Burning from the Inside is the fourth studio album by English gothic rock band Bauhaus, released on 15 July 1983 by record label Beggars Banquet. It peaked at No. 13 on the UK Albums Chart.[2] The single, "She's In Parties", which spawned from the album, reached No. 26 in the UK Singles Chart.[3]
| Burning from the Inside | ||||
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| Released | 15 July 1983 | |||
| Studio | Rockfield, Wales | |||
| Genre | Post-punk | |||
| Length | 40:35 | |||
| Label | Beggars Banquet, A&M (US only)[1] | |||
| Producer | Bauhaus | |||
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Recording and production
editDuring the recording of the album, singer Peter Murphy was ill, leaving the rest of the band to undertake much of the writing and recording process without him. As evidence of how much input the rest of the band had on the album, bassist David J and guitarist Daniel Ash sang lead vocals on four of the songs.[4] This, combined with the fact that the band started recording without Murphy, led to internal difficulties, and by the time the album was released, they had already broken up.[citation needed] In 2015, David J announced in a solo performance that the album's title came from an incident in which he and Ash were smoking hash in a car and the car caught fire, burning from the inside.
Reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
Ned Raggett, writing for The Quietus in 2013, called the album "a compelling sprawl at its best, a case for fragmentation as beauty".[5]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Bauhaus (Daniel Ash, David J, Kevin Haskins and Peter Murphy)
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "She's in Parties" | 5:49 |
| 2. | "Antonin Artaud" | 4:09 |
| 3. | "Wasp" (instrumental) | 0:20 |
| 4. | "King Volcano" | 3:29 |
| 5. | "Who Killed Mr. Moonlight" | 4:55 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Slice of Life" | 3:43 |
| 7. | "Honeymoon Croon" | 2:52 |
| 8. | "Kingdom's Coming" | 2:25 |
| 9. | "Burning from the Inside" | 9:21 |
| 10. | "Hope" | 3:17 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Lagartija Nick" | 3:30 |
| 12. | "Here's the Dub (Special Effects By 'Loonatik & Drinks')" | 3:18 |
| 13. | "Departure" | 4:49 |
| 14. | "Sanity Assassin" | 4:05 |
Personnel
edit- Bauhaus
- Peter Murphy – lead vocals
- Daniel Ash – guitars, backing vocals, saxophone, lead vocals on "Slice of Life"
- David J – bass, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Who Killed Mr. Moonlight"
- Kevin Haskins – drums, keyboards
References
edit- ^ "Bauhaus - Burning From The Inside (1983, C - Monarch Pressing, Vinyl) %7c Discogs". Discogs. 1983. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
- ^ "Bauhaus charts".
- ^ "BAUHAUS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts.
- ^ a b Raggett, Ned. "Burning from the Inside – Bauhaus | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
- ^ Raggett, Ned. "The Quietus | Features | The Art of Parting: Bauhaus' Burning from the Inside 30 Years On". The Quietus. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
External links
edit- Burning from the Inside at Discogs (list of releases)