Lift was the follow-up to Sweet F.A., Love and Rockets' poorly received return to guitar-based rock, but is more closely related to their previous album, the electronica-oriented Hot Trip to Heaven.
But where Hot Trip to Heaven, though flawed, boasted strong songwriting and an intriguing mix of electronics and old-fashioned instruments, Lift suffers from a dearth of good material and an overreliance on techno clichés.
Ash, J, and Haskins were doing their best to change with the times, but it's telling that the highlights of this album either sound like outtakes from earlier Love and Rockets albums ("Pink Flamingo," "Delicious Ocean") or invoke the memory of Bauhaus.
"Party's Not Over" is a haunting and grandiose lament that would not have sounded out of place on Burning From the Inside and "Resurrection Hex" samples the Bauhaus songs "Stigmata Martyr" and "In the Night." Approaching the turn of the century, Love and Rockets sounded like a spent creative force, their best moments far behind them.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R.I.P. 20 C.Daniel Ash, Doug DeAngelis, David J, Love and Rockets | Love and Rockets | Play | 06:40 | 15 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Too Much ChoiceDaniel Ash, Love and Rockets | Love and Rockets | Play | 04:50 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Pink FlamingoDaniel Ash, Doug DeAngelis, Love and Rockets | Love and Rockets | Play | 03:53 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Delicious OceanDaniel Ash, Love and Rockets | Love and Rockets | Play | 04:06 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Ghosts of the Multiple FeatureDaniel Ash, Doug DeAngelis, David J, Love and Rockets | Love and Rockets | Play | 04:44 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Bad for YouDaniel Ash, Doug DeAngelis, David J, Love and Rockets | Love and Rockets | Play | 03:54 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Resurrection HexDaniel Ash, Doug DeAngelis, David J, Peter Murphy, Marco Pirroni, Love and Rockets | Love and Rockets | Play | 06:21 | 14 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | My DrugDaniel Ash, Doug DeAngelis, David J, Love and Rockets | Love and Rockets | Play | 08:43 | 19 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Deep Deep DownDaniel Ash, Love and Rockets | Love and Rockets | Play | 09:21 | 21 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Party's Not OverDaniel Ash, Love and Rockets | Love and Rockets | Play | 05:18 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | Lift (Malibu Mix) | Love and Rockets | Play | 04:16 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 62 mins | 142 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Allison | Assistant Engineer |
| 2 | Daniel Ash | Composer, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Primary Artist, Saxophone, Vocals |
| 3 | Tommy Barbarella | Keyboards |
| 4 | C.J. Buscaglia | Engineer |
| 5 | Jill Cunniff | Composer, Guest Artist, Guitar, Vocals |
| 6 | Doug DeAngelis | Composer, Engineer, Mixing, Producer, Programming, Sound Effects, Synthesizer |
| 7 | Gabby Glaser | Guest Artist |
| 8 | Gabrielle Glaser | Percussion |
| 9 | Kevin Haskins | Drums, Primary Artist, Programming, Sound Effects, Synthesizer |
| 10 | David J | Bass, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Primary Artist, Spanish Guitar, Vocals |
| 11 | Love and Rockets | Composer, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 12 | Peter Murphy | Composer |
| 13 | Marco Pirroni | Composer |
| 14 | Howard Rosenberg | Photography |
| 15 | Kate Schellenbach | Guest Artist, Percussion |
| 16 | Mark Stanley | Guitar |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |