AllMusic described the performance as a "heart-wrenching cry about the physical suffering caused by the AIDS plague being compounded by the shameful arrogance of self-appointed moralists."[1]
Reception
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Trouser Press described it as "sepulchral, breathtakingly dramatic and, in the best possible sense, appalling".[3]
It was placed on Terrorizer's list of the "100 Most Important Albums of the Nineties".[4]
Track listing
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Title |
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1. | "There Are No More Tickets to the Funeral" | 13:13 |
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2. | "This Is The Law of the Plague" | 11:44 |
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3. | "I Wake Up and I See the Face of The Devil" | 5:59 |
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4. | "Confessional (Give Me Sodomy or Give Me Death)" | 4:17 |
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5. | "How Shall Our Judgement Be Carried Out Upon the Wicked?" | 8:37 |
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6. | "Let Us Praise the Masters of Slow Death" | 5:54 |
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7. | "Consecration" | 3:44 |
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8. | "Sono L'Antichristo" | 3:09 |
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9. | "Cris D'Aveugle (Blind Man's Cry)" | 10:00 |
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10. | "Let My People Go" | 6:05 |
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Personnel
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- Diamanda Galás – vocals
- David Linton - percussion
- Kurt Munkacsi – production
- Blaise Dupuy – production
- Rory Johnson – executive production
Release history
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Region
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Date
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Label
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Format
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Catalog
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United Kingdom
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1991
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Mute
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CD, LP
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STUMM 83
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United States
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Mute
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CD, CS
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9-61043
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References
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External links
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