Sex and Drugs and Jesus Christ is the sixth album by American deathrock band Christian Death. It was released on 18 October 1988.
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Released | 18 October 1988 | |||
Recorded | 1988 | |||
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Producer | Valor | |||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Metal Storm | 8.6/10[2] |
Trouser Press | unfavourable[3] |
Content
editAlbum cover
editThe cover artwork for Sex and Drugs and Jesus Christ has incited controversy.[4] It depicts an image of Jesus Christ in a self-made tourniquet, injecting heroin.
According to Jungle Records' website, the artwork affected the band, leading to a cancellation of shows in Boston.[5] The website claims the artwork was censored in NME and Melody Maker magazine, with the NME rating it a 1 out of 10, saying "may the good lord strike them down."[5]
Release
editReleased on 18 October 1988, Sex and Drugs and Jesus Christ is reportedly Christian Death's highest selling album from the 1980s.[5][citation needed]
Reception
editTrouser Press described the record as "awful", "rudimentary" and "barely musical".[3]
Track listing
edit- "This Is Heresy" - 4:21
- "Jesus Where's the Sugar" - 3:14
- "Wretched Mankind" - 4:24
- "Tragedy" - 04:09
- "Third Antichrist" - 10:21
- "Erection" - 5:23
- "Ten Thousand Hundred Times" - 4:42
- "Incendiary Lover" - 3:01
- "Window Pain" - 9:15
CD version contains the additional song "Tragedy" as track 4.
Personnel
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Huey, Steve. "Sex and Drugs and Jesus Christ – Christian Death | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ "Christian Death – Sex and Drugs and Jesus Christ Review – Metal Storm". Metal Storm. May 2006. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ a b Fasolino, Greg; Yeske, Katherine; Ferguson, Scott. "TrouserPres.com :: Christian Death". Trouser Press. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ Smyers, Darryl (5 September 2013). "Valor Kand of Christian Death: "I Have an Issue with People Assuming What Jesus Looked Like" | Dallas Observer". Dallas Observer. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ a b c "Christian Death 'Sex & Drugs & Jesus Christ'". Jungle Records. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2019.