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Track Listings

1 Hang Up
2 I Am My Own Name
3 Low Tar Stars
4 I'm on Your Side
5 Compression
6 Holy Clown
7 The Rose
8 The Ghost of Shokan Lake
9 Eliza
10 Loctaine
11 Lion
12 Double Dare (Live)
13 In the Flat Field (Live)
14 God in An Alcove (Live)
15 Silent Hedges (Live)
16 A Spy in the Cab (Live)
17 Bela Lugosi's Dead (Live)
18 The Passion of Lovers (Live)
19 Stigmata Martyr (Live)
20 Hollow Hills (Live)
21 Spirit (Live)

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Iconic front man Peter Murphy spent most of 2013 celebrating 35 Years of Bauhaus on his Mr. Moonlight Tour, which saw him playing to sold-out shows around the world. In the midst of touring, Murphy also spent time recording the follow-up to 2011's solo album NINTH. The new record, called LION, was produced by Killing Joke bassist Youth. Murphy describes the LION material as 'a mixture of stuff, almost like operas for the dispossessed. It's' very romantic and very deep and emotional, quite symphonic in places, but then becomes, like, a rabble-rousing pirate sea shanty.'

Product details

  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.63 x 5.08 x 0.39 inches; 4.09 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Nettwerk Records
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 28929942
  • Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2014
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ April 17, 2014
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Nettwerk Records
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00J3FORJ8
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 2
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 153 ratings

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forkboy1965
5.0 out of 5 stars A wall of sound coming at you
Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2014
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Wow.... this is tough. This isn't what I was expecting from Peter Murphy. It's raw, "modern" and powerful in ways that are completely different (at least to me) than any of his other work.

And it's loud. Dynamic. Perhaps too compressed, but it could simply be LOUD. And it should be played loud. That much I've already learned.

I love Peter's solo career. Maybe not every release as much as others. I still think his first, Should The World Fail to Fall Apart, is simply sublime. Creative. Forceful, but not necessarily in your face. This release is forceful and powerful too. However, I think, in this case, it's the music which is really in your face. And that's not a bad thing. I just think it's different from all his other solo work, where his voice always felt front and center.

Perhaps this is what happens to our music gods as they age... the voice just cannot do what it did 10, 20... 30 years earlier. But this isn't to take anything away from the CD. In the tray, press play, and boom. Just a wall of sound.

I'm liking it very much. The more I play it... the more I like it. But if you're a long-time Murphy fan just know it's different.
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jeffrey kelty
5.0 out of 5 stars quite magnificent
Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2014
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I have followed Murphy,s career since the Bauhaus days. I have been fortunate to witness his performances over a dozen times. I have his albums. Some very good (Dust), some very, very pedestrian (Ninth). After Ninth, I gave up any hope that one of my favorite musical artists had anything left. Ninth was, in my opinion, was a disaster. Hopefully, just a money grab.
Now this. A wonderfully unholy alliance with Mr. Martin Glover (Youth), to produce Lion. From start to end, this is Mr. Murphy,s most solid release.
One can easily suggest that the production of Youth has everything to do with this perception.
However, I have never heard Mr. Murphy,s voice sound like this on any recording. Live? Yes. But not on record.
This is a wonderful return of an artist that I have loved, discarded, and now, welcomed back, with open and grateful ears.
Youth and Mr. Murphy make a formidable noise. I will be attending his show in Phoenix, late July. If one, like me, had written off Mr. Murphy after the abyssmal Ninth, here is a true, real, very special release.
Dismiss this at your regret.
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WichacpiHoskila
4.0 out of 5 stars Very nearly 5-stars, from a lifelong fan
Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2014
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"Lion" is an apt title: Murphy howls and growls and rages through the lyrics with an Iggy-like fire. This is not an album of a fading, greying elder; this is a shriek of power. Murphy's voice is actually becoming stronger with each new album ("Ninth" had its astonishing vocal moments as well), and he is capable of a snarl like a predator protecting his territory from an enemy. While recording this album, producer Youth forced Peter to compose quickly, on the fly, to capture Murphy's in-the-moment ingenuity. This was to keep the work from sounding too over-thought and brittle (and there are times when Murphy's past writings can suffer from forced sophistry--"Dragnet Drag", I'm looking at you). That doesn't mean that haste shoved intellect to the side; you still get Peter's smart, cryptic lyrics, which are often composed more for the "art" of the wording than for the clarity of expression.

There are flaws, but not many. "Lion" is assembled like a hammock, with strongest load-bearing tracks at the front and back, and with a dip in energy toward the middle. "The Rose" is, to be honest, a low-point ballad that seems bland against the stronger backdrop of other tracks. A couple of lyrics seem forced and unworthy of Murphy (the forced rhyme "In you I will confide" is cringeworthy). It bothers me that in "Eliza"--a song supporting a woman healing from a painful past--Murphy interrupts his poem for her to indulge in sheer ego ("The gift of my unlimited intelligence / I am unique / I'm a painter of the hearts I sing for..." Yes, those are the words he sings in a song meant to be his tribute to someone ELSE). A few songs have meanings still unknowable to others except for Murphy himself (what is a "Loctaine"? Why is there a "Ghost of Shokan Lake"? Google yields no clues).

Like any of Murphy's albums, you interpret it as much as you can, and just go with the rest. You let the cryptic lyrics just fly past, and enjoy the shockwave. Peter is Peter, a point he makes in his second song ("I Am My Own Name," which is his declaration, "Don't project your misguided imagery onto me.")

As a fan, I find myself listening to "Lion" and thinking, "Thank GOD Peter Murphy hasn't gone soft and slow, or dubstep, or techno, or retro!" No, this is Murphy being strong. "Lion" continues "Ninth"s trajectory, and indicates that Peter is still full of inspiration and has continued exciting work still to come.
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Chris W.
5.0 out of 5 stars Good album for the fan, ok for the passing person!
Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2014
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Wife loves this record, I find it ok. That being said, she is the boss when it comes to Peter and said to give it 5 stars. So, it gets five stars. I will say it is better then 99 percent of the stuff out there today and it is cool that you get the online version when you buy the album. She likes most of the songs and I will say there are a far amount of them that are good. We have seen him in concert twice in the past year and he did play some stuff off this and it is really good live. What I am trying to say is if you are a Peter Murphy fan you will probably like this. It has a lot of good songs and just is pretty solid all around. If you arent you might not like it so much.
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B. Kemper
5.0 out of 5 stars Another Murphy Triumph
Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2014
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I was a fan of Bauhaus back in the day--and still am (Go Away White is the BEST reunion record I have ever heard). And I've naturally extended that excitement to Murphy's solo career as well. Every one of his solo records, (with the exception of the unfortunate "Unshattered", which I thought was embarrassingly tepid), I have enjoyed every release. This one is no exception, and finds Murphy rocking hard and showing no signs of aging. He has a lot to say, a terrific delivery and style, and obviously his voice is truly unique. As a bonus, you get a second disc with a live set from Bauhaus. This second disc is mostly material you'll already have if you're a fan, but these live versions are fun to listen to. Bottom line: in a world where it sometimes feels like everyone wants to sound like Steve Perry, a voice like Murphy's is a true breath of fresh air. There are plenty of technically gifted singers in the world, but few are truly unique. Peter Murphy is in that exclusive club.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Altamente infravalorado
Reviewed in Mexico on June 26, 2020
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No requieres ser un fanático de Peter Murphy para disfrutar este albúm.

Vale cada centavo.
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Juan J
5.0 out of 5 stars Un disco más oscuro, obsesivo y profundo que sus anteriores entregas
Reviewed in Spain on August 13, 2019
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No parece que los años pasen por Peter Murphy, y además la edición especial del álbum viene con un CD extra con diez temas del Mr. Moonlight Tour, con el que celebró en 2013 los 35 años de Bauhaus.
Trabajando con Martin "Youth" Glover, de Killing Joke , proporciona un set de 11 canciones con una base de electro-pop industrial cambiante y carnosa que es tanto un retroceso a la escena que Murphy ayudó a engendrar, así como un guiño a los entusiastas modernos del Darkwave.
Destaca el abridor impulsado por el sintetizador (y primer sencillo) "Hung Up", la elegante "Eliza "y la decididamente retro" Low Tar Stars ", totalmente orientado hacia el baile.
Un trabajo nuevamente sobresaliente.
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Walter Goodman
4.0 out of 5 stars like this album a lot but do struggle with the ...
Reviewed in Canada on October 12, 2014
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Definitely not getting weaker in the vocals with age. like this album a lot but do struggle with the repetitiveness of the lyrics at times. Not a fan of repeating lyrics....especially not when you have as skilled a songwriter as Murphy. Liking the album more the more I listen to it. The most rocking album I have heard from this artist.
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Domingo
5.0 out of 5 stars Peter Murphy - Lion (Vinile)
Reviewed in Italy on February 20, 2015
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Ed eccomi qua a recensire questo capolavoro di Peter Murphy, ex leader dei mitici Bauhaus, precursore della darkwave, in questi ultimi anni della sua carriera, contaminata dal gothic rock.
Negli ultimi mesi ho letto in rete recensori che si affannavano ad eleggere il disco del 2014, chi eleggeva quello degli U2, chi quello pur bellissimo di Billy Idol, chi addirittura quello deludente dei Pink Floyd e chi quello del fantastico ritorno dei Simple Minds Big Music!!!
Secondo me questo disco di Peter Murphy li batte tutti!
Questo è un disco di genere, quindi passato quasi inosservato, apprezzatissimo dai fans di Peter, da quelli della darkwave e dai vecchi fans dei Bauhaus, ma, secondo me, piacerà anche a tutti gli altri talmente è bello!!!
Va ascoltato più volte per apprezzare alcuni brani un pò meno orecchiabili ai più, invece altri brani sono bellissimi già al primo ascolto!
Album raffinato, curato nei minimi dettagli, a partire dagli arrangiamenti, passando per la qualità artistica e la qualità tecnica dell'incisione del vinile e finendo alla bellissima veste grafica del doppio vinile!
Da segnalare la title/track, piazzata alla fine dell'album, ma anche le affascinanti atmosfere di Loctaine, dalla bellissima Holy clown dalle atmosfere dark alla Cure e dalle fantastiche The rose e I am my own name, ma, ripeto, tutto l'album è strepitoso ed è quindi assolutamente da avere nella propria collezione di vinili!!!
Come al solito i servizi di Amazon e del corriere SDA sono stati perfetti e puntuali ( addirittura il vinile mi è arrivato 3 giorni prima della data di consegna prevista).
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Mysticmoon
5.0 out of 5 stars INTENSE ET RAGEUR !!
Reviewed in France on October 30, 2014
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'LION' est le 9ème album solo de notre excentrique 'Peter Murphy', leader charismatique à la fin des années 70, début 80 du groupe 'BAUHAUS' !
Je suis cet artiste régulièrement et tend l'oreille à chacune de ses sorties d'album avec plus ou moins de réussite..Par exemple, son précédent album 'Ninth' ne m'avait pas vraiment convaincu' au contraire de 'Unshattered' que j'avais trouvé plutôt performant.
Mais pour en revenir à cet album, on peut dire qu'il rugit comme un 'lion'...Cet album énérgique, tendu et rageur comme je l'indique dans mon titre est très marqué et stylé 'Electro-Rock/Cold-Wave' ! La voix légèrement éraillée de Peter Murphy est tout simplement exceptionnelle et se ballade magistralement tout au long des morceaux.

'Hang up' qui ouvre l'album donne l'ambiance qui va régner tout au long de ce disque, 'I am my own name' vous fera danser et entrer en transe sur les pistes dancefloor, 'I'm on your side' et 'Loctaine' vous saisiront aux trippes et 'The ghost of shokan lake' hantera vos nuits et vous fera définitivement craquer pour cet album encore une fois superbe ! Tous les morceaux sont de très haut niveau, je ne décèle aucune faille et vous le recommande grandement ! Pour donner une petite comparaison, je le situe entre 'KILLING JOKE' et 'THE MISSION'.

C'est donc avec plaisir que j'attribue à ce disque 5 étoiles rugissantes !
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