T.V. Sky is the third album by the industrial band The Young Gods, released on 7 February 1992 through PIAS Recordings.

T.V. Sky
Studio album by
Released7 February 1992
RecordedCP Studio Brussels
GenreIndustrial rock, industrial metal, techno
Length48:15
LabelPIAS
ProducerRoli Mosimann
The Young Gods chronology
The Young Gods Play Kurt Weill
(1991)
T.V. Sky
(1992)
Live Sky Tour
(1993)
Singles from T.V. Sky
  1. "Skinflowers"
    Released: January 1992
  2. "Gasoline Man"
    Released: September 1992

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [1]
Rock Hard8.5/10[2]
Music From the Empty QuarterFavourable[3]

Accolades

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Year Publication Country Accolade Rank
1999 Ned Raggett United States "The Top 136 Albums of the Nineties" 14[4]
2000 Kerrang! United Kingdom "200 Albums For The Year 2000 (Industrial)" 8[5]
2000 Terrorizer United Kingdom "100 Most Important Albums of the Nineties" *[6]
2005 Rock Hard Germany "The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time" 315[7]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Our House"2:52
2."Gasoline Man"4:22
3."T.V. Sky"3:48
4."Skinflowers"5:09
5."Dame Chance"5:02
6."The Night Dance"4:19
7."She Rains"2:48
8."Summer Eyes"19:55

Chart performance

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Chart Peak
Swiss Album Chart[8] 26
UK Albums Chart[9] 54

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Raggett, Ned. Young Gods T.V. Sky at AllMusic. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  2. ^ Deese, Uwe (1992). "Reviews The Young Gods T.V. Sky". Rock Hard (in German). No. 58. ISSN 1437-8140. OCLC 85155279. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  3. ^ Deadhead (February 1992). "The Young Gods T.V. Sky". Music From the Empty Quarter. No. 4. Ilford: The Empty Quarter. ISSN 0964-542X. OCLC 1057117763.
  4. ^ "The Top 136 Albums of the Nineties". Ned Raggett. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  5. ^ "Kerrang! - 200 Albums For The Year 2000". Rocklist.net. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
  6. ^ "Terrorizer – 100 Most Important Albums of the Nineties". Rocklist.net. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
  7. ^ Best of Rock & Metal - Die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten (in German). Rock Hard. 2005. p. 84. ISBN 3-89880-517-4.
  8. ^ hitparade.ch, Swiss charts page for The Young Gods
  9. ^ [1], UK charts page for The Young Gods