Is there a definitive best?

TBK

They are about equal, but I like The Seer the most

>>71326670
the seer

>>71326670
to be kind and it isn't even close

>>71326670
TGM > TBK > TS

Filth has Blackout on it tho.

>>71326748
yup

kinda neat that the middle album is the best. creates a nice roller coaster effect. makes me kinda sad when the first of something is the best and then it just slowly gets worse.

>>71326813
and all the other tracks which are also good don't forget about those

glowing man seems to best shrive the tantric exigences of this otherwise ill conceived vivification of swans

you can be sure i'm right because i used cool words

From this thread I can get a clear consensus that no one actually agrees which one is the best.

TBK > TGM > TS

>>71326956
(Although it's clearly the Glowing Man)

Everyone knows that TBK is the best of Revival-Swans

>>71327006
The Seer*

>>71326890
Oh yes of course but dude FUCKIN BLACKOUT DUDE

BREEEEEAAAAAAATH IIIIIIIN

TBK > TS > GM

anybody who says tbk is the best is a clear melon drone

>>71326670
http://www.strawpoll.me/12444897
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>>71327029
*To Be Kind

>>71326670
the seer shits all over the other two

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>>71327250

>>71327040
and Stay Here

FLEX YOUR MUSCLES

>>71327040
power for power is goat desu

>>71327267
My asshole looks better than that

Out of those three, To Be Kind for sure. I thought The Glowing Man was a bore and that the Seer is good but not quite as good as TBK. My favorite Swans era is the 90s though. Swans Are Dead is my favorite thing they've ever done.

>>71327593
probably because you aren't a fictional half man half cat

>>71327267
>>71327593
>>71327640
Kek

>The Seer
9/10
>To Be Kind
6/10
>The Glowing Man
7/10

TBK > TGM > TS

>>71327623
Damn, I wish I had something to add to this, I agree 100%

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>>71327702

top 3 swans songs in no particular order:
-your property
-oxygen
-half life

>>71327938
a little god in my hands and job honorable mention

I'm pretty sure nobody has ranked them my way yet:
TGM > TS > TBK

all good, but TBK is the best

>>71327938
Half Life and Your Property are the second and third worst songs on Cop (Clay Man #1). Job, Why Hide, and Thug are all infinitely better.

>not including My Father
I hate this meme

>>71327040
>>71327441
>>71327424
Weakling is great, I'm not sure there's a moment in industrial that quite meets THIS ISN'T REEEEAAAAL
NOT
REAAAAL

>>71326670
TGM

>>71327938
Close, but no.
Coward
Oxygen (Mostly early version from the Oxygen EP)
Laugh

TBK has the highest peaks but as a whole is pretty bloated.
TGM is consistently pretty good but doesn't have many highlights.
The Seer is a compromise between the two.

>>71326670
I actually finally gave in to the memes and gave The Seer a try a few weeks ago, as a fan of Jarboe-less Swans for years, I had never listened to their current stuff...I was disappointed but you guys probably set me up for much higher expectations...now I don't think I have the heart to listen to the other two

>>71328624
Current Swans is the second worst Swans phase. Nothing will ever top their No-Wave phase

Easily TBK

>>71328642
>second worst Swans phase
I swear if you say gothic phase is worst I'm gonna have to fight ya

>>71328642
It's the worst tho

90s Post-Rock > No-Wave > Gothic > current

>>71328662
Of course not, it's their folk phase (White Light, Love of Life, Burning World). But Gira cleaned up his folk shit on Angels of Light at least

>>71328642
Not really.
Their earlier albums are all more intriguing, but none have the consistent quality of TBK or TGM. Let's be honest, how many times do you actually want to listen to Filth, White Light, or Soundtracks from front to back? Cop is the only album actually worth listening straight through more than once.

>>71328773
HOLY FUCKING PLEB

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>>71328784
Thanks for the input

A band like Swans shouldnt be as popular as they are, but they are.

NO HERE
NO NOW
NO SUFFERING

>>71328773
Public Castration is more enjoyable to listen to than any of their modern works