Prince of the Poverty Line

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Released 22 March 1994 Artist Skyclad Producer Kevin Ridley Genre Folk metal		Length 52:00 Release date 22 March 1994 Label Noise Records

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Prince of the Poverty Line is the fourth full-length studio album by British folk metal group Skyclad. It is a loose concept album about urban decay in post-Thatcherite Britain.

According to Kevin Ridley, producer and, from 1997, a full band-member, this album remains their biggest seller. Many people consider it to be the band's masterwork.

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Track listing

"Civil War Dance" – 5:03
"Cardboard City" – 5:05
"Sins of Emission" – 3:33
"Land of the Rising Slum" – 4:28
"The One Piece Puzzle" – 5:52
"A Bellyful of Emptiness" – 4:57
"A Dog in the Manger" – 6:10
"Gammadion Seed" – 5:26
"Womb of the Worm" – 6:56
"The Truth Famine" – 4:30
"Brothers Beneath the Skin" (Limited edition bonus track) - 3:45

The US edition of the album contains the studio tracks from the Skyclad EP Tracks from the Wilderness as alternate bonus tracks, including the Thin Lizzy cover, "Emerald":

"Emerald" – 3:34 (Gorham/Downey/Robertson/Lynott)
"A Room Next Door" – 4:51
"When All Else Fails" – 4:19

All Songs Written By Ramsey/Walkyier unless otherwise noted

Production

Produced By Kevin Ridley & Skyclad

Engineered & Mixed By Kevin Ridley

Personnel

Martin Walkyier: Lead Vocals

Steve Ramsey: Six & Twelve String Guitars, Backing Vocals

Dave Pugh: Electric & Acoustic Guitars

Cath Howell: Keyboards, Violin, Backing Vocals

Graeme English: Bass, Backing Vocals

Keith Baxter: Drums

With-Tony Bray, Steve Chahley, Graig Dodds, Mark Dodds, Alex Martin: Additional Backing Vocals

Songs

1Civil War Dance5:04
2Cardboard City5:05
3Sins of Emission3:34

References

Prince of the Poverty Line Wikipedia

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