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- Date Released: July 11, 2000
- Genre: Rock/Pop
- Label: Hollows Hill / IODA
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The absolutely stunning In a Perfect World is a generous 16-song "best-of" that cuts out all of Human Drama's weaker moments, bringing John Indovina's most brilliant turns straight to the top and never once putting a single toe out of place. From the opening "Death of an Angel" and the impassioned vocals and rocking guitar scythe of "I Could Be a Killer" on to a kicking live version of "Dying in a Moment of Splendor," in which Indovina, backed by a piano and brushed drums, sounds so sincere as to be laughable but isn't at all, In a Perfect World becomes a potent reminder of just how devastatingly important Human Drama was to the American goth scene. With a mixed bag of traditional goth twists and American glam guitar, and an appreciation of startling musical turns with piano and strings, the songs resonate in a way not many expected. That brilliance is particularly present on the introspective "Love's Way," which captures the spirit of Steve Harley, just one of the glam icons whose vision Indovina so skillfully channels. Adding a few early nuggets (including "This Tangled Web" and"Fascination and Fear") and the wickedly fiddled "The Ways and Wounds (Of My World)" completes the painting, ultimately rendering In a Perfect World a masterpiece that is absolutely true to the band's rock-solid career and breathtakingly individual intent.
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| 01. |  |
Death of an Angel |
3:49 |
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| 02. | |
I Could Be a Killer |
6:22 |
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| 03. | |
This Tangled Web |
5:46 |
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| 04. | |
Fascination and Fear |
4:08 |
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| 05. | |
Fading Away |
3:03 |
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| 06. | |
A Million Years |
5:05 |
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| 07. | |
Love Will Tear Us Apart |
6:17 |
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| 08. | |
Sad I Cry |
3:55 |
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| 09. | |
Tired |
2:19 |
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| 10. | |
This Forgotten Love (1992) |
5:23 |
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| 11. | |
Remember Well |
1:37 |
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| 12. | |
The Waiting Hour (Once Again) |
7:52 |
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| 13. | |
Dying In a Moment of Splendor (Live) |
4:21 |
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| 14. | |
Loves' Way |
4:54 |
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| 15. | |
The Ways and Wounds (Of My World) |
4:17 |
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| 16. | |
A Single White Rose |
4:14 |
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16 Total Tracks, 73:22 Total Length
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Credits
- Human Drama - Main Performer // Greg Adamson - Cello // Lyn Bertles - Violin // Estefan Bravo - Vocals (Background) // Ian Broudie - Producer // Steve Caton - Guitar (Electric) // Rita d'Albert - Flute // Rita d'Albert - Guitar (Electric) // Rita d'Albert - Vocals (Background) // Joy Division - Performer // Leslie Dowdall - Vocals (Background) // Curt Harding - Bass // Lili Haydn - Violin // Jeff Katz - Photography // Patrick Mata - Vocals // Patrick Mata - Vocals (Background) // Lisa Meuret - Vocals (Background) // Gerri Sutyak - Cello // Jamil Szmadzinski - Violin // Charles Waltz - Violin // Charles Waltz - Vocals (Background) // Jim Wirt - Producer // Charlie Bouis - Percussion // Charlie Bouis - Drums // Charlie Bouis - Producer // Andy Susemihl - Guitar (Electric) // Chris Lizotte - Vocals (Background) // CJ Eiriksson - Percussion // CJ Eiriksson - Drums // CJ Eiriksson - Producer // Johnny Indovina - Guitar (Acoustic) // Johnny Indovina - Percussion // Johnny Indovina - Bongos // Johnny Indovina - Guitar (Bass) // Johnny Indovina - Guitar (Electric) // Johnny Indovina - Keyboards // Johnny Indovina - Tom-Tom // Johnny Indovina - Vocals // Johnny Indovina - Vocals (Background) // Johnny Indovina - Producer // Johnny Indovina - Photography // Lisa Haney - Cello // Jeff Zimmitti - Art Direction // Jeff Zimmitti - Design // Robert Butcher - Photography // Susan Jennings - Photography // David Zimmerman - Piano // Mark Balderas - Piano // Mark Balderas - Keyboards // Mark Balderas - Sampling // Mark Balderas - Photography // Michael Mallory - Bass // Richard Hawkins - Photography // Michael Ciravolo - Guitar (Electric) // Dave Thompson - Liner Notes // Carlo Bartolini - Guitar (Acoustic) // Carlo Bartolini - Bongos // Carlo Bartolini - Guitar (Electric) // Carlo Bartolini - Keyboards // Doug Churchill - Photography // Steve Smith - Photography // Edward Colver - Photography // Sergio Jamie Anaya - Paintings // Roberto Blenda - Photography // Ruben Blue - Photography // Tish Ciravolo - Photography // Steve Fuxan - Bass // Stephen Garrison - Cover Painting // Valerie Harvey - Photography // Laura Laird - Bass // Lisa Marie Lyou - Violin
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