I can't remember being this disappointed by a band as I

>>73023774
Which ones have you listened to?

>>73023841
Filth, Children of God, White Light From the Mouth of Infinity, Love of Life, The Great Annihilator and attempted to finish Soundtracks for the Blind.

>>73023868
What wasn't appealing about each of those albums? Also why did you drop SftB?

>>73023931
>What wasn't appealing about each of those albums?
I've been told that if I'm not new to experimental music Swans wouldn't appeal to me. I'm always intrigued by experimental music and never before have I not been able to finish an album. Gira's vocals aren't the greatest, experimentation isn't intriguing, at least not to me and many songs feel unnecessarily long. I'm also a fan of ambient and classical music and I can pay attention to longer pieces of music, but with Swans, the lengthier songs feel not very well structured.

>>73024026
I disagree on the longer songs and feel that they're very well paced out. But what wasn't appealing about the other albums?

>>73024259
I expected the brilliance and fusion of genres, sheer honesty and a raw sound of The Pop Group's Y on Filth, but it was merely alright and didn't even struck me as an anti-authoritarian album and a protest album. I have the same complaints about other albums as the ones in my previous post. As far as lengthy, well structured "rock" songs go - Tarkus, Nine Feet Underground, Starless, Lady Fantasy are good examples.

>>73024385
I feel like your just looking for an album to be something it's not, dude. Children of God is good combination of repetitive chanting, noise, post-punk, and some light folk. All of this to create a quasi-religious atmosphere. You don't listen to King Crimson expecting Throbbing Gristle-style chaotic noise or listen to rap expecting good music.

>>73024516
I'm aware of that, but I'm surprised how nothing, not a single song of theirs has connected with me.

>>73024026
>I've been told that if I'm not new to experimental music Swans wouldn't appeal to me
This is accurate. They're babby's first "experimental" band that doesn't actually have anything new or interesting to offer musically or otherwise. I'd advise you not to waste your time with them any further.

>>73024545
I've talked about this in another thread, but I didn't expect to be struggling to catch a breath for 30 minutes after listening to an album, which did happen after I've listened to Scott Walker's The Drift, but their sound is very distant to me.

>>73024548
>They're babby's first "experimental" band
I don't like that term, but I think I'll give The Seer a try. I've heard parts of the title track and it seemed interesting.

>>73024545
Well maybe they just didn't click with you or something. I'd say try their post rock era stuff like The Seer or To Be Kind and maybe revisit their previous stuff. How loud were you listening to it?

>>73024610
>How loud were you listening to it?
I'm aware of that and I have been listening to them loud on speakers.
>I'd say try their post rock era stuff like The Seer or To Be Kind
>>73024604

I don't care for this album at all and I love everything from the seer onwards

>>73026387
Only 2 more albums after that and Gira is disbanding the band after their final tour. Thanks. I guess The Seer is worth listening to after all. How does it sound compared to their other albums I've listened to?

I just got back from their live show, it was so fucking good, skull crushingly good. Anyone got a good rip of Deliquesence they can post (I was too much of a poorfag to purchase the CD)?

>>73024548
this

the same thing happened to me with This Heat and The Residents, which were absolute gutter trash

Swans are a meme OP

>>73027607
At the roundhouse m8? I was there too most intense band I've seen live by far.