The Church
Hologram of Baal
Label:  Thirsty Ear 
Date:  9/22/1998
Length:  0:00
Format:  2CD
Genre:  Rock; Alternative
  Category:  rock
    Track Listing:
      1.  
      		 Anaesthesia    
      2.  
      		 Ricochet    
      3.  
      		 Louisiana    
      4.  
      		 The Great Machine    
      5.  
      		 No Certainty Attached    
      6.  
      		 Tranquility    
      7.  
      		 Buffalo    
      8.  
      		 This Is It    
      9.  
      		 Another Earth    
      10.  
      		 Glow-Worm    
      11.  
      		 Bastard Universe - Stage 1    
      12.  
      		 Bastard Universe - Stage 2    
      13.  
      		 Bastard Universe - Stage 3    
      14.  
      		 Bastard Universe - Stage 4    
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      Hologram of Baal represents a stunning comeback album for Australia's Church, who've been virtually silent since 1994's Sometime Anywhere. In the tradition of past classics such as Starfish and Priest = Aura, Baal boasts an expansive, ambient production; lovely guitar layering; and singer Steve Kilbey's hushed, poetic delivery. Tracks such as "The Great Machine" balance the chiming acoustic and electric guitars of Peter Koppes and Marty Willson-Piper with canyon-size reverb and cryptic lyrics, a formula for mystique rock that the Church have never abandoned. The up-tempo "No Certainty Attached" and the spare, angular "Buffalo" show new sides to the band, who, after numerous label mishaps and near hits, are in excellent form. --James Rotondi