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Music : In a Doghouse
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In a Doghouse by: Throwing Muses |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0014431037726 Format: Enhanced, Original recording reissued Label: Rykodisc Manufacturer: Rykodisc Number Of Discs: 2 Publisher: Rykodisc Release Date: September 15, 1998 Studio: Rykodisc Sales Rank: 77745 MPN: 10377-78 Disc 1:
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Editorial Review: Amazon.com essential recording: One of the best bands of the 1980s and the first American band to be signed to the prestigious British record label 4AD, the Throwing Muses' 1986 self-titled debut and their follow-up EP, Chains Changed, were never released in the United States. Consequently, the Muses early influence on the burgeoning alternative-rock scene was felt in ripples rather than waves. Rereleased and repackaged by Rykodisc in 1998, In a Doghouse compiles the stunning glory and horror of Throwing Muses, Chains Changed, the group's self-released demo tape, Doghouse, and new recordings of five early songs by guiding muse Kristin Hersh. Furious, potent, and raw, these recordings showcase Hersh's unique musical vision filtered through a lens of motherhood and mania. In a Doghouse also features songwriting contributions from Hersh's half-sister, Tanya Donelly, who quit the Muses to join the Breeders and then formed her own band, Belly. Both songwriters utilized unsettling time signatures, anxious lyrics, and airtight performances from their band mates to create the sound of teenage girls bursting into womanhood. A must-have album for fans of Hole, Sleater-Kinney, and even Fiona Apple. --Shawn Stewart Customer Reviews
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 Rating:  - Welcome home.This rules. Throwing Muses back when they were truly unique and hungry. The later stuff is good (especially The Real Ramona), but to be honest, I think Kristin watered the sound of the band down a bit. This early material is raw and sometimes vicious, yet insanely catchy. Get it. Rating: - follow me to a lean-toWhen I first bought the self-titled Throwing Muses debut during my weekly escape to NYC from the suburbs, I had no idea what I was bringing home. For almost twenty years now (is that possible?) this record has set my internal metronome by its schizophrenic time signatures and impossible lyrics. This record taught me that poetry was worth paying attention to, that secrets were better shared, that it was possible to exorcise demons with a well-directed wail. Thank god for this record. Rating: - Holy crap this knocked my socks offUntil I heard this album, I didn't understand how anyone who didn't like the symphony could consider him/herself a "music snob". Now I understand. This stuff is about as good as you can get with electric guitars. Not shabby in the least. Rating: - This is a Must Have and a great ideathis is the stuff right here. a great double disc. taking the muses debut and adding the follow up ep's was a great idea. but it just gets better as disc 2 adds some demos and other odds and ins. very well put together. i'm so glad 4ad did this. the music is of course amazing. a young hersh & donelly are very shape here. hersh is really in rare form here. it's great stuff all over the place. the b sides on disc 1. and demos on disc 2. are amazing stuff and right up there with the debut stuff. it's great that this stuff is out there and no longer rare and hard to find. i first got into the muses in a very unusual way. i saw them on Conan when university came out. man conan gets some good music guest doesn't he. i wish i had it on tape. anyway ... Read More: Rating: - A landmark album in indie rock with outstanding musicianshipIN A DOGHOUSE is a marvelous collection of early material from Throwing Muses, a group of New England youngsters who became the first American signing to the influential British label 4AD. The first disc includes their first, eponymously titled album from 1986 and 1987's "Chains Changed" EP. The second disc is "The Doghouse Cassette", the band's demo to 4AD, and finally five early written songs performed by the Throwing Muses' 1996 lineup. The first album was ironically never available domestically in the United States, one could get it only as an import from savvy record shops. That it has been re-released as part of IN A DOGHOUSE is a fortunate event. This was one of the most influential indie albums of the 1980's, with its raw sound ... Read More: |
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