............................................................ ...........................................................T HE TIGER LILLIES BOOK........................................................ ............................................................ ...
THE COMPLETE TIGER LILLIES’ LYRICS ( 282 SONGS | 1989 - 2007 )
INCLUDING 340 EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS ( MOSTLY UNRELEASED | 1995 - 2007 )........................................................... ............................................................
The book contains the complete Tiger Lillies’ Lyrics from 1989 - 2007 with 340 photos many previously unreleased all shot by bLUE. Stories and rumours abound regarding London cult trio The Tiger Lillies. One such story has the group’s main man Martin Jaques placing a pigs head on the altar of a church in Wales (with a cigarette in it’s nose). Another suggests the band collect and wear the dresses of murdered prostitutes. Unclear is, whether the incredibly hard working band (up to 300 concerts per year) are on the FBI’s list of subversive bands, one thing is certain the grime of the Lillies’ amoral satire is radically at odds with good old American family values.
Graphic designer and photographer – bLUE, spent 12 years travelling with the band worldwide, shooting pictures backstage, in bars, cemeteries, cars, bedrooms, with and without underpants... in dessous and dresses often with very low tech equipment and whatever light was available. bLUE had spotted the bands potential long before their fans included such luminaries as Marc Almond, David Byrne, Robin Williams, Matt Groening, Marilyn Manson, Helge Schneider and Franz Ferdinand and is also responsible for the artwork and pictures on most of their nineteen CD releases.
The Tiger Lillies biggest commercial success came with their 2 Oliver awards winning, so called “junk opera†Shockheaded Peter but their massive cult following revel in their songs about arson, amputee prostitutes, incest, rape, crucifying Jesus, sex with animals and songs of death, death and more death. Their world is a world of putrescence, despair, violence, addiction and their songs portray the darker and unpleasant side of the human psyche whether they be wicked waltzes, ridiculous rants or tender ditties. The bottom line is if you haven’t got a sense of humour about life, religion or sex, - your’e f****d.
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