T.V. Sky

T.V. Sky is the third album by Industrial band The Young Gods, released on February 7, 1992 through PIAS Recordings.

T.V. Sky
Studio album by The Young Gods
Released	February 7, 1992
Recorded	CP Studio Brussels
Genre	Post-industrial, ambient
Length	48:15
Label	PIAS
Producer	Roli Mosimann
The Young Gods chronology
The Young Gods Play Kurt Weill (1991) T.V. Sky (1992) Live Sky Tour (1993)
Singles from T.V. Sky
"Skinflowers" Released: January, 1992 "Gasoline Man" Released: September, 1992

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Rock Hard	8.5/10[2]
Music From the Empty Quarter	Favourable[3]

Accolades

Year	Publication	Country	Accolade	Rank
1999	Ned Raggett	United States	"The Top 136 Albums of the Nineties"	14[4]
2000	Kerrang!	United Kingdom	"200 Albums For The Year 2000 (Industrial)"	8[5]
2000	Terrorizer	United Kingdom	"100 Most Important Albums of the Nineties"	*[6]
2005	Rock Hard	Germany	"The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time"	315[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Our House"	2:52
2.	"Gasoline Man"	4:22
3.	"T.V. Sky"	3:48
4.	"Skinflowers"	5:09
5.	"Dame Chance"	5:02
6.	"The Night Dance"	4:19
7.	"She Rains"	2:48
8.	"Summer Eyes"	19:55

Chart performance

Chart	Peak
Swiss Album Chart[8]	26
UK Albums Chart[9]	54

Personnel

The Young Gods Urs Hiestand – drums Alain Monod – keyboards Franz Treichler – vocals

Additional musicians and production Erwin Autique – engineering Roli Mosimann – production

References

1. Raggett, Ned. Young Gods T.V. Sky at AllMusic. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
2. Deese, Uwe (1992). "Reviews The Young Gods T.V. Sky". Rock Hard (in German). No. 58. Dortmund. ISSN 1437-8140. OCLC 85155279. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
3. Deadhead (February 1992). "The Young Gods T.V. Sky". Music From the Empty Quarter. No. 4. Ilford: The Empty Quarter. ISSN 0964-542X. OCLC 1057117763.
4. "The Top 136 Albums of the Nineties". Ned Raggett. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
5. "Kerrang! - 200 Albums For The Year 2000". AcclaimedMusic.net. Retrieved 2009-10-29.
6. "Terrorizer - 100 Most Important Albums of the Nineties". AcclaimedMusic.net. Retrieved 2009-10-29.
7. [...], Rock Hard (Hrsg.). [Red.: Michael Rensen. Mitarb.: Götz Kühnemund] (2005). Best of Rock & Metal die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten. Königswinter: Heel. p. 84. ISBN 3-89880-517-4.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
8. hitparade.ch, Swiss charts page for The Young Gods
9. , UK charts page for The Young Gods