The Horrible Truth About Burma

by Mission of Burma

The Horrible Truth About Burma cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1985
  • Label: Ace of Hearts
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 54:20
  • Community rating: 3.87/5 from 3 ratings

Artists on this release: Roger Miller, Clint Conley, Peter Prescott

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Culled from recordings of their initial farewell tour in 1983, this live document features the Boston art-punk pioneers at the height of their noisy intensity. The set illustrates their innovative use of tape loops in a high-volume rock context, highlighting the aggressive and complex song structures that became a foundational influence on the American indie scene.

Genres

Descriptors: noisy, complex, technical, abrasive, live

Tracklist

  1. Tremelo (4:11)
  2. Peking Spring (3:43)
  3. Dumbells (2:17)
  4. New Disco (3:24)
  5. Dirt (3:39)
  6. Go Fun Burn Man (2:20)
  7. 1970 (3:35)
  8. Blackboard (3:07)
  9. He Is, She Is (4:02)
  10. Heart of Darkness (8:55)
  11. That's When I Reach for My Revolver (3:37)
  12. Weatherbox (3:20)
  13. Trem Two (4:21)
  14. Learn How (3:43)

Credits

  • Clint Conley - bass, vocals, written-by
  • Steve Raffin - graphics
  • Peter Prescott - vocals, drums, written-by
  • The Stooges - written-by
  • Thomas/Laughner/Herman/Wright/Krauss - written by
  • David Thomas - written-by
  • Peter Laughner - written-by
  • Scott Krauss - written-by

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