Jewel Case release
UPC: 695677000622
Bonus tracks:
Track 12-18 are recorded at Cornerstone 1991
Track 19-21 are recorded at Cornerstone 1993
Because of the controversy generated by Shaded Pain, Michael Knott had a difficult time convincing a record label to fund future endeavors. Left with little alternative, he decided to pool his funds and release the second L.S.U record independently.
As a result Wakin' Up The Dead suffers from is low production value. The other is a blurring of the crisp vision that made Shaded Pain such a revelation. These could have been Knott's intention.
Wakin' Up The Dead is more guitar-driven than its predecessor. Knott's partner, Brian Doidge, left the band in the interim between records, and so L.S.U. became more of a solo venture.
Moments of Wakin' Up the Dead eclipse the eerieness of Shaded Pain, particularly the stark "Ocean Blue" and raving-lunatic verses of "The House of Love". This is also the first time Knott experimented with doubling and tripling the vocal track, making his ominous baritone so much the creepier. Though Wakin Up The Dead is more reliant on thick guitars than its predecessor, the album boasts L.S.U.'s first bona fide pop single, the optimistic, uptempo "Touch.
Tracklist
1 The Bomb
2 Ocean Blue
3 Touch
4 House Of Love
5 Revival Nineties
6 Carry Me To Cairo
7 Come Alive Again
8 Dancin' In The Kettle
9 I Need You So
10 Nineties Tease
11 Wakin' Up The Dead
Live At Cornerstone Vol. II
12 Intro: This Is Just My Life
13 Free Her
14 Jordan River
15 I'm Torn
16 Bye Bye Color
17 Die Baby Die
18 Ripped Off By Record Companies
19 Benny
20 Hang Me High
21 Shaded Pain