Swans - The Seer

Been listening to this for 2 days straight on NPR, it's amazing! So so heavy but some amazing grooves and crescendos. 2 hours long, an absolute epic album.

Seeing them in November too, wahey!

It's getting mental reviews for sure. Don't know much about The Swans, I listened to some of their stuff once and it made me feel queasy lol.

Defo gonna check it

I'm making a video review for it. In my opinion, really mental, and at some points it's so repetitive. Like someone is beating you up with a baseball bat over and over and over.. Best songs are The Seer Returns and Mother Of The World as far as I'm concerned. Good LP tho.

I've never liked Swans that much. Their sound gets old fairly quick... I always read about how they're the most aggresive band ever etc. but it just doesn't do it for me.

yea I don't get it

I <3 Swans so much it makes me want to punch people in the street.

do you want to punch them because it is so monotonous and repetitive? do you want to punch them because it is so monotonous and repetitive? do you want to punch them because it is so monotonous and repetitive? do you want to punch them because it is so monotonous and repetitive? do you want to punch them because it is so monotonous and repetitive? do you want to punch them because it is so monotonous and repetitive?

drum crash cymbal

do you want to punch them because it is so monotonous and repetitive? do you want to punch them because it is so monotonous and repetitive? do you want to punch them because it is so monotonous and repetitive? do you want to punch them because it is so monotonous and repetitive?

And those lyrics... hugh. It's like they're trying way too hard to be angsty and deep and rawr

I think you guys need to stop wetting the bed and turn it up a bit more.

Listening to this now for the first time, in the dark...

I wasn't expecting it to sound this good, my memories of Swans were very negative. That was a long time ago though.

  On 6/19/2013 at 9:16 PM, beerwolf said:

Listening to this now for the first time, in the dark...

 

I wasn't expecting it to sound this good, my memories of Swans were very negative. That was a long time ago though.

Swans are fucking immense, my ears are still knackered from when I saw them last November.

Where did you see them? In a lunatic asylum? Suprised this bloke isn't locked up on evidence of this lol.

tried this album again today after the news of their new one. still not sure I get it. just seems so bloated.

I'm really surprised that you don't like it!

i am too, it has all the ingredients that i like!

giving it another whirl today.

I like to put this on when driving longish distances. It makes you feel like a burly vikingnaut. When Apostate gets going it's my favorite track on it.

some of this is actually quite incredible, but some of the droney stuff seems too long. a little bit of the 'shaking the habitual' syndrome.

but some reminds of of a groovier godspeed, and that is really buttering my muffin.

Listening now. I love it so far.

Who is the scariest Swans member though?

All of them

I now can't stop listening to this. a couple tracks I could do without but the others are fantastic.

  On 3/25/2014 at 8:57 PM, A/D said:

Listening now. I love it so far.

 

Who is the scariest Swans member though?

Gira is the most insane.

crossposting this Seer tour vid from the other Swans thread because it's amazing and should be itt anyway:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sdOvQjtUrg

^ awesome

I've been listening to the not here, not now live disc. holy shit, where has this been??? unreal

  On 3/25/2014 at 8:57 PM, A/D said:

Listening now. I love it so far.

 

Who is the scariest Swans member though?

lol you borked the links

I've played this in the record store I work at once without skipping tracks. I realized that it was a bad decision... especially when 75% of the demographic consist of elders and children. Stupid - I know. I near got lynched. Really, the best way to listen to this album is in the dark with no distractions and your eyes closed. It's a religious experience.