Harsh 70s Reality

Harsh 70s Reality
Harsh 70s Reality
Studio album by The Dead C
Released	1992
Recorded	December 1989 – September 1991
Genre	Noise rock
Length	81:10
Label	Siltbreeze
Producer	The Dead C
The Dead C chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Pitchfork	8.7/10^[2]

Harsh 70s Reality is the fourth studio album by The Dead C, released in 1992 by Siltbreeze.^[3]

The opening track "Driver U.F.O." is performed over a recording of Douglas Lilburn's "Poem in Time of War". Side two closer "Suffer Bomb Damage" is an homage to the This Heat recording "Suffer Bomb Disease". Stephen Malkmus of the rock band Pavement has cited the record as one of his top 10 all-time favourite albums.^[4]

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by The Dead C

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Driver U.F.O."	22:23

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sky"	3:38
2.	"Love"	11:51
3.	"Suffer Bomb Damage"	3:40

Side three
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sea Is Violet"	7:57
2.	"Shark"	4:55
3.	"Constellation"	6:43

Side four
No.	Title	Length
1.	"T. Is Never Over I & II"	4:00
2.	"Baseheart"	6:53
3.	"Hope"	9:23

CD issue track listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Driver U.F.O."	22:23
2.	"Sky"	3:38
3.	"Love"	11:51
4.	"Suffer Bomb Damage"	3:40
5.	"Sea Is Violet"	7:57
6.	"Constellation"	6:43
7.	"Baseheart"	6:53
8.	"Hope"	9:23

Personnel[edit]

Adapted from Harsh 70s Reality liner notes.^[5]

The Dead C

Michael Morley – guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, turntables, drums, vocals
Bruce Russell – guitar, organ, drums, tape, vocals
Robbie Yeats – drums, guitar, vocals

Additional musicians

Joan George – vocals (C2)
Buffy O'Reilly – guitar (A)

Production and additional personnel

The Dead C – production, mixing

Release history[edit]

Release history and formats for *Harsh 70s Reality*
Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1992	Siltbreeze	LP	SB11/12
	1995		CD
	2012		LP

References[edit]

^ Raggett, Ned. "The Dead C: Harsh 70's Reality > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
^ Gross, Joe (14 May 2023). "The Dead C: Harsh 70s Reality Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
^ Sprague, David (2007). "Dead C". Trouser Press. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
^ Jovanovic, Rob (2004). Perfect Sound Forever: The Story of Pavement. Justin Charles & Co. ISBN 978-1-932112-07-8.
^ Harsh 70s Reality (sleeve). The Dead C. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Siltbreeze. 1992.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

External links[edit]

Harsh 70's Reality at Discogs (list of releases)

[allmusic-1] Raggett, Ned. "The Dead C: Harsh 70's Reality > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 March 2013.

[2] Gross, Joe (14 May 2023). "The Dead C: Harsh 70s Reality Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 14 May 2023.

[trouserpress-3] Sprague, David (2007). "Dead C". Trouser Press. Retrieved 11 March 2016.

[PSF-4] Jovanovic, Rob (2004). Perfect Sound Forever: The Story of Pavement. Justin Charles & Co. ISBN 978-1-932112-07-8.

[linearnotes-5] Harsh 70s Reality (sleeve). The Dead C. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Siltbreeze. 1992.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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