Prince of the Poverty Line explained

Prince of the Poverty Line
Type:studio
Artist:Skyclad
Cover:Sky-PotPL.jpg
Released:22 March 1994
Genre:Folk metal
Length:52:00
Label:Noise
Producer:Kevin Ridley
Prev Title:Jonah's Ark
Prev Year:1993
Next Title:The Silent Whales of Lunar Sea
Next Year:1995

Prince of the Poverty Line is the fourth full-length studio album by British folk metal band Skyclad. It is a loose concept album about urban decay in post-Thatcherite Britain.

According to Kevin Ridley, producer and, from 1997, a full band-member, this album remains their biggest seller. Many people consider it to be the band's masterwork.

Track listing

  1. "Civil War Dance" – 5:03
  2. "Cardboard City" – 5:05
  3. "Sins of Emission" – 3:33
  4. "Land of the Rising Slum" – 4:28
  5. "The One Piece Puzzle" – 5:52
  6. "A Bellyful of Emptiness" – 4:57
  7. "A Dog in the Manger" – 6:10
  8. "Gammadion Seed" – 5:26
  9. "Womb of the Worm" – 6:56
  10. "The Truth Famine" – 4:30
  11. "Brothers Beneath the Skin" (Limited edition bonus track) – 3:45

The US edition of the album contains the studio tracks from the Skyclad EP Tracks from the Wilderness as alternate bonus tracks, including the Thin Lizzy cover, "Emerald":

  2. "Emerald" – 3:34 (Gorham/Downey/Robertson/Lynott)
  3. "A Room Next Door" – 4:51
  4. "When All Else Fails" – 4:19

Production

Personnel

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