Spiderland
by Slint

You have to be very pretentious to love this record in my opinion. An experimental album - yes. A good album - not really. It's an interesting take, interesting point of view, however, it is very overrated. The spoken word thing and the instrumentals are just not it, sounds like a bunch of demos stitched together (Edited)

I don't usually post-rock, spoken-word vocals and generally this kind of music but this was passable for me. Washer is a really good track, I love the guitar. It's got a unique chilling sound. The vocals I am still not a huge fan of but there are moments where I enjoyed them. (Edited)

Understated music, but what's there is quite good: the two guitars play off each other very well. Interesting narratives, and the music matches the drama of the lyrics. The album creates an eerie mood and in that sense it's quite original. (Edited)

From doombringer 02/02/2025 10:04 | #307358

To add some controversy : The lyrics are spoken , not sung . ( That's fine with me ) . The guitar sounds as if it's strutted for the whole 39 minutes . Maybe they are rehearsing all the time and they've been recorded by incident... .
Sorry i cannot understand the high ratings here . (Edited)

It took a while for me to really get into this album. At first I thought it was pretty boring, but when I revisited it while walking through the woods I realised how wrong I was. The guitar work is amazing and the vocals are great too. Everything about this album is near perfect actually (Edited)

In a parallel world, Slint were one of the most iconic bands of the 90's (Edited)

Devastating album, but worth listening to for its sinister vibe and quite disturbing stories mixed with post-rock instrumentation. (Edited)

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This is a dark and introspective listen that maintains a gloomy atmosphere for the entire run time. The way they use their instrumentation to create this environment for us is genius. The drum work is amazing with the guitars on top adding this extra sinister feeling that drags us into the music. It is so easy to get completely lost in the soundscape on this record as the music has this beautiful luring sensation that makes you want to listen in closely and before you realise you are completely engulfed by their sound. The best example of this is about 4:30 into Good Morning, Captain with the guitar work being especially captivating beyond that point. Where the record shines is on the two longest songs which are Washer and the closing track. Both are absolute masterpieces and showcase everything that is loved about this record. Overall, what a sensational album this is from Slint with it possessing one of the greatest atmospheres on any album I have ever listened to making it a must experience for absolutely everyone. (Edited)

From corenfro 10/18/2022 12:44 | #290584

This is not a bad record at all, very listenable. It does seem like an album that's more revered for it's innovation, influence, cult-following, and impact on subsequent artists, than it is for it's quality in and of itself.

Happy to have listened to it, will give it a couple more spins to see if it has something that will really click with me, and otherwise go for other artists that do the sound better when I am feeling this genre though. (Edited)