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Limbo by: Throwing Muses CD-Charts Price: $11.98 Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0014431035425 Label: Rykodisc Manufacturer: Rykodisc Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Rykodisc Release Date: August 13, 1996 Studio: Rykodisc Sales Rank: 47912 Disc 1:
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Editorial Review: Amazon.com essential recording: The Throwing Muses might've sounded at their inception like a fidgety, angle-heavy postpunk dream (cofounders Kristin Hersh and Tanya Donelly were mere teenagers!); as a trio in 1996 they sound particularly fierce. With Donelly long gone from the band, the former quartet has an oddly fatter sound, maybe thanks to their major-label experience in big-sounding studios with big-minded production. But with Limbo, Hersh, bassist Bernard Georges, and drummer David Narcizo not only founded their own label, Throwing Music, they settled into existence as a rock band that sounds as if they're on the verge of a spastic explosion. Musically, the three make grandly tense music, with Hersh alternating windy sing-song vocals and a forking, brusque delivery that reaches near-shouting levels in swift bursts. The Muses haven't sounded as frontally propelled in some time, here dashing into the loud bash of a song's chorus and there sticking to more regularly timed tempos and rhythms. There's little musical indication here that the band was on the verge of breakup, and Hersh's solo career seems a continuation of any of several Muses threads followed on Limbo (or on The Real Ramona or Hunkpapa, for that matter). --Andrew Bartlett Customer Reviews
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 Rating:  - punch-drunk loveLimbo sounds more like falling in love feels than any album I have ever heard. By turns soothing, exhilarating, and thought-provoking, it is my favorite Muses album of all time. The complex rhythm structures and Hersh's angular vocal delivery are still there, but it's the band's balletic dynamic sense on this album that leaves me reeling every time. Rating:  - A disappointment except for a single song (but what a song!)The 1996 album LIMBO was the Throwing Muses' last full-length release before entering on a long hiatus due to the unbearable expenses of keeping an indie rock act together. The line-up here is the 1990s "power-trio" of original Muses musicians Kristin Hersh on guitar and David Narcizo, along with Bernard Georges on bass. I found the album very disappointing from a band that has so often shown true greatness. Somewhere before the recording of this album, Kristin Hersh's voice lost her charm. Her unpolished delivery had always lent authenticity to the savageness of her lyrics, but here she seems to have lost any of that ferocity. Instead, she sounds unmotivated and occasionally we get really weird, almost muppet-like intonations. ... Read More: Rating: - Great CD from a great bandThe Throwing Muses were one of those rare bands who could do no wrong. Rating: - Kristen Hersh should be a huge star . . .. . . but the popular music world is full of shallow, plasticky dreck and the Muses will forever remain a relatively underground band for those with discriminating tastes in rock. And let it be known that LIMBO does indeed rock. The album has a brash attitude that I love and it comes through in Hersh's fantastically raw riffage as well as her unique voice. The songs largely concern characters who are living a certain rough & tumble lifestyle - the "limbo" of the title - which can easily be interpreted as a druggie's way of life. Some characters are desperate, but many are recklessly carefree. There are other tunes dealing with relationships and lovers that are stunning and gorgeous. I can see how some fans may ... Read More: Rating: - Weak for their standardsIt's quite difficult to convince someone today how important have the Throwing Muses been for rock - female and in general - throughout the 80's and the early 90's when never did important numbers of people buy their albums . Still , one could say it was meant to be that way and they were destined to become a cult secret between eclectic music listeners , all fascinated by dark things . Maybe then it's because of the fact that their music initially needs some extra energy and patience to get into . Occasional cd buyers who help Bon Jovi and Lenny Kravitz conquer the charts every now and then or people who listen music once in a while , during a ride in the car simply won't get what this band is about . Downloading isolated tracks for the internet ... Read More: |
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