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1988 studio album by Band of Susans
Hope Against Hope
Studio album by Band of Susans
Released1988 (1988)
RecordedMay – June 1987 (1987-06)
StudioPlatinum Island
(New York City, NY)
GenreNoise rock, alternative rock
Length49:36 (CD)
40:42 (vinyl)
LabelBlast First
ProducerRobert Poss
Band of Susans chronology
Blessing and Curse
(1987) 		Hope Against Hope
(1988) 		Love Agenda
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic

Hope Against Hope is the 1988 debut studio album by Band of Susans, released in 1988 on Blast First. The CD version includes their debut EP Blessing and Curse, which contains "Sometimes" and "Where Have All The Flowers Gone". They were based in New York City.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Robert Poss

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Not Even Close"4:58
2."Learning to Sin"3:04
3."Throne of Blood"3:15
4."Elliott Abrams in Hell"2:21
5."All the Wrong Reasons"5:25
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."I The Jury"4:26
2."No God"4:59
3."You Were an Optimist"3:19
4."Ready to Bend"3:51
5."Hope Against Hope"4:59
CD bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."Sometimes"3:53
12."Where Have All the Flowers Gone"5:01

Personnel

Adapted from Hope Against Hope liner notes.

Band of Susans
Production and additional personnel

Charts

Chart (1988) Peak
position
UK Indie Chart 11

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United Kingdom 1988 Blast First CD, LP FU5

References

  1. Parker, Chris. "Band of Susans: Hope Against Hope > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  2. O'Dair, Barbara (May 1988). "Band of Susans". Spin. Vol. 4, no. 2. p. 13.
  3. The Rough Guide to Rock (3rd ed.). Rough Guides. 2003. p. 61.
  4. Neate, Wilson; Robbins, Ira (2007). "Band of Susans". Trouser Press. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  5. Hope Against Hope (sleeve). Band of Susans. London, United Kingdom: Blast First. 1988.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2014.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

External links

Band of Susans
  • Anne Husick
  • Mark Lonergan
  • Robert Poss
  • Ron Spitzer
  • Susan Stenger
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