Mission - Aura
by Anthony Strutt
published: 18 / 12 / 2001
Label:
Playground
Format: CD
intro
The Mission have returned with what you can only call a classic which will easily delight anyone who ever liked the band, Goth or not. As usual, it is dark flavoured, but Mish music is for all you va
The Mission have returned with what you can only call a classic which will easily delight anyone who ever liked the band, Goth or not. As usual, it is dark flavoured, but Mish music is for all you vampires out there and this has enough jangle, hooks and great stories on it to drag you in, from the opening bars of 'Evangeline' to its closer, a secret track which has frontman Wayne Hussey asking you if ? will he ever love again? backed by a solo piano . Not just the usual mid 80"s style affair, this shows a band who have moved with the times and is a thousand times better than their1986 debut ' God's Own Medicine'. Each song is a great song, well thought out with melodic lyrics and with the bonus of no fillers. You can't really say that about many album now, can you ? If this album doesnt have you dancing around your funeral pyre with your hands in the air then your not really with us, are you ? A classy album from a great band
Track Listing:-
1 Evangeline2 Shine Like The Stars
3 Slave To Lust
4 Mesmerised
5 Lay Your Hands On Me
6 Dragonfly
7 Happy
8 To Die By Your Hand
9 Trophy (it never rains)
10 The Light That Pours From You
11 Burlesque
12 Cocoon
13 In Denial
Band Links:-
http://www.themissionuk.com/wp/https://www.facebook.com/themissionuk/
https://twitter.com/the_mission_uk
live reviews |
|
Sala Repvblicca, Valencia, 30/4/2023 |
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| Philamonjaro photographs and watches a haunting, career-spanning performance from The Mission in Valencia. |
| West End Centre, Aldershot, 28/5/2003 |
reviews |
|
Live and Last (2009) |
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| Allegedly final live offering on double CD from Gothic group the Mission, which was recorded at one of the bands' final shows in London in 2008 |
| Shine Like The Stars (2002) |
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