"For some reason I didn't quite connect with "Why Don't You Eat Carrots?" But the other two songs are insane in the best way possible. This album is must hear if you enjoy experimental albums that aren't afraid to go to weird places.
The album just got better the further down the rabbit hole you ventured. So hold on tight cause the journey this one takes you is a wild one!"
Above is the very first review I have ever put onto this site on May 9th 2023 one day after making ... read more
Faust on this album sound super familiar to the velvet underground Avant garde era however they push it even farther. The focus of the VU was to create Avant-garde compositions to enhance what Lou Reed was singing about. However in Faust there is no Lou Reed. So it is more minimalistic with its vocals and songwriting and completely abandons pop structures. I don’t know how to feel about this I do like the idea of abandoning the structure of Rock to the extreme where vocals are super ... read more
Faust's second album is less cacophonous and therefore more "commercial" than the first. The album was more playful than its predecessor. Despite this, the song 'Mamie is blue' with its grating guitar loop went straight to the spine.
| 1 | It's a Rainy Day, Sunshine Girl 7:21 | 80 |
| 2 | On the Way to Abamäe 2:42 | 79 |
| 3 | No Harm 10:09 | 85 |
| 4 | So Far 6:12 | 84 |
| 5 | Mamie Is Blue 5:55 | 77 |
| 6 | I've Got My Car and My TV 3:42 | 80 |
| 7 | Picnic on a Frozen River 0:36 | 61 |
| 8 | Me Lack Space... 0:40 | 65 |
| 9 | ...In the Spirit 2:59 | 69 |