- Funeral Oration (band)
Funeral Oration was a melodic hardcore punk band from Amsterdam, the
Netherlands . They were active from 1983 until the end of the 1990s, putting out highly influential records on Dutch, German, British and American labels. They managed to create their own unique sound, mainly due to the unmistakable vocal styleFact|date=October 2008 of the singerPeter Zirschky .Discography
Demos
*"There's Nothing Left To Laugh About" cassette (self-released, 1983)
*"The Godsend" cassette (self-released, 1984)EPs
*"Shadowland" 12" (self-released, 1984)
*"Survival" 7" (Remedy, 1986)
*"The More We Know" 7" (Loony Tunes, 1989)
*"What Is It?" 7" (Hopeless, 1995)
*"Stop For A Moment/Expanding" 7" flexi (Hopeless/Flipside, 1995)Albums
*"Communion" LP (Diehard, 1985)
*"Funeral Oration" LP (Swaddle, 1987)
*"Say No To Life" LP (WRF, 1993 /recorded in 1989/)
*"Punk Rock Nation" CD (WRF, 1994)
*"Funeral Oration" CD/LP/cass (Hopeless, 1995)
*"Believer" CD/LP/cass (Hopeless, 1997)
*"Survival" CD/LP/cass (Hopeless, 1998)
*"Discography 1983 - 1998" 2CD (Hopeless, 1999)Reissues
*"Communion" LP (Weckewerk, 1989)
*"Communion/Shadowland" CD (Nasty Vinyl, 1997)Compilations
*"Raw War" tape (Xcentric Noise, 1983)
*"Holland Hardcore 2nd Attack" tape (Er Is Hoop, 1984)
*"Funeral Oration/Gepøpel" split tape (BCT, 1985)
*"I've Got An Attitude Problem" EP (BCT/Loony Tunes, 1987)
*"Remedy Records sampler" 4-way split LP (Remedy, 1988)
*"Welcome To Our Scene" LP (WRF, 1990)
*"Punk Sucks"CD (Liberation Records, 1996)
*"Chicago vs. Amsterdam" CD/EP (Hopeless, 1996)
*"Hopelessly Devoted To You" CD (Hopeless, 1996)
*"Hopelessly Devoted To You Too" CD (Hopeless, 1998)
*"Hopelessly Devoted To You, vol. 3" CD (Hopeless, 2000)Bootlegs
*"Holland Hardcore 2nd Attack Double LP (Abuse Records, Hand numbered and Limited to 1000)
External links
* [http://soulforce.hit.bg/them/funeraloration.html Funeral Oration] - unofficial website with detailed biography and discography of the band
* http://www.myspace.com/funeralorationband - Fan-run myspace page
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