Showtime | ||||
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Released | 1990 | |||
Recorded | 1989 | |||
Genre | EBM | |||
Length | 36:41 | |||
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Producer | Flood | |||
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Singles from Showtime | ||||
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Showtime is the third album by the British EBM group Nitzer Ebb.[1] It featured the singles "Lightning Man" and "Fun to Be Had", the latter of which was later remixed by George Clinton. "Getting Closer" was also released as a single. Nitzer Ebb supported the album by touring with Depeche Mode.[2]
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
Calgary Herald | C−[4] |
Entertainment Weekly | A[5] |
Orlando Sentinel | [2] |
The Washington Post wrote that "with nothing more than synth (employed principally for percussion) and shout, the Ebbs construct grooves of surprising fluidity and even humanity."[6] The St. Petersburg Times determined that "Nitzer Ebb's brooding, Teutonic lyrics are not appealing in arrangements more reminiscent of Cabaret than Cabaret Voltaire."[7] The Calgary Herald concluded that "Brits Douglas McCarthy and Bon Harris do a little minimalist fiddling with synthesizers and do a lot of hollering about pop stars, the media and life's seamier side."[4]