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Music : Throwing Muses
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Rating: 
- Delivers the goods
This is a solid album. I stumbled upon it a bit late last year after re-discovering Kristin Hersh's music through her last solo album Learn to Sing Like a Star and after seeing a spectacular live show supporting that album (my very first Kristin show - pathetic of me I know). That inspired me to catch up on some of the backcatalog I'd missed. I think I'd left off at Limbo before converting tapes to CDs, and things getting lost in the shuffle. But a flurry of new material from this artist hit me like a tornado, thankfully. This album has (among the many great discoveries I found catching up with this band, 50 Foot Wave, and Kristin's solo work) some very cool songs like "Mercury", "Flying", "Los Flamingos", and "Pandora's Box". Shame Tanya Donelly wasn't able to contribute a little more vocally, she really only appears on some backing vocals on a few tracks so it's no sequel to The Real Ramona. Anyways, if you like this album there is plenty more quality material from these artists before this album and well beyond.
Rating: - A masterpiece
I don't have much to add to all the reviews that other people have written except to say that this is one of my all-time favorite CDs, one that gets better on repeated listenings. I have probably listened to this CD more than any other over the past couple of years. Kristin Hersh is an absolutely amazing singer, song writer, and guitar player. This album really does deserve five stars; I'd give it more if I could.
It's pretty usual for a band to get and better, particularly one that has been around for so long, but that is exactly the case with Throwing Muses. It's sad that this may be the last studio album from the Muses (although the band still plays live and Kristin has of course formed 50 Foot Wave with Muses bassist Bernard Georges, and Muses drummer David Narcizo plays on Kristin's new solo album, Learn to Sing Like a Star).
I should note, as other reviewers have, that this album has a very different sound--louder and noisier--from previous releases, although if like the harder rocking songs from Red Heaven, Limbo, and University, you won't be disappointed.
Rating: - The Hardest-Rocking, Thrashiest Throwing Muses Album!
Loaded with stinging punk aggression, I wasn't too sure about this album at first. But with repeated listens, Kristen Hersh's usual brilliant songwriting shone through. So much for mellowing with age! Sadly, it looks like this may be the Muses swan song, but it's also an indication of the new, hard-edged things to come with Hersh's new band 50 Foot Wave! Catch the new wave!
As a bonus, this CD package is one of the wildest I've ever seen with colorful paintings on panels that unfold to create larger images - way cool!
Rating: - Wow!
Kristin does it her way,,,,,,,,no debate. This is classic post-punk, straight-up, and real music. Kristin believes in the power of the artist over the power of the dollar. She makes no compromises.
A great return for the Muses.
Rating:
- They're back!
I first heard Throwing Muses back in 1991 when I was working at a totally cool record shop (Circle CDs & Records in Cincinnati). The album The Real Ramona had come out that year and was quite popular. I really liked the album (unfortunately I never managed to buy a copy). They had a raw, energetic sound that resonated with me.
In the mid-1990s, I bought their album University, which was their latest at the time. I was disappointed in that one. It was quite uneven. It didn't have the energy of The Real Ramona, the sound lost its raw edge, and I only really liked some of the songs, compared to The Real Ramona, where I liked all of the songs.
Awhile back I found a new album by Throwing Muses! This came out in spring of 2003, and boasted being "the first new recording in 7 years, and the first to feature backing vocals by ex-Muse Tanya Donelly in over 10 years. A return to their ground-breaking roots." Wow! I thought that was worth a try. It was! YES! This is great stuff like found on The Real Ramona! THROWING MUSES IS BACK!!!
What is it that makes this group so special? I like the raspy female vocals, their raw guitar sound and their endless energy, that's for sure. But there's more than just that. They use interesting chords as well as interesting chord progressions. Many lead vocals use a different melodic scale than the typical major/minor scale. Even the rhythms at times are special, with a kind of syncopation or perhaps time-signature changes that throw you off a bit. So while they have great guitar playing and singing, it's the actual construction of the songs--chords, scales, and rhythms--that give them a distinct character.
There is not a slow song on the album...the energy starts from track #1 and goes all the way through track #12. There are some slow parts to some of the songs, but no song is slow in its entirety. My favorite song on the album is "Halfblast." In a rather quiet section of the verse, one line is "...to see what God has done," then soon it bursts into a grand, warm chorus inviting you to "Come outside, come outside, everyone's outside." I generally don't pay too much attention to song lyrics, so I don't know what the song is about. Actually, on this one I even tried to catch more lyrics, but I can't catch enough to tell what it's about. No matter. I make my own meaning out of songs anyway, and this one to me is like the times when you see a beautiful sunset or there was an especially beautiful snow or frost overnight, and you tell your family members, "Come outside! Look how beautiful it is!" That's what the song means to me, which probably has nothing to do with what they meant it to mean.
I'm so glad I got this album! Like The Real Ramona, I like EVERY song on this album! It's great to once again experience the raw sound, the energy, and creative musical elements of Throwing Muses!
- Delivers the goodsThis is a solid album. I stumbled upon it a bit late last year after re-discovering Kristin Hersh's music through her last solo album Learn to Sing Like a Star and after seeing a spectacular live show supporting that album (my very first Kristin show - pathetic of me I know). That inspired me to catch up on some of the backcatalog I'd missed. I think I'd left off at Limbo before converting tapes to CDs, and things getting lost in the shuffle. But a flurry of new material from this artist hit me like a tornado, thankfully. This album has (among the many great discoveries I found catching up with this band, 50 Foot Wave, and Kristin's solo work) some very cool songs like "Mercury", "Flying", "Los Flamingos", and "Pandora's Box". Shame Tanya Donelly wasn't able to contribute a little more vocally, she really only appears on some backing vocals on a few tracks so it's no sequel to The Real Ramona. Anyways, if you like this album there is plenty more quality material from these artists before this album and well beyond.
Rating:
- A masterpieceI don't have much to add to all the reviews that other people have written except to say that this is one of my all-time favorite CDs, one that gets better on repeated listenings. I have probably listened to this CD more than any other over the past couple of years. Kristin Hersh is an absolutely amazing singer, song writer, and guitar player. This album really does deserve five stars; I'd give it more if I could.
It's pretty usual for a band to get and better, particularly one that has been around for so long, but that is exactly the case with Throwing Muses. It's sad that this may be the last studio album from the Muses (although the band still plays live and Kristin has of course formed 50 Foot Wave with Muses bassist Bernard Georges, and Muses drummer David Narcizo plays on Kristin's new solo album, Learn to Sing Like a Star).
I should note, as other reviewers have, that this album has a very different sound--louder and noisier--from previous releases, although if like the harder rocking songs from Red Heaven, Limbo, and University, you won't be disappointed.
Rating:
- The Hardest-Rocking, Thrashiest Throwing Muses Album!Loaded with stinging punk aggression, I wasn't too sure about this album at first. But with repeated listens, Kristen Hersh's usual brilliant songwriting shone through. So much for mellowing with age! Sadly, it looks like this may be the Muses swan song, but it's also an indication of the new, hard-edged things to come with Hersh's new band 50 Foot Wave! Catch the new wave!
As a bonus, this CD package is one of the wildest I've ever seen with colorful paintings on panels that unfold to create larger images - way cool!
Rating:
- Wow!Kristin does it her way,,,,,,,,no debate. This is classic post-punk, straight-up, and real music. Kristin believes in the power of the artist over the power of the dollar. She makes no compromises.
A great return for the Muses.
Rating:
- They're back!I first heard Throwing Muses back in 1991 when I was working at a totally cool record shop (Circle CDs & Records in Cincinnati). The album The Real Ramona had come out that year and was quite popular. I really liked the album (unfortunately I never managed to buy a copy). They had a raw, energetic sound that resonated with me.
In the mid-1990s, I bought their album University, which was their latest at the time. I was disappointed in that one. It was quite uneven. It didn't have the energy of The Real Ramona, the sound lost its raw edge, and I only really liked some of the songs, compared to The Real Ramona, where I liked all of the songs.
Awhile back I found a new album by Throwing Muses! This came out in spring of 2003, and boasted being "the first new recording in 7 years, and the first to feature backing vocals by ex-Muse Tanya Donelly in over 10 years. A return to their ground-breaking roots." Wow! I thought that was worth a try. It was! YES! This is great stuff like found on The Real Ramona! THROWING MUSES IS BACK!!!
What is it that makes this group so special? I like the raspy female vocals, their raw guitar sound and their endless energy, that's for sure. But there's more than just that. They use interesting chords as well as interesting chord progressions. Many lead vocals use a different melodic scale than the typical major/minor scale. Even the rhythms at times are special, with a kind of syncopation or perhaps time-signature changes that throw you off a bit. So while they have great guitar playing and singing, it's the actual construction of the songs--chords, scales, and rhythms--that give them a distinct character.
There is not a slow song on the album...the energy starts from track #1 and goes all the way through track #12. There are some slow parts to some of the songs, but no song is slow in its entirety. My favorite song on the album is "Halfblast." In a rather quiet section of the verse, one line is "...to see what God has done," then soon it bursts into a grand, warm chorus inviting you to "Come outside, come outside, everyone's outside." I generally don't pay too much attention to song lyrics, so I don't know what the song is about. Actually, on this one I even tried to catch more lyrics, but I can't catch enough to tell what it's about. No matter. I make my own meaning out of songs anyway, and this one to me is like the times when you see a beautiful sunset or there was an especially beautiful snow or frost overnight, and you tell your family members, "Come outside! Look how beautiful it is!" That's what the song means to me, which probably has nothing to do with what they meant it to mean.
I'm so glad I got this album! Like The Real Ramona, I like EVERY song on this album! It's great to once again experience the raw sound, the energy, and creative musical elements of Throwing Muses!