For How Much Longer Do We Tolerate Mass Murder?
| For How Much Longer Do We Tolerate Mass Murder? | ||||
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| Studio album by The Pop Group | ||||
| Released | 21 March 1980 | |||
| Recorded | Foel Studios in Llanfair Caereinion, Powys | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 31:57 | |||
| Label | Rough Trade, Y | |||
| Producer | The Pop Group | |||
| The Pop Group chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| PopMatters | (9/10)[2] |
| Record Collector | [3] |
For How Much Longer Do We Tolerate Mass Murder? is the second studio album by English post-punk band The Pop Group. It was released on March 21, 1980, through the record labels Rough Trade and Y.[4]
After being commercially unavailable for several decades, the album was reissued in February 2016.[5]
Background and music
For How Much Longer Do We Tolerate Mass Murder? was recorded at Foel Studios. It featured a collaboration with proto-rap group The Last Poets. The photo on the cover is the famous photograph Two Gypsies by André Kertész.
Mark Fisher described the album's mix of "murky funk, free jazz squalls, dub diffraction, howls and shrieks" as "the sound of a society falling apart."[6]
Reception
Upon its release in 1980, For How Much Longer received mixed reviews, with publications at the center of post-punk discourse (such as the NME) dismissing its agit-prop didacticism in favor of the fevered mysticism of the group's debut album, Y.[7][8]
In recent years, however, writers have lauded the album's musical and political radicalism, with Mark Fisher writing for Fact that "the debates provoked by For How Much Longer rehearsed some of the disputes over aesthetics and politics that had exercised revolutionaries throughout the twentieth century. Was the message the most important thing, or was it formal innovation that made artworks revolutionary? The remarkable thing about For How Much Longer is that it refuses to choose.[9] In 2016, Record Collector described the album as "highly relevant" and "frighteningly prescient," stating that "the post-punk Bristolian radicals did actually succeed in synthesising something fierce, funky and fantastic from their unholy mash-up of Ornette Coleman, Funkadelic and heavyweight, Channel One-style dub.[10]
Accolades
| Publication | Country | Accolade | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockerilla | Italy | Albums of the Year[11] | 1980 | 11 |
| Uncut | United Kingdom | The 50 Greatest Lost Albums[12] | 2004 | 35 |
Track listing
All tracks written by The Pop Group.
| Side one | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Forces of Oppression" | 2:33 |
| 2. | "Feed the Hungry" | 4:15 |
| 3. | "One Out of Many" | 1:52 |
| 4. | "Blind Faith" | 4:03 |
| 5. | "How Much Longer" | 4:57 |
| Side two | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Justice" | 3:06 |
| 2. | "There Are No Spectators" | 4:13 |
| 3. | "Communicate" | 4:40 |
| 4. | "Rob a Bank" | 2:18 |
Personnel
Adapted from the For How Much Longer Do We Tolerate Mass Murder? liner notes.[13]
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Charts
| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Indie Chart[14] | 1 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1980 | Rough Trade, Y | LP | ROUGH 9, Y 2 |
| Italy | Go International | SER 02 | ||
| Japan | 1981 | Japan Record | RTL-1 | |
| Italy | Base Record | Rough 9 Y5 | ||
| Japan | 1994 | TDK Core Co. Ltd. | CD | TDCN-5153 |
| 1996 | TDCN-5575 |
References
- ↑ Dougan, John. "The Pop Group: For How Much Longer Do We Tolerate Mass Murder? > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
- ↑ Fisher, Devon (March 16, 2016). "The Pop Group: For How Much Longer Do We Tolerate Mass Murder?". PopMatters. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
- ↑ Peacock, Tim. "THE POP GROUP - FOR HOW MUCH LONGER DO WE TOLERATE MASS MURDER?". Record Collector, 2015.
- ↑ "For How Much Longer Do We Tolerate Mass Murder LP". thepopgroup.net. 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
- ↑ Fisher, Mark. "The Pop Group's How Much Longer Do We Tolerate Mass Murder?." Fact. February 2016.
- ↑ Fisher, Mark. "The Pop Group's How Much Longer Do We Tolerate Mass Murder?." Fact. February 2016.
- ↑ Penman, Ian. "[the Phantoms of] TRICKNOLOGY [versus a Politics of Authenticity]". The Wire, March 1995.
- ↑ Fisher, Mark. "The Pop Group's How Much Longer Do We Tolerate Mass Murder?." Fact. February 2016.
- ↑ Fisher, Mark. "The Pop Group's How Much Longer Do We Tolerate Mass Murder?." Fact. February 2016.
- ↑ Peacock, Tim. "THE POP GROUP - FOR HOW MUCH LONGER DO WE TOLERATE MASS MURDER?". Record Collector, 2015.
- ↑ "Albums of the Year - 1980". Rockerilla. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
- ↑ "The 50 Greatest Lost Albums". Uncut. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
- ↑ For How Much Longer Do We Tolerate Mass Murder? (sleeve). The Pop Group. London, United Kingdom: Rough Trade Records. 1980.
- ↑ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
External links
- For How Much Longer Do We Tolerate Mass Murder? at Discogs (list of releases)
- For How Much Longer Do We Tolerate Mass Murder? at Bandcamp