Released March 1993 Release date March 1993 Label Fie! Records | Recorded January–September 1992 | |
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Similar Fireships, Roaring Forties, X My Heart, None of the Above, Out of Water | ||
The Noise is the 20th studio album by the English singer and songwriter Peter Hammill.
Contents
As the title implies, the album is a collection of uptempo rock songs, in sharp contrast to Hammill's previous album, Fireships, which consisted mainly of ballads. The album was announced on its sleeve as "Number 1 in the A Loud series" (Fireships had similarly been labelled as "Number 1 in the BeCalm series"). At the time, Hammill intended these labels to continue, and to separate his loud and quiet songs between different albums. The idea did not, however, continue beyond these two albums.
The song "Primo on the Parapet" is a tribute to the writer and Holocaust survivor Primo Levi, and has been performed many times by Hammill in concert.
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Track listing
- "A Kick to Kill the Kiss"
- "Like a Shot, the Entertainer"
- "The Noise"
- "Celebrity Kissing"
- "Where the Mouth Is"
- "The Great European Department Store"
- "Planet Coventry"
- "Primo on the Parapet"
Personnel
Songs
1A Kick to Kill the Kiss4:10
2Like a Shot - the Entertainer5:12
3The Noise6:12