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Rating: Type O Negative, led by Peter Steele, was one of the most talked-about bands of the nineties, drawing fierce accusations of racism, misogyny, Nazism, and even Satanism. But it was primarily the figure of the leader that polarized such rumors onto himself, a perverse man with a past spent in urban decay, but in reality, also a born provocateur. "Music is my psychotherapy" he used to say, and if his lyrics reflect what inhabits his mind, it's worth believing him.
After releasing "Slow, Deep And Hard" (their masterpiece, an unattainable concentration of aberrations), the band published "Bloody Kisses", which in form and partially in content quite radically diverges from its predecessor. After the playful-pornographic introduction of "Machine Screw", the group launches into one of their best tracks ever: "Christian Woman". For all its nine minutes, the song is held down by Steele's warm and visceral voice alternated with sweet female choruses, which certainly aren't enough to hide how blasphemous the text is, transferring the religiosity of the "Christian woman" into a carnal desire for God. Despite these words being uttered among birdsongs and flawless keyboard flights, the effect is far from grotesque, rather passionate. The song closes triumphantly, where Steele victoriously declares "Jesus Christ looks like me". After this catharsis, the record breaks in with the second single, "Black No. 1", over eleven minutes of Hard Rock tainted with Progressive without faltering or digression, showcasing all the band's inspiration and ability, while the lyrics again feed a deliberate bad taste. The first two tracks alone would suffice to make the album a classic, Type O Negative will not reach such heights again. What remains adds little to the visionary world already evoked: the wild hardcore of "Kill All The White People" recalls past times, though without achieving the epic violence of their beginnings, "We Hate Everyone" and the numerous instrumental interludes accentuate the sarcastic side, while "Summer Breeze", the title track, and the long closing pieces shift onto more relaxed and intimate territories, emphasizing the strong progressive attitude.
"Bloody Kisses" may not be indispensable, but it is an important album from a fundamental band, which should be seriously considered by those who still do not know them. Not to mention the cover, which would certainly make a great impression proudly displayed in your room.
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
01 Machine Screw (00:40)
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02 Christian Woman (08:58)
(spoken) Forgive her....
For she knows not what she does..
A cross upon her bedroom wall
From grace she will fall
An image burning in her mind
And between her thighs
A dying God-man full of pain
When will you come again?
Before him beg to serve or please
On your back or knees
There's no forgiveness for her sins
Prefers punishment?
Would you suffer eternally
Or internally?
For her lust
She'll burn in hell
Her soul done medium well
All through mass manual stimulation
Salvation
body of christ
She needs
body of christ
The body of Christ
She'd like to know God
Ooh love God
Feel her God
Inside of her - deep inside of her
Jesus Christ looks like me
03 Black No. 1 (Little Miss Scare-All) (11:14)
(spoken)I went looking for trouble
and boy, I found her
She's in love with herself
She likes the dark
On her milk white neck
The Devil's mark
Now it's all Hallows Eve
The moon is full
Will she trick or treat
I bet she will
She will
(happy halloween baby)
She's got a date at midnight
With Nosferatu
Oh baby, Lilly Munster
Ain't got nothing on you
Well when I called her evil
She just laughed
And cast that spell on me
Boo Bitch Craft
Yeah you wanna go out 'cause it's raining and blowing
You can't go out 'cause your roots are showing
Dye em black
Oh dye em black
Black black black black no. 1
Black black black black no. 1
Little wolf skin boots
And clove cigarettes
An erotic funeral
For which she is dressed
Her perfume smells like
Burning leaves
Everyday is Halloween
Yeah you wanna go out 'cause it's raining and blowing
You can't go out 'cause your roots are showing
Dye em black
Oh dye em black
Black black black black no. 1
Black black black black no. 1
Loving you, Loving you, Loving you, Love love loving you was like loving death
Loving you, Loving you, Loving you, Love love loving you was like loving death
Loving you was like loving the dead
Loving you was like loving the dead
Loving you was like loving the dead
Was like loving the head
Was like loving the head
Was like loving the head
05 We Hate Everyone (06:52)
Right wing commies
Leftist Nazis
Point their fingers
Rumours linger
We don't care what you think
Branded sexist
Labelled racist
Want it clearer?
Check the mirror
We don't care what you think
Lies and slander in vain try to shame us
Riots, protests, violence just makes us famous
TV interviews, free publicity
Increase record sales dramatically
The left they say I'm a facist
The right calling me communist
Hate, hate, hate hatred for all
one and all
No matter what you believe
Don't believe in you - and that's true
Some would say that we're biased
Accusations that we are racist
Well, shit comes in all hues
Now this means you
Cause things ain't always like they seem
We hate everyone
We don't care what you think
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