Album.......2006-11-28

Not sure where the two negative reviews come from other than that the other songs on this album are not straight imitations of I'm Free. Every single one of these songs is superb, to the point where you can't believe so many great songs might go on one album. It amazes me that they never hit any greater popularity in the US than their well-known single, and I urge you to pick it up (bargain bin if you're lucky, despite what one reviewer wrote) and give it a full listen. It's brilliant.

Great Stones Cover Track and Little Else! Poor Sound Quality Too!.......2006-01-03

Okay, I'll admit it: I bought this album because I liked "I'm Free" which I thought had a great groove and excellent wah-pedal guitar and then I found out much later that it was a Rolling Stones cover. So I thought I'd judge the rest of the tracks on the very short album which for some reason still sounds too short with the 2 bonus tracks added. I have to say that this album hasn't aged well at all and the sound quality is poor. Given the standard of recording that's out there today, if you want to do your stereo or even your eardrums any justice, I'd say pass on this until they remaster it; if they ever do. Nice psychedelic cover art though but this is essentially "I'm Free" plus 12 filler tracks. I'd recommend getting albums by EMF or Jesus Jones rather than this album.

one of my favs.......2005-10-30

This album takes me back to the good days of music better than almost any other album. Psychedelic dance groovy synth fun music. I love this one