The Decomposition Of Violets: Live In Hollywood

Performer: Christian Death
Engineer: Jack Dedert; Eric Westfall; Jack Dedert
Producer: Valor Kand; Valor
Distributor: Ryko Distribution

Notes: Christian Death: Gitane Demone (vocals, keyboards); Rozz Williams (vocals); Valor (guitar, background vocals); David Glass (drums). Additional personnel: Jeff Williams, Barry Galvin. Recorded at the Berwin Entertainment Center and Fenders International Ballroom, Hollywood, California in 1985. Includes liner notes by Fetish Friends. Personnel: Valor Kand (vocals, guitar); Gitane Demone (vocals, keyboards); Rozz Williams (vocals); Valor (guitar); David Glass (drums). Audio Mixers: David Mighell; Karenn Ohlinder. Recording information: Berwin Entertainement Center; Berwin Entertainment Center, Hollywood, CA; Fenders International Ballroom. Photographer: Scott Kilburn. Originally released back in 1985, Christian Death's classic Live in Hollywood had finally been made available on CD (it was only previously available on cassette). It's disheartening that the year it's finally been re-issued, Christian Death singer Rozz Williams committed suicide. The band was one of the first goth/death/rock bands out there, and Live in Hollywood is a fine example of how influential they were. The music can be comparable at times to Bauhaus and early Jane's Addiction, but Christian Death was much more morbid and dark. Most of their classic tracks reside here, such as "Awake at the Wall," "The Drowning," "Electra Descending," "The Blue Hour," as well as the out-of-control "Cavity," which makes it a highly recommended introduction to this great, far-reaching band. ~ Greg Prato

Emerging from the early-1980s L.A.-based Death Rock scene, Christian Death became one of the defining bands of the Goth movement. With a fairly basic punk/new wave sound; nihilistic, sacrilegious lyrics; and a dark and gloomy aesthetic, Christian Death inspired legions of depressed teenagers to turn to the proverbial dark side. Although the band went through several confusing line-up changes and were initially successful only in Europe, their influence can be seen far and wide in the U.S. and abroad.

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