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Lies Damned Lies
Alternative Rock
England
Discography
1989 | Love Among The Ruins (single) | Siren Records |
1990 | Lies Damned Lies | Siren Records |
1990 | Lonely Together (single) | Siren Records |
1990 | Say You Won't Forget Me (single) | Siren Records |
1991 | Flying Kites | Sticky Music |
1993 | The Human Dress | Sticky Music |
1994 | Release the Peace | Sticky Music |
1995 | Greatest Bits: B-Sides and Demos 1988-1993 | Sticky Music |
1996 | Lamentations | Sticky Music |
2002 | Last Place on the Map | Sticky Music |
Love Among the Ruins (single)
1989 Siren Records
7" version
- Love Among the Ruins (3:54)
- Nothing (4:00)
12" version 1
- Love Among the Ruins [single version] (3:54)
- Nothings (4:00)
- Love Among the Ruins [extended remix] (6:18)
- I'd Rather Go to Heaven
12" version 2
- Love Among the Ruins [mix no. 6]
- Love Among the Ruins [single version)]
- Years Ago [live version]
CD single version
- Love Among the Ruins
- Keeping Things
- Years Ago [live version]
- You Laugh [live version]
Lies Damned Lies
1990 Siren Records
Steve Butler - Vocals
Charlie Irvine - Guitar, Backing Vocals
Dot Reid - Keyboards, Backing Vocals
Ian Maidman - Bass
Richie Stevens - Drums
Written-By – Irvine, Reid, Butler
- Say You Won't Forget Me (4:15)
- Can't Leave You Alone (3:42)
- Lonely Together (4:37)
- Years Ago (3:39)
- Keeping Love Alive (3:42)
- Give Me Love (4:12)
- Love Among the Ruins (3:54)
- You Laugh (4:19)
- Birds of the Air (3:43)
- Believe Me (4:36)
Lonely Together (single)
1990 Siren Records
- Lonely Together (4:00)
- You Came to My House (3:32)
- Loving Hands (3:35)
- Only You (4:18)
Say You Won't Forget Me (single)
1990 Siren Records
- Say You Won't Forget Me [7“ version] (4:08)
- Say You Won't Forget Me [extended remix (6:14)
- Ripe Fruit (4:43)
- Please Believe Me (3:48)
Flying Kites
1991 Sticky Music (GUM16CD)
Steve Butler: Vocals, bass
Dot Reid: Harmonies, keyboards
Charlie Irvine: Harmonies, electric guitar, acoustic guitar
- Guest musicians:
Mark Castro: Harmonica
Martin Kiszko: Navaho flute
- Same Road (4:31)
- One Time (5:54)
- My Ship's on Fire (4:04)
- Tell Me Truly (4:03)
- Given in Again (5:09)
- Heavenly Train (4:47)
- Do You Care (4:34)
- Love's Own Language (4:43)
- The Big Picture (4:59)
The Human Dress
1993 Sticky Music (GUM22CD)
- Fighting to Make Peace (6:17)
- Have Mercy (5:42)
- Deportee (6:34)
- The Divine Image (5:55)
- Half of My Life (4:24)
- I Can't Ask for More (4:17)
- Sit by Me (4:31)
- Please Forgive Me (5:19)
- My Ship's on Fire (4:30)
- The Next Life (7:58)
- So Many Ways (2:58)
Release The Peace
1994 Sticky Music (GUMMC30)
“In 1994 Radio One commissioned Lies Damned Lies and producer Michael Wakelin to create a one hour 'special' for Remembrance Sunday. The result is 'Release The Peace.' Taking the shape of a service of worship, and using radio news fragments, poetry and specially written music, the programme looks at war through the eyes of different people - it's victims, those who look to it for liberation, those who oppose it completely, and those who lay down their lives in it.
The music runs continuously throughout the hour, providing an emotional backdrop for these themes.
Release The Peace was first broadcast on 13th November 1994 and is released by arrangement with BBC Worldwide Ltd.”
Produced by Lies Damned Lies and Michael Wakelin
Music written, recorded and performed by Charlie Irvine, Dot Reid and Steve Butler, and published by Sticky Music except for:
“Release The Peace” - Guest vocal by Christine Doherty
“God Give Us Peace” - Written by Doug Gay
“We Are Our One Hope” - written and arranged by Andy Thornton. Guest vocal by Hazel Taylor
Readings by Ashley Collishaw and Moyna McGlynn
Additional programming by David McTeagu
Research by Anthea Cole. Digital Edit by Dave Flemming Williams
- Release the Peace 1
- All of This is True
- Kyrie
- Absolution
- Weep With Those Who Weep
- Release the Peace 2
- God Give Us Peace
- I Did This for You
- We are Our One Hope of Peace
“Release The Peace” - opening with a sample from Bruce Springsteen's version of ‘War (What Is It Good For?)', this sets out the programme's manifesto. War is evil, destructive and brutal, but rather than helpless hand-wringing lets celebrate outbreaks of peace when they appear.
“All Of This ls True” - in the manner of a mass, we now have a time of confession. “I love you, I love you, I give you more weapons' intones the voice, as we admit to God our own collusion in the arms race, and media-borne knowledge about what really happens in war.
“Kyrie” - ‘Have Mercy On Us.' This ancient moment in the church's liturgy is shouted over a swirling mix of drums, guitars and eastern noises, making it a powerful cry of pain and longing. Incorporated in the track is an extract from 'A Cold Coming' by the poet Tony Harrison
“Absolution” - a spoken piece, written by Doug Gay, posing the central question of the programme, 'Who will absolve us from the guilt of war?'
“Weep With Those Who Weep” - a song of identification. Whatever of opinion about war we can join in the grief of those afflicted by it, who have lost sons, brothers, and fathers. The specially commissioned poem by Harry Smart, 'Remembrance,' is read over the same plaintive groove.
“God Give Us Peace” - the intercessions. Returning to the theme of positively pursuing peace, we ask for Cod to send it upon leaders and the led. Musically we're moving up, to mid-tempo funk.
“I Did This For You“ - here the parallel drawn between Christ’s laying down of his life, commemorated in the breaking of bread, and those who did the same thing in war, believing it was for others, for family, friends, comrades, nation. Rather than meaningless loss we have courageous sacrifice.
“We Are Our One Hope Of Peace” - a final 'up moment of blessing and challenge. Peace is possible, but it needs 'deep determination' to bring it about. We finish on a 135 beats per minute rush of optimism.
Greatest Bits: B-Sides and Demos 1988-1993
1995 Sticky Music (GUMMC31)
- Hold Me and Forgive Me
- Loving Hands
- My Eyes are Open
- Keep My Things
- I'd Rather Go to Heaven
- Only You
- Fighting to Make Peace
- Nothing
- Help Me
- Lies Lies Lies
- You Came to My House
- Everyday
Lamentations
1996 Sticky Music (GUMCD32)
- The Sea (9:25)
- In the Air (6:41)
- Is It Nothing? (5:55)
- Lamentation II (2:30)
- Mumble & Moan (8:57)
- Free of the Fear (6:19)
- Happiest You've Been (4:00)
- Let Me Go Home (4:33)
- Lamentation I (7:14)
Last Place on the Map
2002 Sticky Music (GUMCD42)
- Who (5:34)
- High (6:23)
- Could Have Been You (5:48)
- Waking Up (4:19)
- At the Centre (5:34)
- Let Them All Out (4:04)
- Mr Smith (5:47)
- Trust (4:53)
- After the Rain (5:32)
- Great Cloud of Witnesses (4:22)