The Past Is A Grotesque Animal (track)
by of Montreal
Year: 2007
From the album Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer? (track #7)
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The Past Is A Grotesque Animal appears on the following album(s) by of Montreal:
- Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer? (track #7) (this album) (2007)
- Snare Lustrous Doomings (track #19) (2015)
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Flay 05/12/2017 16:55 | #190696
Recently I was convinced to check out of Montreal, and this seemed to be recognised as their best song, so I started here. My vaguely negative preconceptions of the band were reinforced when I saw this song was 12 minutes long, but I thought "oh well", and listened anyway.
But holy fuck is this good. A catchy riff, and interesting lyrics. The 12 minutes went too fast.
I think it's a great song...but at the same time I sometimes think hearing the same riff for 12 minutes is a bit too much. Maybe a few mins less would've made it perfect. Still a great song to listen to every now and then
qwert9579 07/22/2014 12:00 | #117375
What meccalecca said.
meccalecca 05/10/2014 16:12 | #111460
Excruciatingly good.
Excruciating.
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