Showtime (Nitzer Ebb album)

Showtime is the third studio album by the British EBM group Nitzer Ebb.^[1] It featured the singles "Lightning Man" and "Fun to Be Had", the latter of which was later remixed by George Clinton. "Getting Closer" was also released as a single. Nitzer Ebb supported the album by touring with Depeche Mode.^[2]

Showtime
Studio album by Nitzer Ebb
Released	1990
Recorded	1989
Genre	EBM
Length	36:41
Label	Mute (UK) Geffen/Warner Bros. (US)
Producer	Flood
Nitzer Ebb chronology
Belief (1989) Showtime (1990) As Is (1991)
Singles from Showtime
"Lightning Man" Released: 5 February 1990 "Fun to Be Had / Getting Closer" Released: 10 September 1990

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Calgary Herald	C−[4]
Entertainment Weekly	A[5]
Orlando Sentinel	[2]

The Washington Post wrote that "with nothing more than synth (employed principally for percussion) and shout, the Ebbs construct grooves of surprising fluidity and even humanity."^[6] The St. Petersburg Times determined that "Nitzer Ebb's brooding, Teutonic lyrics are not appealing in arrangements more reminiscent of Cabaret than Cabaret Voltaire."^[7] The Calgary Herald concluded that "Brits Douglas McCarthy and Bon Harris do a little minimalist fiddling with synthesizers and do a lot of hollering about pop stars, the media and life's seamier side."^[4]

Track listing

1. "Getting Closer" – 4:12
2. "Nobody Knows" – 4:06
3. "One Man's Burden" – 3:50
4. "All Over" – 3:33
5. "My Heart" – 4:08
6. "Lightning Man" – 4:59
7. "Rope" – 3:25
8. "Hold On" – 3:46
9. "Fun to Be Had" – 4:42