| L'eau rouge | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | The Young Gods |
| Cover: | The Young Gods L'Eau Rouge.jpg |
| Released: | September 1989 |
| Recorded: | Artag Studio |
| Genre: | Industrial rock, dark cabaret, symphonic metal |
| Length: | 33:46 40:50 (CD release) |
| Label: | PIAS |
| Producer: | Roli Mosimann |
| Prev Title: | The Young Gods |
| Prev Year: | 1987 |
| Next Title: | The Young Gods Play Kurt Weill |
| Next Year: | 1991 |
L'eau rouge (French for The Red Water) is the second album by industrial band The Young Gods, released in September 1989 by Play It Again Sam Records.[1] It is usually referred to as their masterpiece and was included in 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die in 2005.
| Year | Publication | Country | Accolade | Rank | class=unsortable | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Tip | Germany | "Albums of the Year" (Hanspeter Künzler) | 1 | [2] | |
| 1989 | Tip | Germany | "Albums of the Year" (Christina Moles Kaup) | 1 | [3] | |
| 1989 | Melody Maker | United Kingdom | "Albums of the Year" | 7 | [4] | |
| 1989 | Sounds | United Kingdom | "Albums of the Year" | 24 | [5] | |
| 1989 | OOR | Netherlands | "Albums of the Year" | 31 | [6] | |
| 2000 | Terrorizer | United Kingdom | "100 Most Important Albums of the Eighties" | [7] | ||
| 2005 | 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die | Robert Dimery | "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die" | [8] | ||
| 2021 | Metal Hammer | United Kingdom | The 25 Best Symphonic Metal Albums | 22 | [9] | |
| "*" denotes an unordered list. |
Adapted from the L'eau rouge liner notes.[10]
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 1989 | PIAS | CD, CS, LP | BIAS 130 | |
| United States | 1995 | Interscope | CD | 92629 |