The second album released in 1980.
The Voice of America introduces itself with a Southern policeman delivering instructions to what could be a riot squad.
Part of the instructions direct those offering security to a first aid van to obtain earplugs, "so as to keep you from having a headache." A little self-mocking humor? Some thinly veiled advice for the listener, perhaps? Probably both.
Noisy and abrasive.
In "News From Nowhere," it sounds as if recordings of dive-bombing war planes have been intertwined and distorted, which is only part of the thrill; there's a dubby rhythm that's equally anemic in the background.
"Premonition" is the most antagonistic moment, placing a number of electro-surges behind a deep, growling voice that can only be described as comic doom.
And on the closing "Messages Received," the structure is similar to the legendary "Nag Nag Nag" ....

Tracklisting:
1 The Voice Of America / Damage Is Done (6:29)
2 Partially Submerged (3:56)
3 Kneel To The Boss (4:00)
4 Premonition (5:11)
5 This Is Entertainment (6:01)
6 If The Shadows Could March? (0:58)
7 Stay Out Of It (2:45)
8 Obsession (5:19)
9 News From Nowhere (2:33)
10 Messages Received (3:12)

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