Prince of the Poverty Line
1994 studio album by Skyclad
Prince of the Poverty Line | ||||
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Studio album by Skyclad | ||||
Released | 22 March 1994 | |||
Genre | Folk metal | |||
Length | 52:00 | |||
Label | Noise | |||
Producer | Kevin Ridley | |||
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Prince of the Poverty Line is the fourth full-length studio album by British folk metal band Skyclad. It is a loose concept album about urban decay in post-Thatcherite Britain.
According to Kevin Ridley, producer and, from 1997, a full band-member, this album remains their biggest seller. Many people consider it to be the band's masterwork.
Track listing
- "Civil War Dance" – 5:03
- "Cardboard City" – 5:05
- "Sins of Emission" – 3:33
- "Land of the Rising Slum" – 4:28
- "The One Piece Puzzle" – 5:52
- "A Bellyful of Emptiness" – 4:57
- "A Dog in the Manger" – 6:10
- "Gammadion Seed" – 5:26
- "Womb of the Worm" – 6:56
- "The Truth Famine" – 4:30
- "Brothers Beneath the Skin" (Limited edition bonus track) – 3:45
The US edition of the album contains the studio tracks from the Skyclad EP Tracks from the Wilderness as alternate bonus tracks, including the Thin Lizzy cover, "Emerald":
- "Emerald" – 3:34 (Gorham/Downey/Robertson/Lynott)
- "A Room Next Door" – 4:51
- "When All Else Fails" – 4:19
- All Songs Written By Ramsey/Walkyier unless otherwise noted
Production
- Produced by Kevin Ridley & Skyclad
- Engineered & Mixed by Kevin Ridley
Personnel
- Martin Walkyier: Lead Vocals
- Steve Ramsey: Six & Twelve String Guitars, Backing Vocals
- Dave Pugh: Electric & Acoustic Guitars
- Cath Howell: Keyboards, Violin, Backing Vocals
- Graeme English: Bass, Backing Vocals
- Keith Baxter: Drums
- With-Tony Bray, Steve Chahley, Graig Dodds, Mark Dodds, Alex Martin: Additional Backing Vocals
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Skyclad
- Steve Ramsey
- Graeme "Bean" English
- Georgina Biddle
- Kevin Ridley
- Arron Walton
- Dave Pugh
- Martin Walkyier
- Keith Baxter
- The Wayward Sons of Mother Earth (1991)
- A Burnt Offering for the Bone Idol (1992)
- Jonah's Ark (1993)
- Prince of the Poverty Line (1994)
- The Silent Whales of Lunar Sea (1995)
- Irrational Anthems (1996)
- Oui Avant-Garde á Chance (1996)
- The Answer Machine? (1997)
- Vintage Whine (1999)
- Folkémon (2000)
- A Semblance of Normality (2004)
- In the... All Together (2009)
- Old Rope (1996)
- Poetic Wisdom (2001)
- History Lessens (2002)
- No Daylights... Nor Heel Taps (2002)
- Another Fine Mess (2001)
- Live at the Dynamo (2002)
- Tracks from the Wilderness (1992)
- Outrageous Fourtunes (1998)
- Classix Shape (1999)
- Jig-a-Jig (2006)
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