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1983 studio album by Rip Rig + Panic
Attitude
Studio album by Rip Rig + Panic
Released1983
GenrePost-punk
Length41:28
LabelVirgin
ProducerAdam Kidron, Gareth Sager
Rip Rig + Panic chronology
I Am Cold
(1982) 		Attitude
(1983) 		Kill Me in the Morning
(1985)

Attitude is the third and final studio album by the post-punk band Rip Rig + Panic, released in 1983 by Virgin Records.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
PopMatters6/10
Q

In Melody Maker, Lynden Barker described the album as "marvellous", saying that "(t)hough not as immediately appealing as God ... it possesses a multi-layered makeup that becomes more and more exciting on each successive spin". Douglas Baptie of The Digital Fix wondered "Why wasn't it more popular?" and said that the album "somehow combines the best qualities of the previous two". The List's Neil Cooper called Attitude "the most honed, conventionally focused and 'produced'" of Rip Rig + Panic's three.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sean Oliver, Gareth Sager and Mark Springer

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Keep the Sharks From Your Heart"3:49
2."Sunken Love"2:55
3."Rip Open, But Oh So Long Thy Wounds Take to Heal"3:09
4."Do the Tightrope"3:19
5."Intimacy, Just Gently Shimmer"3:17
6."How That Spark Sets Me Aglow"3:26
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Alchemy in This Cemetry"3:19
2."Beat the Beast"2:07
3."The Birth Pangs of Spring"3:24
4."Eros; What Brings Colour Up the Stem?"4:07
5."Push Your Tiny Body as High as Your Desire Can Take You"1:27
6."Viva X Dreams"7:02
2013 CD issue bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Do the Tightrope" (12" version)5:53
14."1619 A Dutch Vessel Docks in the U.S.A. With 20 Humans for Sale"7:21
15."Blip This Jig It's Shamanic"0:47
16."Beat the Beast (Sob Sob I'm Gonna Jail This Hell Hole Itch)"3:40
17."Leave Your Spittle in the Pot"4:42
18."It's Always Tit for Tac You Foolish Brats"1:44
19."Do the Tightrope" (Instrumental version)5:56
20."You're My Kind of Climate" (Dance mix)6:06

Personnel

Adapted from the Attitude liner notes.

Rip Rig + Panic
Additional musicians
  • David Defries – trumpet (A1, A4, B1, B2, B4)
  • Woo Honeymoon – violin (A2, A4, A6, B1, B4)
  • Giles Leaman – additional drums and percussion
  • Steve Noble – drums (A4, A6, B2, B6)
Additional musicians (cont.)
  • Andrea Oliver – vocals (A4, B6)
  • Sarah Sarahandi – viola (A2, A4-A6, B1, B2, B4, B5)
  • Dave "Flash" Wright – tenor saxophone (A1, A3, A4, A5, B1, B2, B4-B6)
Production and additional personnel

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United Kingdom 1983 Virgin LP V 2268
2013 Cherry Red CD CDMRED 574

References

  1. Isler, Scott; Sheridan, David (2007). "Rip Rig + Panic". Trouser Press. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  2. "Rip Rig + Panic: Attitude > Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  3. Pitter, Charles (28 June 2013). "Rip Rig + Panic: God, I Am Cold, Attitude". PopMatters. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  4. Quantick, David (August 2013). "Rip Rig + Panic: God, I Am Cold, Attitude". Q. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  5. Barber, Lynden (9 April 1983). Rip Rig + Panic Attitude (PDF). History of Rock 1983. p. 62. Retrieved 28 October 2020. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  6. Baptie, Douglas (1 July 2013). "Rip Rig + Panic – God / I Am Cold / Attitude". The Digital Fix. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  7. Cooper, Neil (23 July 2013). "Rip Rig and Panic – God/I Am Cold/Attitude". The List. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  8. Attitude (sleeve). Rip Rig + Panic. London, United Kingdom: Virgin Records. 1983.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

External links

Rip Rig + Panic
Studio albums
Compilation albums
Singles
as Float Up CP
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