I'm 39 yrs. old and used to be a punk rocker-new waver of the late 70's to early 80's. I've heard it all 100 times over. This is absolutely the best Soft Cell album ever made barnone,... period! Listen to it in the dark, turned up real loud, on a hit of acid and see if you can walk away unaffected. Weird, darkly humorous, dirty, creepy, aren't strong enough words to describe this band's strange unclassifiable music. God I love this band!!! Murder my Angel*****
December 3, 2003This is their best work without question. If you are true fan of Soft Cell you need this CD. Most casual listeners will know these guys from their mega-hit "Tainted Love" from their first LP. However, people who know the duo's other material know that Tainted love was the exception and not the norm.
These boys sing about depression, sex, sleeze, porn, murder, drugs, self abuse and self destruction.
Last Night in Sodom is sort of a slight departure from the previous works in that there is some guitar in some of the songs. The songs are more angrier in tone as well. "Mr Self Destruct" may be the closest Soft Cell has come to making an actual rock song. "Slave to This" is a chilling dirge where Marc Almond's lyrics are never more angry and desperate in this artsy track. "Meet Murder my Angel" is a great song that describes the mind of a killer before he takes out his victim. It is very creepy much like "Martin" is from the "Art of Falling Apart" CD. "Down in the Subway" is a catchy song in which Almond almost makes killing himself sound like fun or a happy event..heh. "Where was your Heart" is about a girl "giving it up" and losing her virginity to someone who never cared about her and just wanted to have sex with her. No, as you can probably tell there is no "Tainted Love" part 2 on this CD.
Hey, its great stuff from an 80's group who was way ahead of everyone else during this time period in ideas and also in sound. Almond is a great singer and his study of theater really shows when he sings. David Ball is one of the best keyboard players off all time......a must have. February 11, 2002
If I were on a desert island and only allowed 10 CDs this would be on my list. I don't even consider myself a huge Soft Cell fan. This recording has stood the test of time. I've had this for about 15 years and it still sounds fresh everytime I hear it.
December 10, 1999 |  | Superior work. The peak of their form. |  |
Please read the reviews attached to the album "The Art of Falling Apart" - the lyrical and orchestral content is similar, the form more refined and less ponderous. Although it is a close race, I have to buck the trend and declare this Almond & Ball's best album. Squalor and desperation have never been put to music more incisively, invasively and insidiously all at once. You'll feel the need to take a shower after listening. DON'T start your experience with this album; I still recommend easing one's self into their perspective by starting with their first and second albums, Non-Stop Ecstatic Dancing and Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret before moving onto This Last Night and The Art of Falling Apart. If you're curious as to whether or not your emotional memory/reaction to "the club scene" is/was common (and just how well it could be described through music), you will not find better. Far, far ahead of its time in every way back then, it's still ahead of its time now.
August 26, 1999More reviews at Amazon.com ...
