White Light From The Mouth Of Infinity (studio album) by Swans
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White Light From The Mouth Of Infinity is ranked 6th best out of 37 albums by Swans on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Swans is To Be Kind which is ranked number 242 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 7,174.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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03/29/2024 16:25 | robtinkham | 529 | 86/100 | |
03/23/2024 00:16 | RadioGraaah | 552 | 77/100 | |
02/16/2024 11:39 | Jibb | 1,113 | 83/100 | |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.8/100, a mean average of 78.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.5.
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The first Swans album to convince me I may actually end up liking some of their stuff (listening in order). Far more interesting, diverse, and dynamic than their previous efforts. It trails off on side four and feels a tad bloated, but its highlights achieve this transcendental... gothic... drone-y... beauty that is so unique to Swans.
Not a big fan of this album. It strikes me as an intermediary piece between Swans' earlier sound and the later stuff. As such I find it hard to connect with .
"White Light From the Mouth of Infinity" feels more of an experiment, trying to test how it feels to be brutally honest. Honest on Nietzsche's level, not caring about your feelings and self-pity, just spitting that light in your face. In a neutral view, the truth may be bearable, but it seems Swans doesn't find that to be enough. They literally made optimistic and hopeful rhythms while singing about how they are "better than you" and how you barely know anything at all.
As mentioned, the Album is not nihilistic but rather caries that Nietzsche in itself. It praises power, that failure is unavoidable for the lesser man [any man actually, anything other than the übermensch] and that we are born as sinners due to that first lie told. This album pumps new feelings and doesn't get boring so easily, however, on the first listens one might think this is just a bad copy of Joy Division. Just give it enough time, and immerse yourself in the pessimism, while you're having that smile on your face.
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One of the best post-punk records I've heard.
First Swans album i can just put on and dive into.
It sounds like a harder and noiser type of post-punk music.
Much easier to listen than other albums.
Want the soundtrack to a rare Castlevania? Here it is guys
This masterpiece, great songs, dark and gloomy songs to pasive ones. And where is the Youtube full album??? It was there
I love this already. Every song is great, especially the middle tracks. Michael Gira can make the darkest, most sinister music, but he can also make some of the most gorgeous and blissful music one could want. Sheer brilliance.
Too much reverb for me to love, but excellent songwriting.
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