Avoid Freud

Avoid Freud

Infobox Album |
Name = Avoid Freud
Type = Album
Artist = Rough Trade


Released = May 13, 1980
Recorded = August – September 1980
Genre = New Wave
Length = 34:56
Label = True North Records
Producer = Gene Martynec Rough Trade
Reviews =
* Allmusic (3/5) [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:ouvyxdab1ols~T1 link]
* "Rolling Stone" (?/5) [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/_/id/245100/roughtrade?pageid=rs.Artistcage&pageregion=triple1 January, 1981]
Last album = "Rough Trade Live! Direct to Disc" (1976)
This album = "Avoid Freud" (1980)
Next album = "For Those Who Think Young" (1981)

"Avoid Freud" is the debut album by Canadian New Wave band Rough Trade, released in 1980.

The album's most famous single is "High School Confidential", which was intensely controversial for its explicitly sexual lyrics, which include references to lesbianism.

Track listing

# "It's a Jungle" (Pope/Staples) – 3:17
# "High School Confidential" (Pope/Staples) – 3:26
# "Lie Back, Let Me Do Everything" (Pope/Staples) – 3:22
# "Physical Violence" (Pope/Staples) – 3:55
# "I Can't Take It" (Pope/Staples) – 3:42
# "What's the Furor About the Führer?" (Pope/Staples) – 3:22
# "Fashion Victim" (Pope/Staples) – 4:06
# "Emotional Blackmail" (Pope/Staples) – 2:42
# "Hostage" (Pope/Staples) – 3:38
# "Grade B Movie" (Pope/Staples) – 3:56

Credits

* Carole Pope - Songwriter, lead vocals
* Kevan Staples - Vocals, guitar, piano, synthesiser
* David McMorrow - Vocals, piano, Rhodes, synthesisers
* Terry Wilkins - Vocals, Fender fretless bass
* Bucky Berger - Vocals, drums
* Gene Martynec - Producer
* Gary Gray - Engineer
* David Taylor - Assistant engineer
* George Marino - Mastering
* Peter J. Moore - Remastering, restoration
* Vicki Wickham - Direction

External links

* [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000000J1W Amazon.com review]
* [http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,294809,00.html Artist Direct review]
* [http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=61703149&loc=109&sp=1 buy.com review]
* [http://rateyourmusic.com/view_album_details/album_id_is_22706 Rate Your Music review]


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