Waiting for the Floods

Waiting for the Floods
Studio album by The Armoury Show
Released	1985
Genre	New wave, post-punk
Length	44:92
Label	EMI America
Producer	Nick Launay

Waiting for the Floods is the first and only studio album by British new wave band The Armoury Show. Although Waiting for the Floods was well received by critics, it was a commercial failure and led to the dissolution of the band, with guitarist John McGeoch and drummer John Doyle separating in 1987, and the definitive end in 1988 when singer Richard Jobson and bass guitarist Russell Webb decided to become solo artists.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

In his retrospective review, Dan LeRoy of AllMusic praised the album, writing "[Richard] Jobson created an album that, though it went largely unnoticed, outdid Big Country – and nearly every other "big-guitar" band of the time, save U2 – in anthemic power."^[1]

Track listing

All tracks composed by The Armoury Show

1. "Castles in Spain" – 4:35
2. "Kyrie" – 4:01
3. "A Feeling" – 4:44
4. "We Can Be Brave Again" – 3:53
5. "Higher Than the World" – 4:45
6. "The Glory of Love" – 4:57
7. "Waiting for the Floods" – 5:34
8. "A Sense of Freedom" – 4:05
9. "Sleep City Sleep" – 5:00
10. "Avalanche" – 5:18

The cassette version inserts the track "Jungle of Cities" between tracks 3 and 4 above.

Personnel

The Armoury Show

• Richard Jobson – vocals, guitar
• John McGeoch – guitar, vocals
• Russell Webb – bass guitar, vocals
• John Doyle – drums

Additional personnel

• Paul Fishman – keyboards, programming
• Billy Currie – violin on "Higher Than the World"

Technical

• Nick Launay – production

See also

• Magazine
• Public Image Ltd.
• Siouxsie and the Banshees
• Skids
• Slik

References

External links

• Waiting for the Floods at Discogs (list of releases)