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Ugly, compelling, and overpowering, Cop remains the pinnacle of Swans' brutal early days.
12y
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โ'Filth's more annoying cousin I'm afraid.
๐ญI was pretty excited going into 'Filth', and guess what, my optimism quickly went to zero, and I was praying for the same not to happen here, but I have been informed that they do here basically the same, what they did in their debut, so trust me guys when I tell you that I was scared going into this one.
I'll be the realest mf out there, when I tell ... read more
Before: I'm genuinely scared to listen to this after Filth. It can't get heavier, it just cant. There is no way.
After: Oh thank god. But holy shit those last three tracks fucked me up something GOOD.
It's a pretty decent follow up to the insane Filth. This might take a while to grow on me, but I honestly kind of prefer Filth. Obviously there is so much good here that I can't just dismiss it all as just "another heavy Swans record", but it's hard to live up to expectation after ... read more
yeah, i like Cop even less than Filth. honestly, it's really frustrating to me. everyone really enjoys these older, more industrial Swans records and talks about how heavy, uncomfortable, and unsettling they are, but i just don't get any of that really. the only thing these albums make me feel is bored if i'm being 100% honest. Cop is really, really boring.
Cop shares pretty much the same sound instrumentally as it's predecessor, Filth. it's dark and repetitive, with little instrumental ... read more
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1mo
CAN THIS PLEASE GET RE-ISSUED ON PHYSICAL!?!?!??! IT HAS BEEN OVER 25 YEARS SINCE AN OFFICIAL PRESSING HAS RELEASED.
1mo
i don’t think it’s the greatest album but this is still very overhated, job especially is awesome