Is anyone interested in Neurosis produced by Steve Albini?

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Well, yeah. Take "Rid of Me," of of my favorite records. There's a quiet/loud thing happening, which is a separate issue, but once the full force comes in, nothing is left flat. The snares crack like hell and the kick drum is all attack. It's fucking brutal.

I like 'em, but can't see being someone /really into neurosis/--that would be kind've weird. owning every neurosis album/single/Neurot Records thing. hmmm.. do people do that?

So no, this is not my thing. Nope. Not for little ol' dubiously heterosexual me.

Times of Grace
Sovereign (40+ min long EP w/ Times of Grace outtakes)
A Sun That Never Sets

Brutal and contemplative. Albini sound really works here, as all soundscapes sound sharp and desolate, and the heavy bits sound like a caterpillar on your head.

I prefer seeing them live to hearing them on record, though.

plz 2 recommend other metal that I would like based upon teh above words? and do you all like this album as much as I do?

these guys are soundtracking my day admirably

"Strength Of Fates" is, like, just incredible. This fucking band.

Neurosis is one of those bands that all of my friends like, and I like what I hear when they play it, but I just haven't had the urge to go out and buy any...
I feel really bad about this because I really do like what I've heard. Must remedy once I have money.

Get "Through Silver In Blood" and "A Sun That Never Sets", then re-evaluate whether you want to get the rest. Those two albums are absolutely infernal.

Can ppl please stop talking about Coldplay and start talking about Neurosis? "Aeon" is another astonishing track on TSIB.

Can ppl please stop talking about Coldplay and start talking about Neurosis?

Yeah, because Coldplay is really biting into Neurosis' fanbase?

OH FUCK OFF I just mean that ILM is full of "easy option" threads which offer nothing and take away plenty. STOP getting your knickers in a twist about shit soft-rock and START getting inquisitive about this majestic band.

ok

I think that Neurosis is really biting into Screeching Weasel's fanbase.

I haven't heard of Screeching Weasel but I assume they were slightly earlier and nowhere near as good as Neurosis?

I don't even know what I meant by that.

Chicago's Screeching Weasel generally have a polarizing effect on most punk fans -- either you love their amateurish, tuneful Ramones imitation and singer/guitarist Ben Weasel's smartass-suburbanite, often pop culture-oriented lyrics, or you hate them.

jesus wept, KKVG

the more i listen to it, the more i become convinced that Through Silver In Blood is one of the 2 or 3 best albums of the 1990's

i don't think you would like screeching weasel very much louis. i don't really like them either.

i did hear a queers song the other day on college radio and it was a lot better than i remember them being.

holy fuck the bagpipes + guitar vomit finale of "purify" just blasted me into new places again

and the best thing is that after four tracks hewn of absolute fucking genius, the three, arguably four best songs are yet to come

more people need to experience this record

they have always been blindspot for me for some reason, i should pick something by them up...a lot of my friends love them

Get "Through Silver In Blood" and "A Sun That Never Sets", then re-evaluate whether you want to get the rest. Those two albums are absolutely infernal.

― Just got offed, Monday, 23 June 2008 19:35 (2 months ago) Bookmark

this is a band who make music to the utmost of their vision, a rare band who refuse to compromise or stop short of what could be even better. they won't let you down.

ˆˆˆwhat louis said.

Thirded. Great fucking band.

they have this way with tidal major/minor chords in constant churning irresolution, so masterfully sustained, i mean tell me "enclosure in flame" isn't some bitch-ass way to completely crush an album stone-dead

2 Quick Points:

1) Lou--I must admit, as a fellow metal dilettante, that I admire the degree to which you've sought out and completely immersed yourself in the bands that've been recommended to you. In this case your exuberance is infectious. I haven't heard a note of Neurosis yet, though I about picked up Given to the Rising today. Worth it? I stopped myself because I remembered my feelings on Isis: "holy shit this is amazing and I will see the show and buy the t-shirt........damn, they noodle a lot, don't they? Why was I interested in this again?"

2) It's the aural equivalent of turning the contrast all the way up. Every edge suddenly gets very sharp, every color polarized. On an album like PJ Harvey's "Rid or Me" or Nirvana's "In Utero," this is a very very good thing.

― Kenan Hebert (kenan), Tuesday, December 30, 2003 7:12 AM (4 years ago) Bookmark

This is the most accurate description of Albini's production style I've ever heard. Good work!

For what it's worth this month I've bought

The Red Album Baroness - like it a lot but likewise a bit noodly
Meanderthal Torche - fucking love it
Phantom Limb Pig Destroyer - brutal and wonderful but disappointingly only two or three standouts
Life...The Best Game in Town Harvey Milk - fucking love it

I now live down the street from a metal store/movie rental shop. The staff already knows me by name. This will be dangerous for my bank account.

get *a sun that never sets* first. it's the best of the later-era stuff. i like it all pretty much, but a sun is better than everything that came after it. (and everything that came after it is pretty similar to it)

thakig u!

awesome, awesome band that at their most potent are the sonic equivalent of being sucked into a massive vacuum. 'through silver in blood' is one of my very favourite albums, and certainly one of the most intense i've ever heard with some really smart, brilliantly-paced dynamics. the best vocal duo in the genre too (however you want to classify 'em)

Neurosis go on a little, but unlike Isis they never waste a second. The two albums I recommend above are the two to start with, as Scott and Charlie intimate between them.