Lies to Live By
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| type = studio
| artist = The Del-Byzanteens
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| released = {{Start date|1982}}
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| studio = Sorcerer Studios
| genre = New Wave
| length = 31:09
| label = Don't Fall Off the Mountain
| producer = Charlie Walden, The Del-Byzanteens
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Lies to Live By is the sole studio album by American band The Del-Byzanteens, released in 1982 by record label Don't Fall Off the Mountain.
Music
"Draft Riot" features a "hyper-disco" beat and quirky guitar sounds that have been compared to the B-52's.{{cite web|last1=Fricke|first1=David|title=Del-Byzanteens|url=http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=del-byzanteens|website=Trouser Press|accessdate=13 September 2017}}
"War" is a protest song in a funk punk style with "lyrics from Caribbean calypso records."
"Sally Go Round the Roses" is in a "tray soul of the old Jaynettes' shuffle."
Track listing
- Lies To Live By - 3:57
- Draft Riot - 3:25
- War - 2:58
- Sally Go Round the Roses - 4:30
- Girls Imagination - 6:03
- Welcome Machines - 4:29
- Apartment 13 - 5:47
Reception
Hot Press called the album "a debut equal to anything out of New York these past six years", and Melody Maker described it as "mighty stuff... You are strongly urged to investigate this record... outstanding."Christine Heise, "Lies, Sweet Lies - Jim Jarmusch ist kein Rockstar", in Jim Jarmusch, edited by Rolf Aurich and Stefan Reinecke von Bertz Tiny Mix Tapes called it a "great one-time album".{{cite web |url=http://www.tinymixtapes.com/delorean/the-del-byzanteens-lies-to-live-by |title=The Del Byzanteens – Lies to Live By
References
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External links
- [http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2014/04/09/12-oclock-track-lies-to-live-by-a-lost-classic-from-a-young-jim-jarmusch Chicago Reader article mentioning the album]
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