The Noise (album)

Infobox Album | Name = The Noise
Type = Album
Artist = Peter Hammill


Released = 1993
Recorded = January-September 1992
Genre = Art rock
Length =
Label = Fie!
Producer = Peter Hammill
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|2|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:u6ge4jo72wai link]

| Last album = "Fireships"
(1992)
This album = "The Noise"
(1993)
Next album = "Roaring Forties"
(1994)

"The Noise" is an album by the English singer and songwriter Peter Hammill.

As the title implies, the album is a collection of uptempo rock songs, in sharp contrast to Hammill's previous album, "Fireships", which consisted mainly of ballads. The album was announced on its sleeve as "Number 1 in the A Loud series" ("Fireships" had similarly been labelled as "Number 1 in the BeCalm series"). At the time, Hammill intended these labels to continue, and to separate his loud and quiet songs between different albums. The idea did not, however, continue beyond these two albums.

The song "Primo on the Parapet" is a tribute to the writer and Holocaust survivor Primo Levi, and has been performed many times by Hammill in concert.

Track listing

#"A Kick to Kill the Kiss"
#"Like a Shot, the Entertainer"
#"The Noise"
#"Celebrity Kissing"
#"Where the Mouth Is"
#"The Great European Department Store"
#"Planet Coventry"
#"Primo on the Parapet"

Personnel

*Peter Hammill - vocals, guitar, keyboards
*Manny Elias - drums
*Nic Potter - bass
*John Ellis - guitar
*David Jackson - saxophone, flute