Real Life
by Magazine
- Type: Album
- Released: June 1978
- Label: Virgin
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 41:59
- Community rating: 4.06/5 from 10 ratings
Artists on this release: Dave Formula, Barry Adamson, John McGeoch, Martin Jackson, Howard Devoto
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Formed by Howard Devoto after leaving Buzzcocks, Magazine practically invented the sophisticated, keyboard-heavy sound of British post-punk on their debut. 'Real Life' marries the aggressive energy of punk rock with remarkably cold, progressive synthesizers and incredibly anxious, misanthropic lyricism, creating a profoundly eclectic and dark rock masterpiece.
Genres
Descriptors: progressive, avant-garde, literate, dystopian, british, synthesizers, guitars, dissonant, rhythmic, literary
Tracklist
- Definitive Gaze (4:28)
- My Tulpa (4:51)
- Shot By Both Sides (4:04)
- Recoil (2:52)
- Burst (5:01)
- Motorcade (5:44)
- The Great Beautician In The Sky (5:00)
- The Light Pours Out Of Me (4:36)
- Parade (5:19)
Credits
- Magazine - primary artist
- Linder Sterling - artwork [monoprint & design]
- Barry Adamson - bass guitar, music by
- Martin Jackson - drums
- Haydn Bendall - engineer [assistant at abbey road]
- John McGeoch - guitar, saxophone, music by
- Dave Formula - keyboards, music by
- Chris Blair - lacquer cut by
- Adrian Boot - photography by
- John Leckie - producer, engineer
- Howard Devoto - vocals, lyrics by, music by
- Pete Shelley - music by
- Bob Dickinson - music by