''God Lives Underwater'' is the debut EP and first major release by God Lives Underwater. It was recorded in 1993, and self-distributed by the band in 1994, followed by a national release in 1995. "

No More Love "No More Love" is a song by the band God Lives Underwater. It was originally released on their self-titled EP album ''God Lives Underwater'' in 1995, resulting in significant airplay. The song was featured in the 1995 movie ''Johnny Mnemonic''. ...

", the EP's lead single, was also released on the band's second album ''

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''. The song "Drag Me Down" was featured in the movie ''

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'' and "No More Love" was also featured in the movie ''

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Musical and lyrical themes

The musical style of God Lives Underwater is a constantly contested issue and the

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s that the band are categorized in vary depending on the source, however, the band is generally regarded as

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, while showing influences of many different genres.JUST DOING THE OBVIOUS God Lives Underwater uses guitars and vocals but builds on its songs Band blends insistent, electronic pulse of techno with rock
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can be seen throughout the songs "No More Love" and "Try". Most songs include a portion of

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, including the beginning of "No More Love". All songs are mainly classified as industrial rock, because the genre dominates in comparison to the rest of the genres.

David Reilly David Fitzgerald Reilly (May 5, 1971 – October 16, 2005) was the American singer and songwriting/production partner in the electro-rock band God Lives Underwater (GLU), signed by Rick Rubin to American Recordings in 1993. Life and career Americ ...

and

Jeff Turzo Jeff Turzo, as singer/programming and songwriting/production partner in the electro-rock band God Lives Underwater (GLU), spent the better part of the 1990s as a producer and touring artist, first signed by Rick Rubin to American Recordings in ...

had conceived the EP in late 1993, and as such, the band's later members (guitarist

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and drummer Adam Kary) were not involved in the recording process.

Reception

The ''God Lives Underwater'' EP was not as popular when it comes to ratings as other albums, but when it was rated, the reception was generally fair-to-well. ''

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'' stated that "...the heavily compressed production on opening song 'Drag Me Down' lacks the more full-bodied beat and bass punch of the remainder of the EP. 'No More Love' sets things to rights, while 'Lonely Again' is the best song on the disc, with an echoed, beautifully epic guitar intro and a moody melancholy captured in both the singing and the slow music." Allmusic gave it 2.5 out of 5 stars. ''

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'' gave it 7.5 out of 10 stars. "No More Love" was a released as a single, and was later included on the band's 1995 full-length album ''

''. Two music videos were shot for the song. The first (1994) featured the band playing outside, opening with

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s from a

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. This video later appeared in the 1996

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game ''

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''. A second video (1995) was shot in conjunction with the song's use in the 1995 film ''

'', which was based on a

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Track listing

All songs performed by God Lives Underwater, all tracks written by

and

Personnel

;God Lives Underwater *

- lead vocals, keyboards, programming *

- guitars, keyboards, bass, programming *

- guitars *

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- drums ;Production * Gary Richards - production * Rick Rubin - executive producer * Christine Cano - art direction and design * Clark Eddy - mixing * Marc Geiger - engineering * Afshin Ammadi - mastering * Ralph Eugene Meatyard - front and back cover photos

References

{{Authority control 1995 debut EPs God Lives Underwater albums American Recordings (record label) EPs Albums produced by Rick Rubin