Throwing Muses CHAINS CHANGED POLL

yeah this is a seriously great ep. goin' with tanya on this one

These people never did a better record in their lives. I'm so sorry.

this is so fucking difficult I don't even think I can answer this poll..

Well...that's a valid point of view. I understand. Believe me.

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cry baby cry

Cry Baby Cry, if pushed to choose a favourite song of all time, that'd be it.

Does anyone else hear Tanya's pronunciation of "snaAaAaAaAail head" as a hilarious Liz Fraser impression?

(er, Kristin's pronunciation)

the kristin hersh stan in me is making me want to argue with this 'high point of their career' stuff. this ep is all great but she's been putting out solid gold material for like 23 years and it didn't tail off after 1987 at all. i will argue this at tedious length if necessary.

prefer the slower acoustic version of cry baby cry on the live at hoboken cd that came with red heaven. voted for finished, because cry baby cry is going to walk this among the five or so people that vote.

Still haven't heard this...

this used to be so hard to find! took me forever to get a hold of it in the 90s. second the notion that no way is this EP the high point of their career. they stayed strong right up until they stopped. kristin hersh continues to release great albums, too.

AND WHY DO THE THROWING MUSES NOT HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE B-SIDES COLLECTION? All that stuff from Hunkpapa, Real Ramona, Red Heaven, University and Limbo needs to be compiled up on a CD stat.

^^OTM

^^^^^last 2 posts is mad truthsomeness

as I pointed out in the gay thread, I'm giving Red Heaven an overdue first listen. The only tune I know is "Firepile," from my college days.

Man, copies of the Chains Changed 12" are all over eBay!

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...you can't compete with barking dogs and coke machines!

Yeah, in retrospect, I should have known what would win this, but for some reason I started to think "Reel" had a fighting chance.

These are the Muses b-sides that need to be compiled onto a CD. Skipping the live recordings and remixes/alternate takes. Did I miss any?

Santa Claus
Same Sun
Amazing Grace
Cottonmouth
Matter of Degrees
City of the Dead
Handsome Woman
Red Eyes
Like a Dog
Hillbilly
If
Heel Toe

Cry Baby Cry (The Beatles)
Manic Depression (Jimi Hendrix)
Jak (Volcano Suns)
Ride into the Sun (Velvet Underground)
Crayon Sun (Latin Playboys)

the best thing about this great ep is david narcizo - such an underrated drummer.
Finished sounds like a lost bombastic cut from Tusk,and it's not only because Hersh sounds like Nicks,it's also because of the amazing rhythm section.

Make these people go away
Their coats are on my bed
And they're hanging hard
Talking about Jesus babies
I lose it
Know what danger is?
'Cause I'm in danger

thread revive made me take my copy out of the sleeve just to stare at the grooves for a little bit

I know Cry Baby Cry is great, but there is nothing like the adrenaline rush and grim resignation of Finished.
True fact: I was such a Muses stan around 1990 that I bought the crazy expensive Japanese "12 Inch Anthology 1987" to get this on CD. Fortunately sold it on for more than I paid, a few years later when I was able to transfer it to CD-R, and then bought the Doghouse release with it on.