THE MISSION Salad Daze 1994

 

 

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Artist Biography by James Wilkinson

Described by critics as melodramatic and bombastic, the Mission nonetheless attracted a core audience of goth rock fans. The group was formed in 1986 by guitarist/singer Wayne Hussey and bassist Craig Adams, who both left the Sisters of Mercy to do so. (Hussey had also played with the Walkie Talkies and Dead or Alive.) The two recruited Artery guitarist Simon Hinkler and former Red Lorry Yellow Lorry drummer Mick Brown and called themselves the Sisterhood, to which Sisters of Mercy leader Andrew Eldritch objected strenuously. The Mission released two successful independent singles in the U.K. and signed to Mercury in 1986. The group soon completed its debut album, God's Own Medicine, which went on to produce a handful of U.K. hits, while critics found much of the record to be reminiscent of Led Zeppelin and Yes. Although the band toured extensively in the U.K. and America; Adams had to return home from the latter leg after suffering from exhaustion. Produced by Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones, their second album Children, widened the band's audience, reaching number two on the U.K. album charts. 1990's Carved in Sand shed some of the Mission's Zep fascination for more refined songwriting. Hinkler left the band midway through the supporting tour and was eventually replaced permanently by Paul Etchells. Meanwhile, several Mission members backed Slade members Noddy Holder and Jim Lea on the Christmas charity single "Merry Xmas Everybody."

Tracklist 

1	Like A Hurricane	5:32
2	Severina	3:49
3	Sacrilege	4:25
4	And The Dance Goes On	4:27
5	Wasteland	5:25
6	Tomorrow Never Knows	3:18
7	Wishing Well	2:45
8	Shelter From The Storm	5:28
9	Deliverance	6:41
10	Grip Of Disease	4:29
11	Belief	7:44
12	Kingdom Come	5:04
13	Butterfly On A Wheel	4:43
14	Bird Of Passage	4:27