1. "Haven't heard it yet..." In response to Reply # 0 Thu Sep-06-12 09:30 AM by Jakob Hellberg
I'm a big fan of their early stuff like "Cop" and "Greed" but don't really care for the maudlin cabaret direction Gira went in later. Their last one (=the comeback) was pretty cool though and I hope this one will continue to go even more back to the more bleak, noisy and aggressive sound... I'll check it out
3. "It's no Cop, that's for sure, lol" In response to Reply # 1
>I'm a big fan of their early stuff like "Cop" and "Greed" but >don't really care for the maudlin cabaret direction Gira went >in later. Their last one (=the comeback) was pretty cool >though and I hope this one will continue to go even more back >to the more bleak, noisy and aggressive sound... I'll check it >out
But as a fan of that era it's a pretty good listen...the repetitous anger is still there but it's tempered through that old man grit that he's gained. It's by no means an industrial or punk album, but its still heavy and aggressive.
Ghetto Black Member since Dec 24th 2004 10172 posts
Thu Sep-06-12 10:59 AM
4. "White Light... and The Great Annihilator are among their best records." In response to Reply # 1 Thu Sep-06-12 11:04 AM by Ghetto Black
>I'm a big fan of their early stuff like "Cop" and "Greed" but >don't really care for the maudlin cabaret direction Gira went >in later. Their last one (=the comeback) was pretty cool >though and I hope this one will continue to go even more back >to the more bleak, noisy and aggressive sound... I'll check it >out
I'd also put Children of God and Soundtracks for the Blind ahead of Cop and Greed.
Attempting to reduce the sound of those records to "maudlin cabaret" is wildly inaccurate.
I believe I have had this conversation with you before though.
def a tough listen. took a while to hit me but I listened to it when I had a good amount of time to listen thoroughly. def not for people who are expecting traditional song structures in music. it's def a sleeper on my list of top albums.
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