If You Want to Defeat Your Enemy Sing His Song

The Icicle Works

If You Want to Defeat Your Enemy Sing His Song

RELEASED: November 30, -0001
TYPE: FULL LENGTH
Track Listing
1. Hope Springs Eternal 4:06 2. Travelling Chest 4:40 3. Sweet Thursday 4:17 4. Up Here in the North of England 5:12 5. Who Do You Want for Your Love? 3:54 6. Everybody Loves to Play the Fool 4:08 7. When You Were Mine 4:37 8. Don't Let It Rain on My Parade 4:35 9. Evangeline 4:05 10. Truck Driver's Lament 5:18 11. Understanding Jane 3:21 12. I Never Saw My Home Town 'Til I Went Around the World 2:48 13. Walking With a Mountain 4:44 14. Into the Mystic 3:39
Historical Archive
If You Want to Defeat Your Enemy Sing His Song is the third studio album by British alternative rock band The Icicle Works, released in 1990. The album showcases a blend of post-punk and neo-psychedelia, characterized by jangly guitars, rich melodies, and introspective lyrics. It is noted for its lyrical depth and the band’s signature sound, which combines elements of folk and rock. The album has been praised for its artistic ambition and remains a significant part of The Icicle Works' legacy, illustrating their evolution as musicians during the late 1980s and early 1990s.