Opus Dei (1987)

About this title: Having gained a fair amount of underground attention throughout Europe, particularly in both Germany and England, Laibach made its first attempt at crossing over -- in a way -- with Opus Dei. An alliance with Mute records led to Rico Conning handling the production, while the group decided to spell out the connections between mega-arena rock & roll and fascist spectacle all the more directly. Two brilliant singles were the end result, the first being "Geburt Einer Nation," a German-language cover of Queen's then-recent smash hit "One Vision," transformed into a Wagner-ian stompalong that ... read more

Tracks:

1. Leben Heißt Leben [Opus]
2. Geburt Einer Nation [Queen]
3. Leben - Tod [Laibach]
4. F.I.A.T. [Laibach]
5. Opus Dei [Opus]
6. Trans-National [Laibach]
7. How the West Was Won [Laibach]
8. The Great Seal [Laibach]
9. Herz-Felde [Laibach]
10. Jägerspiel [Laibach]
11. Koza (Skin) [Laibach]
12. KRST (Baptism) [Laibach]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.