1991 live album by Diamanda Galás
Plague Mass Released 1 April 1991 (1991-04-01 ) Recorded 12 October – 13 October 1990 (1990-10-13 ) Studio Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York City, New York, United States Genre Avant-garde Length 72 :52 Label Mute Producer
Blaise Dupuy
Kurt Munkacsi
Plague Mass is a live album by American avant-garde artist Diamanda Galás . It was recorded on October 12 and 13, 1990 at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine , New York City and released on April 1, 1991 by record label Mute .
Content
AllMusic described the performance as a "heart-wrenching cry about the physical suffering caused by the AIDS plague being compounded by the shameful arrogance of self-appointed moralists."[1]
Reception
Trouser Press described it as "sepulchral, breathtakingly dramatic and, in the best possible sense, appalling".[3]
It was placed on Terrorizer 's list of the "100 Most Important Albums of the Nineties".[4]