No Comment is a 1984 Front 242 album released on the Another Side music label. The album was the first reference to Electronic Body Music (EBM) [1] when the band included the phrase "Electronic Body Music Composed and Produced On Eight Tracks by Front 242" in reference to their use of an 8-track recording device. Though the album was their second full-length album, the Belgian band had released several singles and EPs prior to No Comment. The dialogue samples featured in the track "Special Forces" are from the movie Apocalypse Now.
| No Comment | ||||
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| Released | September 1984 | |||
| Recorded | 1984 | |||
| Genre | EBM, industrial | |||
| Length | 34:19 (Another Side, Red Rhino, Wax Trax! CD) 33:35 (Wax Trax! Cassette) 52:21 (Epic CD) | |||
| Label | Another Side Red Rhino Europe Animalized Wax Trax! Epic | |||
| Producer | Front 242 | |||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
 1985 Red Rhino & Wax Trax releases cover | ||||
| Alternative cover | ||||
 1992 Epic release cover | ||||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
Track listing edit
No Comment has been released multiple times in both LP and CD formats in Belgium, Germany, and the United States. The following is a list of the tracks on all the significant releases of this album.
Another Side (1984) and Wax Trax! (1985) LP versions edit
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Commando Mix" | 9:23 |
| 2. | "S.FR.Nomenklatura" (1&2) | 6:36 |
| 3. | "Deceit (Behind Your Face)" | 3:44 |
| Total length: | 19:43 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 4. | "Lovely Day" | 5:23 |
| 5. | "No Shuffle" | 3:50 |
| 6. | "Special Forces" | 5:23 |
| Total length: | 14:36 | |
Note : initial copies of the Wax Trax! LP also contained a bonus live 7" single
Red Rhino CD version (1985) edit
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Commando Mix" | 9:23 |
| 2. | "Deceit" (Behind Your Face) | 3:44 |
| 3. | "Lovely Day" | 5:23 |
| 4. | "No Shuffle" | 3:50 |
| 5. | "Special Forces" | 5:23 |
| 6. | "S.FR.Nomenklatura" (Parts 1&2) | 6:36 |
| Total length: | 34:19 | |
Wax Trax! CD version (1988) edit
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Commando Mix" | 9:23 |
| 2. | "Deceit" | 3:44 |
| 3. | "Lovely Day" | 5:23 |
| 4. | "No Shuffle" | 3:50 |
| 5. | "Special Forces" | 5:23 |
| 6. | "S.FR.Nomenklatura" (Parts 1&2) | 6:36 |
| Total length: | 34:19 | |
Wax Trax! Cassette Version (1989) edit
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Commando Mix" | 9:05 |
| 2. | "Deceit" | 3:44 |
| 3. | "Lovely Day" | 5:16 |
| Total length: | 18:05 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 4. | "No Shuffle" | 3:48 |
| 5. | "Special Forces" | 5:18 |
| 6. | "S.FR.Nomenklatura" | 6:24 |
| Total length: | 15:30 | |
Epic CD version (1992) edit
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Commando Mix" | 9:23 |
| 2. | "Deceit" | 3:44 |
| 3. | "Lovely Day" | 5:23 |
| 4. | "No Shuffle" | 3:50 |
| 5. | "Special Forces" | 5:23 |
| 6. | "S.FR.Nomenklatura I" | 4:26 |
| 7. | "S.FR.Nomenklatura II" | 2:10 |
| 8. | "Body to Body" | 4:15 |
| 9. | "See the Future" (Live) | 6:20 |
| 10. | "In November" | 2:37 |
| 11. | "Special Forces" (Demo) | 4:50 |
| Total length: | 52:21 | |
The 1992 Epic Records rerelease of No Comment slightly changed the EBM reference, which read "Electronic body music recorded on 8 tracks".
Credits edit
- Jean-Luc de Meyer – lead vocals
- Daniel Bresanutti – keyboards, programming, live mixing
- Patrick Codenys – keyboards, programming, sampling
- Richard Jonckheere – percussion, backing vocals
References edit
- ^ Raggett, Ned. "No Comment". AllMusic. Retrieved October 28, 2017.