Collision Drive

by Alan Vega

Collision Drive cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1981
  • Label: Celluloid
  • Country: United States
  • Community rating: 3.61/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Alan Vega's 'Collision Drive' carried his Suicide persona into a rawer rockabilly and post-punk setting. The album treats early rock-and-roll tropes as distorted urban ritual, pairing Vega's echo-heavy vocals with stripped rhythmic insistence.

Genres

Descriptors: hedonism, rhythmic, guitars, synthesizers, bluesy, minimal

Tracklist

  1. Magdalena 82 (3:04)
  2. Be Bop A Lula (2:22)
  3. Outlaw (3:32)
  4. Raver (2:47)
  5. Ghost Rider (4:30)
  6. I Believe (5:26)
  7. Magdalena 83 (2:58)
  8. Rebel (2:49)
  9. Viet Vet (12:47)

Credits

  • Larry Chaplan - bass
  • Sesu Coleman - drums
  • Mark Kuch - guitar
  • Alan Vega - Primary Artist

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