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WaryWarren posted:what bar is this? the only one i've ever been in that played SWANS was in istanbul, where the owner got excited when i walked in with my teeth shirt and told me how the band drank there after one of their shows. he then played god drat the sun, blind and failure. It's a socal dive bar. They have an AMI jukebox.
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I am really fond of "Hard work is only love without sentiment".
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2020 tour dates with Anna Von Hausswolff have been announced:quote:Swans 2020 Tour Dates: See y'all at the Philly show
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internet celebrity posted:2020 tour dates with Anna Von Hausswolff have been announced: See y'all in la
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I got one ticket for nyc but now I’m thinking I should just go to both shows.
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Snowy posted:I got one ticket for nyc but now I’m thinking I should just go to both shows. Do they usually change up the setlist if they do 2 nights? I got tickets for both London (UK) shows. From the description on the event it sounds like it will be very heavy on new material (as expected)
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nomapple posted:Do they usually change up the setlist if they do 2 nights? I got tickets for both London (UK) shows. From the description on the event it sounds like it will be very heavy on new material (as expected) I don’t know, that’s why I didn’t get the second ticket yet but I’m definitely curious
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"Mother, my scents disgust me"
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nomapple posted:Do they usually change up the setlist if they do 2 nights? I got tickets for both London (UK) shows. From the description on the event it sounds like it will be very heavy on new material (as expected) half of the set is usually the latest release and the other half is usually stuff he's working on for the next one.
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Why no Scotland date
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Just a reminder that Swans is loving awesome. Please listen to Swans. Thank you.
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Pontificating rear end posted:Just a reminder that Swans is loving awesome. Please listen to Swans. Thank you. Just in case anyone needs help with this, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awh87jFO7MQ Swans is indeed loving awesome. I'm super bummed the tour is probably going to get canceled though, I've never seen them live and have tickets for the Philly show in June.
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So the Swans documentary is now available to buy and stream. Did anyone watch it yet? I've been on a Swans run today, mostly their older stuff but working my way up. The last two albums weren't as much to my liking but the rest of the discography is stellar.
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oohh where can you stream it? I thought the last album was decent but the prior three were mind blowing
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It's on Vimeo and Amazon and yeah it's really great. The archival concert footage from the 80s era is bonkers, the version on Vimeo has a bunch of extras too.
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internet celebrity posted:It's on Vimeo and Amazon and yeah it's really great. The archival concert footage from the 80s era is bonkers, the version on Vimeo has a bunch of extras too. I'm thinking I'll take the time to watch it around x-mas with a good beer. I'm really looking forward to it but just don't have that much time right now.
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I watched the doc last week, and I agree with a lot of the reviewers that said that the first half exploring Michael's early life and the history of the band up until Swans Are Dead is fascinating. The second half is all about the new incarnation of the band, which only covers seven years. The first part feels a little thin. The director makes a point to talk about all the albums, except for the Great Annihilator which is the album that contains the song that provides the documentary its name! Also, I would have preferred if the interviewees were restricted to people that were in Swans at one point, not four different scenes with a hack like Amanda Palmer. 
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Yeah I kind of felt the same way, there was way too much of the post-2010 era in the documentary, felt like they kind of ran out of behind the scenes substance and just played a ton of montages. You should definitely read the book if you haven't already, it goes way more in depth on the 90s era stuff. Getting Jarboe's perspective in particular on that era was really great.
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The book was definitely good although I still thought it should have been a bit more rigorous about the actual music and not just everything around it. Listening to so much Swans for the last week.
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I tried to talk to M Gira on Myspace a long time ago, he just ignored me. Shame. I heard about them from http://www.markprindle.com/swans.htm
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Cheese Thief posted:I tried to talk to M Gira on Myspace a long time ago, he just ignored me. Shame. I heard about them from http://www.markprindle.com/swans.htm I'm Facebook friends with Mark. We like each other's posts. I'm glad he straightened out his life and is happy and has a family. 
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internet celebrity posted:Yeah I kind of felt the same way, there was way too much of the post-2010 era in the documentary, felt like they kind of ran out of behind the scenes substance and just played a ton of montages. You should definitely read the book if you haven't already, it goes way more in depth on the 90s era stuff. Getting Jarboe's perspective in particular on that era was really great. Thanks, yeah I read the book before seeing the doc. I remember reading an article from the 90s where Michael describes living with Jarboe in an abandoned building near the infamous Cabrini-Green housing complex in Chicago during the killer heatwave in 1995. They had a tent set up on a concrete floor, there were constant puddles of rainwater that kept the mosquito population abundant. Insanity.
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^ I'd love to see what scene they would have picked for leaving meaning. For content, I found this list on RYM where someone ranked and commented on every single studio track. I disagree with a lot of it (Oxygen is the weakest track on TBK don't @ me) but I thought it was an interesting read. https://rateyourmusic.com/list/Theisbetterthanyou/swans-songs-from-worst-to-best/1/
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internet celebrity posted:^ I'd love to see what scene they would have picked for leaving meaning. You know, I actually liked this list, made me revisit some of the stuff. I share some of the author's tastes, but I also disagree on their assessment on quite a few tracks.
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 NEW ALBUM ANNOUNCED! https://www.instagram.com/p/CMp7Yi-list/ 
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Yayyyyyy I'm finally getting into the Glowing Man recently; I've always liked it but never really got deep up in it. The title track is a good example of how Swans mixes filth with transcendence because by the end of the song I feel truly englightened but also am cumming everywhere
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Cloud of Unknowing is the perfect mixture of those for me. I think the ending section goes on a little too long but that heavy poo poo before that is one of the hardest hitting moments in their catalogue
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I actually burst out laughing when I saw the new album has a 43' long track.
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It feels more like a continuation of The Body Lovers/The Body Haters that got tacked on. Probably should have been a separate release tbh.
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New album is very good
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hughesta posted:New album is very good yep
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ZearothK posted:I actually burst out laughing when I saw the new album has a 43' long track. I skipped through the song, it's really interesting; it's like all the Swans signature sounds meshed into a single song. I'm gonna have to find a good time to listen to it, for sure.
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Incredible album
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Anyone have 12k lying around? Someone is selling the master tape for The Great Annihilator: https://www.ebay.com/itm/334617778978
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