No Comment (Front 242 album)
No Comment is a 1984 Front 242 album released on the Another Side music label. The album was the first reference to Electronic Body Music (EBM) when the band included the phrase "Electronic Body Music Composed And Produced On Eight Tracks By Front 242" in reference to their use of an 8-track recording device. Though the album was their second full-length album, the Belgian band had released several singles and EPs prior to No Comment. The dialogue samples featured in the track "Special Forces" are from the movie Apocalypse Now.
| No Comment | ||||
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| Released | September 1984 | |||
| Recorded | 1984 | |||
| Genre | EBM, industrial | |||
| Length | 34:19 (Another Side, Red Rhino, Wax Trax! CD) 33:35 (Wax Trax! Cassette) 52:21 (Epic CD) | |||
| Label | Another Side Red Rhino Europe Animalized Wax Trax! Epic | |||
| Producer | Front 242 | |||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
 1985 Red Rhino & Wax Trax releases cover | ||||
| Alternative cover | ||||
 1992 Epic release cover | ||||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
Track listing
No Comment has been released multiple times in both LP and CD formats in Belgium, Germany, and the United States. The following is a list of the tracks on all the significant releases of this album.
Another Side (1984) and Wax Trax! (1985) LP versions
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Commando Mix" | 9:23 |
| 2. | "S.FR.Nomenklatura" (1&2) | 6:36 |
| 3. | "Deceit (Behind Your Face)" | 3:44 |
| Total length: | 19:43 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 4. | "Lovely Day" | 5:23 |
| 5. | "No Shuffle" | 3:50 |
| 6. | "Special Forces" | 5:23 |
| Total length: | 14:36 | |
Note : initial copies of the Wax Trax! LP also contained a bonus live 7" single
Red Rhino CD version (1985)
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Commando Mix" | 9:23 |
| 2. | "Deceit" (Behind Your Face) | 3:44 |
| 3. | "Lovely Day" | 5:23 |
| 4. | "No Shuffle" | 3:50 |
| 5. | "Special Forces" | 5:23 |
| 6. | "S.FR.Nomenklatura" (Parts 1&2) | 6:36 |
| Total length: | 34:19 | |
Wax Trax! CD version (1988)
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Commando Mix" | 9:23 |
| 2. | "Deceit" | 3:44 |
| 3. | "Lovely Day" | 5:23 |
| 4. | "No Shuffle" | 3:50 |
| 5. | "Special Forces" | 5:23 |
| 6. | "S.FR.Nomenklatura" (Parts 1&2) | 6:36 |
| Total length: | 34:19 | |
Wax Trax! Cassette Version (1989)
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Commando Mix" | 9:05 |
| 2. | "Deceit" | 3:44 |
| 3. | "Lovely Day" | 5:16 |
| Total length: | 18:05 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 4. | "No Shuffle" | 3:48 |
| 5. | "Special Forces" | 5:18 |
| 6. | "S.FR.Nomenklatura" | 6:24 |
| Total length: | 15:30 | |
Epic CD version (1992)
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Commando Mix" | 9:23 |
| 2. | "Deceit" | 3:44 |
| 3. | "Lovely Day" | 5:23 |
| 4. | "No Shuffle" | 3:50 |
| 5. | "Special Forces" | 5:23 |
| 6. | "S.FR.Nomenklatura I" | 4:26 |
| 7. | "S.FR.Nomenklatura II" | 2:10 |
| 8. | "Body To Body" | 4:15 |
| 9. | "See the Future" (Live) | 6:20 |
| 10. | "In November" | 2:37 |
| 11. | "Special Forces" (Demo) | 4:50 |
| Total length: | 52:21 | |
The 1992 Epic Records rerelease of No Comment slightly changed the EBM reference, which read "Electronic body music recorded on 8 tracks".
Credits
- Daniel Bresanutti – keyboards, programming, live mixing
- Jean-Luc de Meyer – vocals
- Patrick Codenys – keyboards, programming, samplers
- Richard Jonckheere – percussion, backing vocals
References
- Raggett, Ned. "No Comment". AllMusic. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
