Pleasures of the Flesh

Pleasures of the Flesh
Exodus studio album
Publication (s)	October 7, 1987
Label (s)	Combat Records
Format (s)	CD , LP , MC
Genre (s)	Thrash metal
Title (number)	10 republication 2008: 14
running time	46 min 15 s republication 2008: 65 min 19 s
occupation	Singing : Steve Souza Guitar : Gary Holt Guitar: Rick Hunolt Bass : Rob McKillop Drums : Tom Hunting
production	Exodus, Marc Senesac, Mark Whitaker
Studio (s)	Alpha & Omega Recordings, San Francisco ( USA )
chronology Bonded by Blood (1985) Pleasures of the Flesh Fabulous Disaster (1989)
Single release 1987 Deranged (Promo)

Pleasures of the Flesh is the second studio album by the US thrash metal band Exodus . It was released on Combat Records in 1987 . It is the first album with singer Steve Souza and contains the single "Deranged".

Emergence

Pleasures of the Flesh became after the departure of Paul Baloff, who had to leave the band due to personal and musical differences as well as alcohol consumption. Some demos for the album had already been recorded with Baloff . He is also mentioned as a co-author on the songs "Seeds of Hate", "Pleasures of the Flesh" and "Brain Dead". The remaining pieces were written by Gary Holt with Steve Souza , who came from Testament . With the 40 seconds long 30 Seconds a piece was recorded with a classical guitar. The album was recorded in the Alpha & Omega Recordings studio in San Francisco and produced by Marc Senesac and the band. The initially planned producer Mark Whitaker was fired, which led to a delay in the album release. Whitaker had still produced the drum tracks for the album.

The album came with an original comic-style cover showing the band as cannibals preparing for their meal. There was also a picture disc of this. A later recording shows the band members at a bar.

reception

Eduardo Rivadavia from Allmusic called Pleasures of the Flesh "almost an evolutionary step backwards". Apart from the catchy title track, the record delivers nothing. He gave two out of five stars. Rock Hard magazine included the album in its 2009 list of 250 Thrash Metal Albums to Know. Pleasures of the Flesh reached number 82 in the US album charts.

Steve Souza named Pleasures of the Flesh 2013 as his favorite Exodus album alongside Fabulous Disaster .

Track list

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Albums

Pleasures of the Flesh   US 82 01/23/1988 (20 weeks)

1. Deranged (3:46) ( Steve Souza , Gary Holt , Rick Hunolt, Rob McKillop, Tom Hunting )
2. 'Til Death Do Us Part (4:50) (Souza, Holt, Hunolt, McKillop, Hunting)
3. Parasite (4:55) (Souza, Holt, Hunolt, McKillop, Hunting)
4. Brain Dead (4:15) (Souza, Holt, Hunolt, McKillop, Hunting, Paul Baloff)
5. Faster Than You'll Ever Live to Be (4:26) (Souza, Holt, Hunolt, McKillop, Hunting)
6. Pleasures of the Flesh (7:37) (Souza, Holt, Hunolt, McKillop, Hunting, Baloff)
7. 30 Seconds (0:40) (Souza, Holt, Hunolt, McKillop, Hunting)
8. Seeds of Hate (4:57) (Souza, Holt, Hunolt, McKillop, Hunting, Baloff)
9. Chemi-Kill (5:46) (Souza, Holt, Hunolt, McKillop, Hunting)
10. Choose Your Weapon (4:52) (Souza, Holt, Hunolt, McKillop, Hunting)

Bonus tracks from the 2008 CD re-release and other CD re-releases

11. Chemi-Kill (Live) (5:44) (Souza, Holt, Hunolt, McKillop, Hunting)
12. 'Til Death Do Us Part (Live) (4:38) (Souza, Holt, Hunolt, McKillop, Hunting)
13. Brain Dead (Live) (4:29) (Souza, Holt, Hunolt, McKillop, Hunting, Baloff)
14. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (Live) (4:15) ( Angus Young , Malcolm Young , Bon Scott )

Cover version

• "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" is an AC / DC cover version. The song was originally released on the 1976 album Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap .

useful information

• The four bonus tracks were recorded on July 14, 1989 at the Fillmore in San Francisco . This is half of the eight-song live album Good Friendly Violent Fun , released in 1991 . The other half of the songs were added to the Fabulous Disaster re-release .

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b} Eduardo Rivadavia: Pleasures of the Flesh - Exodus , accessed February 18, 2013.
2. ↑ Götz Kühnemund : 250 Thrash albums that you should know . In: Rock Hard . No. 265 , June 2009, ISSN  1437-8140 , p. 75 .
3. ↑ ^{a b} billboard.com: Exodus in the US charts
4. ↑ Jan Jaedike: Hatriot. Until the last breath . In: Rock Hard. No. 309, February 2013, p. 39.
5. ↑ Exodus in the Official UK Charts (English)