Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Email
Answers.com

Rest in Peace: The Final Concert

 
Album Review: Rest in Peace: The Final Concert

  • Artist: Bauhaus
  • Rating: StarStar
  • Release Date: September 02, 1992
  • Total Time: 94:17
  • Type: Live
  • Genre: Rock

Review

First surfacing long after the band's 1983 breakup -- but long before anyone realized that in fact more concerts would one day be a reality -- Rest in Peace, a soundboard recording made by the band's loyal soundman Pete "Plug" Edwards, isn't as crisp-sounding or totally successful a live release as the massive Press the Eject, but still demonstrates the band members bowing out on a high with what was indeed their final show together at that time. Covering the entire show without breaks, including the use of the studio instrumental "Satori" as introduction music, Rest in Peace remains quite noteworthy not merely for the historical value, but because it's the only place where official live recordings of many Burning-era songs can be found (aside from "She's in Parties," no other song from that album was regularly featured during the band's reunion tour). The portentous but still draggy "Burning from the Inside" actually starts the show, while the haunting beauty of "Kingdom's Coming," "King Volcano" and "Slice of Life," here sung by Murphy with Ash instead of just Ash (as on the album take), surface here, along with the ranting energy of "Antonin Artaud." As with the performances of more familiar songs like "Hollow Hills," the main-set-closing "Dark Entries" and "In Fear of Fear," the band sounds excellently on form; while you can't quite say there's a definite sense that these were going to be the last performances for the known future, the four members do give it all they have. The encore includes a spirited take on "Boys," the obscure flip of "Bela Lugosi's Dead," while the finale consists of that notorious number, given a then-final kick. On top of all this is a total never-officially-recorded-elsewhere rarity in the main set -- a gently spooky version of "In Heaven," the oft-covered David Lynch song used in Eraserhead. ~ Ned Raggett, All Music Guide

Tracks



CD 1

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
(Introduction) Satori Bauhaus Bauhaus (4:36)
Burning from the Inside (Lyrics) Bauhaus Bauhaus (7:09)
In Fear of Fear (Lyrics) Bauhaus Bauhaus (3:21)
Terror Couple Kill Colonel (Lyrics) Bauhaus Bauhaus (3:45)
The Spy in the Cab Bauhaus Bauhaus (4:46)
Kingdom's Coming (Lyrics) Bauhaus Bauhaus (3:35)
She's in Parties (Lyrics) Bauhaus Bauhaus (4:15)
Antonin Artaud (Lyrics) Bauhaus Bauhaus (3:41)
King Volcano (Lyrics) Bauhaus Bauhaus (2:51)
Passion of Lovers (Lyrics) Bauhaus Bauhaus (3:31)
Slice of Life (Lyrics) Bauhaus Bauhaus (3:42)
In Heaven Bauhaus, Peter Ivers, David Lynch Bauhaus (3:01)
Dancing (Lyrics) Bauhaus Bauhaus (2:54)
Hollow Hills (Lyrics) Bauhaus Bauhaus (5:27)
Stigmata Martyr (Lyrics) Bauhaus Bauhaus (3:40)
Kick in the Eye (Lyrics) Bauhaus Bauhaus (3:21)
Dark Entries (Lyrics) Bauhaus Bauhaus (4:34)


CD 2

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Double Dare (Lyrics) Bauhaus Bauhaus (4:58)
In the Flat Field (Lyrics) Bauhaus Bauhaus (4:20)
Boys (Lyrics) Peter Murphy, Daniel Ash, Kevin Haskins Bauhaus (2:41)
God in an Alcove (Lyrics) Peter Murphy, Daniel Ash, Kevin Haskins, David Jay Bauhaus (4:04)
Hair of the Dog (Lyrics) Bauhaus Bauhaus (2:53)
Bela Lugosi's Dead (Lyrics) Bauhaus Bauhaus (9:46)

Credits

Daniel Ash (Saxophone), Anton Corbijn (Photography), Pete Edwards (Engineer), Pete Edwards (Liner Notes), Peter Murphy (Vocals), Daniel Ash (Guitar), John Dent (Mastering), Kevin Haskins (Drums), David J (Bass)
Search unanswered questions...
Enter a question here...
Search: All sources Community Q&A Reference topics
Wikipedia: Rest in Peace: The Final Concert
Top
Rest in Peace: The Final Concert
Live album by Bauhaus
Released August, 1992
Recorded Hammersmith Palais, London, 5 July 1983
Genre Gothic rock
Length 96:51
Label Nemo Records
Professional reviews
Bauhaus live albums chronology
Press the Eject and Give Me the Tape
(1982)
Rest in Peace: The Final Concert
(1992)
Gotham
(1999)

Rest in Peace: The Final Concert is a double-CD live album of a concert performed in 1983 by gothic rock band Bauhaus.

The first disc is the concert, and the second disc is the encore.

Contents

Track listing

Disc one

  1. "(Introduction) Satori" – 4:36
  2. "Burning from the Inside" – 7:09
  3. "In Fear of Fear" – 3:21
  4. "Terror Couple Kill Colonel" – 3:45
  5. "The Spy in the Cab" – 4:46
  6. "Kingdom's Coming" – 3:35
  7. "She's in Parties" – 4:15
  8. "Antonin Artaud" – 3:41
  9. "King Volcano" – 2:51
  10. "Passion of Lovers" – 3:31
  11. "Slice of Life" – 3:42
  12. "In Heaven" – 3:01
  13. "Dancing" – 2:54
  14. "Hollow Hills" – 5:27
  15. "Stigmata Martyr" – 3:40
  16. "Kick in the Eye" – 3:21
  17. "Dark Entries" – 4:34

Disc two

  1. "Double Dare" – 4:58
  2. "In the Flat Field" – 4:20
  3. "Boys" – 2:41
  4. "God in an Alcove" – 4:04
  5. "Hair of the Dog" – 2:53
  6. "Bela Lugosi's Dead" – 9:46

Personnel



 
 

 

Copyrights:

Album Review. Copyright © 2009 All Media Guide, LLC. Content provided by All Music Guide ®, a trademark of All Media Guide, LLC. All rights reserved.  Read more
Wikipedia. This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Rest in Peace: The Final Concert" Read more