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CHRIST AND THE PALE QUEENS MIGHTY IN SORROW

Current 93

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3.88 | 6 ratings | 1 reviews | 20% 5 stars

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Boxset/Compilation, released in 1988

Songs / Tracks Listing

LP version:
1. Dögun
2. Forever Changing
3. The Ballad of the Pale Christ
4. Christ and the Pale Queens, Mighty in Their Sorrow
5. Night

CD version:
1. Dögun (4:01)
2. Forever Changing (9:36)
3. The Ballad of the Pale Christ (5:47)
4. Christ and the Pale Queens (19:57)
5. The Red Face of God (4:01)
6. The Breath and Pain of God (9:45)
7. Mighty in Sorrow (18:24)

Total time: 71:31

Line-up / Musicians

- David Tibet
- Douglas P.
- Rose McDowall
- Tony Wakeford
- Dik
- Steven Stapleton

Releases information

2xLP Maldoror MAL666 (1988) UK
2xLP Maldoror MAL666 (1989) UK
CD Maldoror MAL666 (1989) UK
CD Maldoror MAL666 (1994) UK

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CURRENT 93 Christ and the Pale Queens Mighty in Sorrow ratings distribution


3.88
(6 ratings)
Essential: a masterpiece of progressive rock music(20%)
20%
Excellent addition to any prog rock music collection(60%)
60%
Good, but non-essential (20%)
20%
Collectors/fans only (0%)
0%
Poor. Only for completionists (0%)
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Review by Warthur
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4 stars Another product, like Imperium, of Current 93's transition from industrial soundscapes to esoteric neofolk, Christ and the Pale Queens Mighty In Sorrow is also yet another Current 93 release that has suffered over the years from David Tibet's constant mucking about with track orders. In this case, later editions of the album rename "Night" as "Mighty In Sorrow" and tack on "The Red Face of God" and "The Breath and Pain of God".

It is, however, the first four tracks that really offer the meat here, like Imperium travelling from industrial nightmare to neofolk songsmithery; as for the rest, Night/Mighty In Sorrow is a goof-off track, a hyper-repetitive loop which seems to have been produced mainly to have something on the picture-free side of the picture disc which came with the original LP release. (In other words, a track nobody seriously expected anyone to play very often for a side of vinyl doomed to stay pressed against a wall when someone displays their disc). The other two latter-day editions are remixes or reinterpretations of material better aired on the four core tracks. It's still a solid release overall, but in either configuration it comes with too much baggage to be a classic.

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