By this time, Dead Can Dance were predominantly a duo of Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry, along with Peter Ulrich, after the departure of Scott Rodger and James Pinker in 1987. WikiMatrix Discutiendo el estilo musical del álbum, AllMusic comentó que con Spleen and Ideal , Dead Can Dance...
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