Love Agenda is the second album by Band of Susans

Band of Susans

Band of Susans was a noise rock band formed in New York City in 1986. It originally consisted of Robert Poss , Susan Stenger , Ron Spitzer , with Susan Lyall , Susan Tallman , and Alva Rogers . However, the band would undergo several permutations over the years, usually involving guitarists...

, released in 1989. Page Hamilton

Page Hamilton

Page Hamilton is a guitarist, singer and record producer, mostly noted for his work with alternative metal band Helmet...

, later much more famous than any of the band's core members because of his work as frontman for Helmet

Helmet (band)

Helmet is an alternative metal band from New York City formed in 1989. Founded by vocalist and lead guitarist Page Hamilton, Helmet has had numerous lineup changes, and Hamilton has been the only constant member....

, plays guitar on this album and some of the subsequent Peel Sessions that followed the tour to support it. He also sings the lead vocal on the second track "It's Locked Away".

Despite his reputation as an avant-garde musician, Poss was a big fan of the Rolling Stones and CD

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 versions of Love Agenda feature a cover of "Child of the Moon".

Susan Stenger sings her first lead vocals with Band of Susans on "Birthmark" and "Hard Light".

Track listing

(†indicates CD version only)

1. "The Pursuit of Happiness" (Susan Stenger) - 5:29
2. "It's Locked Away" (Robert Poss) - 5:10
3. "Birthmark" (Robert Poss, Susan Stenger) - 4:09
4. "Tourniquet" (Robert Poss) - 3:21
5. "Thorn in My Side" (Robert Poss) - 2:55
6. "Sin Embargo" (Robert Poss) - 3:43
7. "Because of You" (Robert Poss) - 3:52
8. "Hard Light" (Robert Poss, Susan Stenger) - 4:41
9. "Which Dream Came True" (Robert Poss) - 4:55
10. †"Child of the Moon" (Mick Jagger
    Mick Jagger
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    , Keith Richards
    Keith Richards
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    ) - 4:10
11. †"Take The Express" (Robert Poss) - 3:25

Personnel

• Robert Poss: guitar
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  , vocals
• Susan Stenger: bass
  Bass guitar
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  , vocals
• Page Hamilton
  Page Hamilton
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  : guitar, backing vocals, lead vocal on "It's Locked Away"
• Karen Haglof: guitar, backing vocals
• Ron Spitzer: drum
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• Jim Klein: engineer
• Chris Gehringer: mastering