Last album you bought, downloaded or listened to

bob. · 11-20-2010, 03:28 PM

yeah i can agree with that....but i feel like every time i listen to 'Love of Life' and or 'White Light From The Mouth Of Infinity' i feel that together they are much better and should have been released as a double lp

honestly my favorite era would be the Greed/Holy Money era

dankrsta · 11-20-2010, 03:31 PM

I just can't choose which album would I say is their best, mostly because I cannot compare their brutal phase to their later one. And I love them both. That's why I always suggest to people 'Children of God' as a starting point to Swans, not because it's the best album (I personally love Holy Money and Greed a bit more), but because, as bob. said, it's a crossroad in a way and it perfectly represents many sides of the band.

Of all their releases and side projects, I'd say my personal favorite is definitely SKIN - Shame, Humility, Revenge

**Janszoon** · 11-20-2010, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by bob.

yeah i can agree with that....but i feel like every time i listen to 'Love of Life' and or 'White Light From The Mouth Of Infinity' i feel that together they are much better and should have been released as a double lp

I can definitely see where you'd say that especially since the album covers make them seem like a pair. White Light, though it's still a great album, is definitely the lesser of the two in my opinion. It's way less musically diverse and it has one of their worst songs on it ("Failure").

bob. · 11-20-2010, 03:59 PM

yeah i have to agree 'Failure' is one of their more boring and almost even "typical" songs....but its cropped right in between two great songs "Love Will Save You" and "Song For The Sun"

RVCA · 11-20-2010, 04:01 PM

Hate to burst the bubble of enthusiasm, but so far "Soundtracks" has been really "bleh"...

iamamiwhoami · 11-20-2010, 04:14 PM

Blackbird Blackbird - Modern Disbelief EP

**Janszoon** · 11-20-2010, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by bob.

yeah i have to agree 'Failure' is one of their more boring and almost even "typical" songs....but its cropped right in between to great songs "Love Will Save You" and "Song For The Sun"

I agree, those are two truly fantastic songs.

Poptartmarbear · 11-20-2010, 04:26 PM

I just bought Enter The Dragon soundtrack, its great!

bob. · 11-20-2010, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by LoathsomePete

Anyhow I just completed my 16 Horsepower discography (at least studio album wise) with this:

16 Horsepower - Olden (2003)

Their final album

isn't this album kind of a mix match of alternate takes of previous released stuff?....either way 'American Weeze' is one of my all time favorite songs....it just makes my blood boil in so many good ways

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Originally Posted by dankrsta

Of all their releases and side projects, I'd say my personal favorite is definitely SKIN - Shame, Humility, Revenge

weird...when it comes to the SKIN albums i actually find 'Blood, Women, Roses' to be much more appealing

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Originally Posted by RVCA

Hate to burst the bubble of enthusiasm, but so far "Soundtracks" has been really "bleh"...

i just don't think that 'Soundtracks' should be the judging album of the band....it is the only album that sounds like that

dankrsta · 11-20-2010, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by bob.

weird...when it comes to the SKIN albums i actually find 'Blood, Women, Roses' to be much more appealing

Hey, maybe it's not so weird. Speaking of Jarboe, Sacrificial Cake is a masterpiece, I almost forgot how much I loved that album, even more than Gira's Drainland.

11-20-2010, 03:28 PM	#13991 (permalink)
bob. Still sends his reguards. Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Trying to get out of the cat town.... Posts: 5,039	yeah i can agree with that....but i feel like every time i listen to 'Love of Life' and or 'White Light From The Mouth Of Infinity' i feel that together they are much better and should have been released as a double lp honestly my favorite era would be the Greed/Holy Money era __________________ A kiss is the beginning of cannibalism. Reach out, pierce the fine fabric of the sheltering sky, take repose.

11-20-2010, 03:31 PM	#13992 (permalink)
dankrsta ... Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,776	I just can't choose which album would I say is their best, mostly because I cannot compare their brutal phase to their later one. And I love them both. That's why I always suggest to people 'Children of God' as a starting point to Swans, not because it's the best album (I personally love Holy Money and Greed a bit more), but because, as bob. said, it's a crossroad in a way and it perfectly represents many sides of the band. Of all their releases and side projects, I'd say my personal favorite is definitely SKIN - Shame, Humility, Revenge __________________ Last.fm

11-20-2010, 03:59 PM	#13994 (permalink)
bob. Still sends his reguards. Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Trying to get out of the cat town.... Posts: 5,039	yeah i have to agree 'Failure' is one of their more boring and almost even "typical" songs....but its cropped right in between two great songs "Love Will Save You" and "Song For The Sun" __________________ A kiss is the beginning of cannibalism. Reach out, pierce the fine fabric of the sheltering sky, take repose. Last edited by bob.; 11-20-2010 at 04:21 PM. Reason: wow...major grammar mistake....for shame

11-20-2010, 04:14 PM	#13996 (permalink)
iamamiwhoami Groupie Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: a place no cars go Posts: 11	Blackbird Blackbird - Modern Disbelief EP __________________ ‎"Can you think of anything else that talks, other than a person? Sometimes a parrot talks. Can you think of anything else? A record, record, record!" LastFM

11-20-2010, 04:26 PM	#13998 (permalink)
Poptartmarbear Groupie Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 9	I just bought Enter The Dragon soundtrack, its great! __________________ Simplicity is the key to brilliance

11-20-2010, 04:01 PM	#13995 (permalink)
RVCA （￣ー￣） Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 3,270	Hate to burst the bubble of enthusiasm, but so far "Soundtracks" has been really "bleh"...