Diamanda Galás - You Must Be Certain of the Devil - Reviews - Album of The Year

You Must Be Certain of the Devil

Diamanda Galás - You Must Be Certain of the Devil
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Based on 42 ratings
1988 Rank: #232
Liked by 5 people
May 23, 1988 / Release Date
LP / Format
Mute / Label
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JustSomeGuy
70

With You Must Be Certain Of The Devil, Galás sounds more accessible than ever. Taking a more gothic rock and blues-oriented approach, instrumental-wise, it sounds almost unrecognizable from anything that came before it. Hell, if it wasn't for her twisted but insanely talented vocals, you probably wouldn't even think this was made by the same person who's responsible for The Litanies Of Satan and The Divine Punishment. So, how successful was her attempt at making a much more accessible ... read more

tha138
70

This the third and final part of her "Masque of the Red Death" trilogy, based on the southern, american gospels and, therefore, it allows an easier access to her art, to the point that we could use the forbidden word, intimacy.

evelezt
87

Some people say this is accessible as a bad thing, it's not, it means that its different and I appreciate it for it as I do the same for her more avant-garde albums.

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Track List

  1. Swing Low Sweet Chariot
  2. Double-Barrel Prayer
  3. Let's Not Chat About Despair
  4. Birds Of Death
  5. You Must Be Certain Of The Devil
  6. Let My People Go
  7. Malediction
  8. The Lord Is My Shepherd
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