Put Your Hands Down Explained

Put Your Hands Down
Type:album
Artist:Penal Colony
Cover:Penal Colony - Put Your Hands Down.jpg
Released:[1] [2]
Genre:Electro-industrial
Length:46:46
Label:Cleopatra
Next Title:5 Man Job
Next Year:1995

Put Your Hands Down is the debut studio album of Penal Colony, released in February 1994 by Cleopatra Records.[3] [4]

Reception

Factsheet Five compared the music of Put Your Hands Down favorably to Hate Dept. and described Penal Colony as being "masters of the genre."[5] Industrialnation said "Penal Colony have already left several veteran bands in the dust" and "this music is for thos who like their music angst-ridden and dark, with a live feel."[6]

Personnel

Adapted from the Put Your Hands Down liner notes.[7]

Penal Colony

Additional musicians

Production and design

Notes and References

  1. Becky . Barnhart . Schwann Spectrum . . Stereophile, Incorporated . 1996 . Winter 1996–1997 . 139 . 9781575980386 . July 20, 2020.
  2. Becky . Barnhart . Schwann Spectrum . . Stereophile, Incorporated . 2000 . 9 . 2 . 202 . 9781575980782 . July 20, 2020.
  3. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000109171|pure_url=yes}} Penal Colony: ''Put Your Hands Down'' > Overview ]. Allmusic . October 25, 2016.
  4. Book: Thompson, David . Dave Thompson (author) . Alternative Rock: Third Ear – The Essential Listening Companion . . November 1, 2000 . 751 . 9780879306076 . July 21, 2020.
  5. Mike . Gunderloy . Penal Colony: Put Your Hands Down . . Mike Gunderloy . 1994 . 54 . 17 . July 19, 2020.
  6. The Dark Man . Sonic Reviews: Penal Colony – Put Your Hands Down . . 1995 . 10 . 71 . August 29, 2020.
  7. Put Your Hands Down . . 1994 . booklet . . Marina Del Rey, California.