The first time I'm glad to hear Chief Keef doing the least.

One of the best beats OAT.

Tower? I hardly know her!

"Organized religion has always endorsed enslavement of people"

The beauty of From Filthy Tongues is not really present here until Ever Somber. Dalek was able to mediate with that album in spaces like Forever Close My Eyes, but not here. They come at this album from a place of pure hate--mostly for society and social structures. There is absolutely zero breathing room in here for you to recover from what's being thrown at you, it is loud and abrasive and industrial as hell. The ... read more

AllMusic clearly isn't shpongled

Ween WISHES they were this quirked up.

How can you put a 10/10 album INSIDE another 10/10 album?!?
This album has really helped me get through a dark time. It is just so fun and lively. The darkest parts of it are created by just the absence of these aspects rather than actually intending to be dark. In a way this makes this album (and particularly the second disc) a statement on the nature of beauty, of its persistence even in the face of unhappiness. No matter how long it takes for the sun ... read more

I once saw someone describe Soundtracks for the Blind as "The last few minutes of brain activity before someone dies. It's their own life being played back to them." I think it's a wonderful concept for a description, but I've always felt Soundtracks for the Blind was too focused/directed towards specific concepts and ideas for this to be applied. Leaves Turn Inside You is this. It is amorphous enough to feel unreal, but its dreaminess is tethered to the listener by ... read more

The soundtrack to a post-apocalyptic western. Everything is exactly where it needs to be—it’s gritty and dirty and yet dynamic and slick all at the same time. The contrasting elements of this album make it one of the best post-rock experiences ever conceived, and as far as I’m concerned that’s the only genre you can even qualify Boris as unless you want to include the dozen others that their music takes inspiration from. My review may not do it justice, so to put it more ... read more

The only imperfection of this album as I see it is the ending. The beginning, buildup and climax is incredible--but the ending does not leave me with anything to chew on, it sort of just sits in a quiet atmosphere.

you haven't lived until you've been sick and listened to this album while falling asleep

Intense bouts of clarity are scattered throughout otherwise silent tracks. It is music made that much more tangible by its haunting tone and grey-covered sonic palette. This is a gobstopper of an album, it forces you to sit in silence for longer than any sane person would be comfortable. But once you've reached its core, it has a world of its own which is densely packed into its sparse instrumentation.

The maximalism of post-rock provides an atmosphere which Godspeed utilizes to its peak potential.

The Soundtrack of True Limbo
This "compilation" is much more nihilistic and dark than Going Places. Going Places had peaks of light peering through its chaotic and overwhelming sheer. This album ends with terrified screams. This is the yang to Going Places' yin, it is functionally similar but ideologically opposed. However, this album is not pessimistic. It does not operate on the principle of God (or the universe) being evil--both albums simply state that what we are is real, ... read more

My review for Soundtracks for the Blind was as follows:
"Feels like the last album ever made. It is possibly the most ambitious LP ever conceived."

The best decision Michael Gira has ever made was moving Helpless Child to the end of a tracklist.

Swans had, at this point, made one of the best albums of all time with their release of Soundtracks for the Blind. There was/is simply nothing like it. If Gira wanted to, he could have recorded a live version of that and it would be one of ... read more

I think it says something about the de-personalization of media that this is so offensive to people who are perfectly willing to make similar jokes about events which don't affect them.

My horny ass could never own this album 💀

when do you stop

Feels like the last album ever made. It is possibly the most ambitious LP ever conceived.

Joey makes me self-conscious about my own creativity

Very fuckable Yeat on the cover

Incredibly uncomfortable to listen to