Tender Pervert
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| Released | 1988 | |||
| Genre | Synthpop | |||
| Length | 47:57 | |||
| Label | Creation | |||
| Producer | Momus | |||
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Tender Pervert is the third studio album by Scottish musician Momus, released in 1988 on Creation Records.
Background
Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | File:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star half.svg[1] |
| NME | 9/10[2] |
Reviews of the album tended to be positive. Steve Huey of AllMusic called Tender Pervert "the first great Momus album" in a retrospective review, noting that it was the first Momus album to incorporate his trademark use of irony in addition to the synth-pop that would serve as the basis for later albums.[1] Len Brown of Britain's NME noted the album's "intelligent, cutting lyrics".[2] Andy Hurt of Sounds praised Tender Pervert for its "uncomfortable strength and purity", praising Momus for his use of metaphor and autobiography on the album.[3] Christopher Dawes of Melody Maker called Momus' work on Tender Pervert "bold", saying that its "warrior poetry rarely complicated with harmony".[4]
Legacy
The artwork for Primal Scream's tenth album More Light, designed by Scottish artist Jim Lambie, references the cover design of Tender Pervert by Thomi Wroblewski, which depicts Momus in front of a floral background, raising his index fingers above his head as if to mimic horns.[5] "I Was A Maoist Intellectual" is quoted in Patrik Sampler's novel The Ocean Container.[6]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Nicholas Currie (Momus)
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Angels Are Voyeurs" | 2:45 |
| 2. | "Love on Ice" | 3:54 |
| 3. | "I Was a Maoist Intellectual" | 4:34 |
| 4. | Untitled | 4:44 |
| 5. | "Bishonen" | 7:40 |
| 6. | "A Complete History of Sexual Jealousy (Parts 17 – 24)" | 5:39 |
| 7. | "Ice King" | 4:55 |
| 8. | "In the Sanatorium" | 5:07 |
| 9. | "Right Hand Heart" | 3:48 |
| 10. | "The Charm of Innocence" | 6:35 |
| 11. | "The Angels Are Voyeurs (Reprise)" | 0:56 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.[7]
- Momus – performance, writing, production
- The Brothers Quay – "imaginary videos"
- Ian Buruma – "heroes and villains of Japanese culture"
- Mika Goto – "roses and bishōnen comics"
- Dave Harper – cover features
- Mike Hinc – "travel"
- Nicki Kefalis – radio
- Dean Klevatt – sequential programming and performance
- Vici MacDonald – "thunder player"
- Alan McGee – "worldplans"
- Nigel Palmer – "exquisite engineering"
- Ruth Stirling – interpreter
- Thomi Wroblewski – photography
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Huey, Steve. "Tender Pervert – Momus". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Brown, Len (16 July 1988). "The Tender Trap". NME. London. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ↑ Hurt, Andy (8 July 1988). "Grand Obsessions". Sounds. London. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ↑ Dawes, Christopher (9 July 1988). "Momus: Tender Pervert". Melody Maker. London. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ↑ "Primal Scream vs. Momus". The International Society of Music Snobs & Elitists. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ↑ Patrik., Sampler (16 June 2017). The ocean container (First ed.). Rome, GA. ISBN 9780979132049. OCLC 1032773267.
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