[kj] OT: Swans recommendation

[Janean Lancaster]

I'm a latecomer to everything!  Didn't get into KJ 'til 2004.  Heard
Swans' Children of God around 1992 but only liked the title track.
After getting my hands on Soulseek a few years ago I decided to download
it and give the rest of the album another go.  Loved the whole thing.
Good example of an acquired taste, my tastes had expanded so much over
the years that something I once thought of as boring/draining seemed
anything but.

 

Cheers,

Janean

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net]
On Behalf Of Leigh Newton
Sent: 12 October 2007 04:52
To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)
Subject: Re: [kj] OT: Swans recommendation

 

In many ways, it sucks being a latercomer. It's not all bad though. One
good part is that everything is right there for you to plunder. This
list is a good place for latecomers, namely myself. I'm a latecomer to
just about everything. It was thanks to the Gathering that i got turned
onto the genius that is Chrome. The Damon Edge/Helios Creed era, to be
exact. Nothing else is quite like it. Thanks Gathering!

 

Leigh

 

 

----- Original Message ----

From: B. Oliver Sheppard <bigblackhair at sbcglobal.net>

To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)
<gathering at misera.net>

Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 11:34:13 PM

Subject: Re: [kj] OT: Swans recommendation

 

Wow, thanks for impressing upon me how genius the Swans were, gang, I 

recently got to explore their back catalogue better. Just insane, 

genius. I never appreciated it, as all I'd heard was that dubbed copy of


the Body to Body, Job to Job cassette, which I liked, but it didn't just


overwhelm me or anything. Now I'm totally amazed by what I've been 

hearing by the Swans.

 

See, I can be a latecomer to some things. I didn't really realize how 

brilliant KJ were 'til almost two years ago, though I'd like stuff by 

them here and there before that. Then the light switch on my brain went 

on, and I was like, this is actually kinda genius. I used to only like 

fast, crossover thrashy or hardcore punk -- maybe I am getting older. 

But, yeah, The Swans. Wow. The Great Annihilator *is* good, like Javier 

said.

 

Thanks so much, guys.

 

 

-Oliver

 

 

 

B. Oliver Sheppard wrote:


> About The Swans:



> 



> I have "Body to Body, Job to Job" compilation, which I like, but it's 



> on an old dubbed cassette that is ... Jesus ... maybe 13 years old

now.


> 



> I know a lot of Swans stuff was mentioned, so my question is: For 



> someone who wants the meaniest, nastiest, most depressing, noisy Swans




> stuff, what is the LP to get?



> 



> I ask partly because I'm puzzled that I'll do eBay searches and find 



> bands like Neurosis mentioned in the keywords along with The Swans, 



> and I've never though of the two as similar. So I'm guessing there's 



> some Swans stuff I haven't heard that's in that vein...?



> 



> 



> -Oliver



> 


 

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