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Born Sandy Devotional
Born Sandy Devotional is the second studio album by the Triffids, released in March 1986.
The album was recorded at Mark Angelo Studios in London in August 1985 with Gil Norton co-producing with the band, and mixed at Amazon Studios in Liverpool in September 1985. The cover photo shows Mandurah, Western Australia – now a large urban centre – as it appeared in 1961.
When we finished 'Born Sandy Devotional' I knew it was the best thing we'd ever done, there was no question about it. The writing was much more autobiographical than anything I'd done before, I felt quite close to the subject matter. I found myself almost following the idea of fidelity as a complete all-consuming faith, to give you some sort of direction or something.
And 'Born Sandy Devotional'? It was the name of a song which didn't make it onto the record which is about someone called Sandy ... I like titles like those, they're just a law unto themselves and they have a feeling unto themselves.
'Born Sandy Devotional' is the culmination of our efforts trying to capture our more considered lyrical approach with a physical intensity ... well not really, but that will have to do. (David McComb)
Born Sandy Devotional was the first album recorded with an outside producer, with David McComb admitting to arguments within the band over production in the past. He said he knew, "it was time to get someone in there. It get's a bit difficult, especially now with 6 of us in the band." A publicist they shared with Echo & the Bunnymen had recommended Gil Norton. The band were "resigned to producing ourselves, then we got Gil literally three days before we were due to record". With the use of vibraphones, cellos and keyboards, McComb believed at least half of the album would not be played live.
The album has been widely praised by critics. Writing for the NME, Mat Snow described it as "a masterpiece....and boldly reoccupies the territory rock has abandoned in its retreat into self obsession, and so throws down the challenge to the rest of the field. Have you the imagination to accept?"
Sounds Jonh Wilde wrote that "All the other rock is howling around, picking the sand out of its eyes, and The Triffids, on this hurricane form, make it look like a swarm of legless lizards. They've evidently taken their time, but unleash their true masterpiece when their nearest rivals clog their own arteries with pomp and frigid pretentiousness."
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Born Sandy Devotional
Born Sandy Devotional is the second studio album by the Triffids, released in March 1986.
The album was recorded at Mark Angelo Studios in London in August 1985 with Gil Norton co-producing with the band, and mixed at Amazon Studios in Liverpool in September 1985. The cover photo shows Mandurah, Western Australia – now a large urban centre – as it appeared in 1961.
When we finished 'Born Sandy Devotional' I knew it was the best thing we'd ever done, there was no question about it. The writing was much more autobiographical than anything I'd done before, I felt quite close to the subject matter. I found myself almost following the idea of fidelity as a complete all-consuming faith, to give you some sort of direction or something.
And 'Born Sandy Devotional'? It was the name of a song which didn't make it onto the record which is about someone called Sandy ... I like titles like those, they're just a law unto themselves and they have a feeling unto themselves.
'Born Sandy Devotional' is the culmination of our efforts trying to capture our more considered lyrical approach with a physical intensity ... well not really, but that will have to do. (David McComb)
Born Sandy Devotional was the first album recorded with an outside producer, with David McComb admitting to arguments within the band over production in the past. He said he knew, "it was time to get someone in there. It get's a bit difficult, especially now with 6 of us in the band." A publicist they shared with Echo & the Bunnymen had recommended Gil Norton. The band were "resigned to producing ourselves, then we got Gil literally three days before we were due to record". With the use of vibraphones, cellos and keyboards, McComb believed at least half of the album would not be played live.
The album has been widely praised by critics. Writing for the NME, Mat Snow described it as "a masterpiece....and boldly reoccupies the territory rock has abandoned in its retreat into self obsession, and so throws down the challenge to the rest of the field. Have you the imagination to accept?"
Sounds Jonh Wilde wrote that "All the other rock is howling around, picking the sand out of its eyes, and The Triffids, on this hurricane form, make it look like a swarm of legless lizards. They've evidently taken their time, but unleash their true masterpiece when their nearest rivals clog their own arteries with pomp and frigid pretentiousness."