L'eau rouge

L'eau rouge
Studio album by
The Young Gods
ReleasedSeptember 1989
RecordedArtag Studio
(Zurich, CH)
GenresIndustrial rock, dark cabaret, symphonic metal
Length33:46
40:50 (CD release)
LabelPIAS
ProducerRoli Mosimann
The Young Gods chronology
The Young Gods
(1987)		 L'eau rouge
(1989)		 The Young Gods Play Kurt Weill
(1991)
Singles from L'eau rouge
  1. "Longue route (Remix)"
    Released: March 1990

L'eau rouge (French for The Red Water) is the second album by industrial band The Young Gods, released in September 1989 by Play It Again Sam Records.[1] It is usually referred to as their masterpiece and was included in 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die in 2005.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Franz Treichler; all music is composed by The Young Gods.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."La fille de la mort" ("The Daughter of Death")7:58
2."Rue des Tempêtes" ("Tempest Street")2:51
3."L'eau rouge" ("The Red Water")4:20
4."Charlotte"2:01
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Longue route" ("Long Route")3:41
2."Crier les chiens" ("Screaming the Dogs")3:15
3."Ville nôtre" ("City of Ours")4:07
4."Les enfants" ("The Children")5:33
CD bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
9."L'Amourir" ("The Love Beat")4:18
10."Pas Mal" ("Not Bad")2:46

Personnel

Adapted from the L'eau rouge liner notes.[2]

Charts

Chart (1989) Peak
position
UK Indie Chart[3] 3

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllmusicStarStarStarStarHalf star[4]

Accolades

Year Publication Country Accolade Rank
1989TipGermany "Albums of the Year" (Hanspeter Künzler)1[5]
1989TipGermany "Albums of the Year" (Christina Moles Kaup)1[6]
1989Melody MakerUnited Kingdom "Albums of the Year"7[7]
1989SoundsUnited Kingdom "Albums of the Year"24[8]
1989OORNetherlands "Albums of the Year"31[9]
2000TerrorizerUnited Kingdom "100 Most Important Albums of the Eighties"*[10]
20051001 Albums You Must Hear Before You DieUnited Kingdom "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die"*[11]
2021Metal HammerUnited KingdomThe 25 Best Symphonic Metal Albums22[12]
"*" denotes an unordered list.

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
Belgium 1989 PIAS CD, CS, LP BIAS 130
United States 1995 Interscope CD 92629

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Aswad, Jem; Fasolino, Greg (2007). "Young Gods". Trouser Press. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  2. ↑ L'eau rouge (booklet). The Young Gods. Brussels, Belgium: Play It Again Sam Records. 1989.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ↑ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980–1989. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on May 14, 2008. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
  4. ↑ Raggett, Ned. "The Young Gods: L'eau rouge [Red Water] > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Tip – Albums of the Year". Poplist.de. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
  6. ↑ "Tip – Albums of the Year". Poplist.de. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
  7. ↑ "Melody Maker – Albums of the Year". Melody Maker. Archived from the original on February 16, 2006. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
  8. ↑ "Sounds – Albums of the Year". Sounds. Archived from the original on February 16, 2006. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
  9. ↑ "OOR – Albums of the Year". OOR. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
  10. ↑ "Terrorizer – 100 Most Important Albums of the Eighties". Terrorizer. Archived from the original on February 23, 2006. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
  11. ↑ Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (2014). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. p. 614. ISBN 978-0-7893-2074-2.
  12. ↑ Davies, Hywel; Dome, Malcolm; Goodman, Eleanor; Chantler, Chris; Gordon, Connie; Grady, Spencer; Rees, Adam; Selzer, Jonathan (17 November 2021). "The 25 best symphonic metal albums". Metal Hammer. Future plc. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
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