 | Swans Holy Money
3.5
great
| Ranking: #49 for 1986 | |
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| 0.0 | YoYoMancuso STAFF | November 5th 12 |
Bloodcurdling, intense buildup to the passionate genius of Children Of God. Listen to the monstrous version of "A Screw (Holy Money)" on the Public Castration live album and you'll understand why this band is so special.
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| 4.0 excellent | Alabaster Jones | November 16th 16 |
Holy Money, on a first listen, may just seem like Greed part 2. While the album is a logical extension of the sound of its predecessor, it easily defeats it by being twice as good in the songwriting department. This is due to the experimentation Swans operated with, only this time around the risks definitely paid off. Take "A Screw" for instance, in its unshakable Skinny Puppy-esque industrial synth bulldozing, and the short but hauntingly beautiful "You Need Me". Of course, the heavy noise rock that the band was known for makes several imposing appearances, most notably on opener "A Hanging" and "Another You". Michael Gira is more subdued this time around, but that happens to be a virtue as he allows the music to speak for itself more often than not, focusing on atmosphere rather than visceral rage. All of this makes Holy Money one of Swans' most under-appreciated records, and an ace noise rock/no wave record.
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| 0.0 | BMDrummer | June 13th 14 |
Greed was signaling quite a change in sound for Swans, but it's ideas sounded somewhat unrefined and underdeveloped. With Holy Money though, they have come very close to perfecting the droning, brutal attack of albums such as Children of God. The biggest improvement lies in the droning part though, whereas on Greed they would drone on and on and not quite develop into anything, but it works here almost perfectly. The crushing power is still present though, with Coward being one of the most frightening, bloodcurdling, and just plain horrifying songs ever made. Despite not being one of their greatest albums though, it still serves as possibly the most important stepping stone between the unfocused Greed and the masterpiece of Children of God. 4.1/5
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| 3.5 great | Reini Eden | May 10th 19 |
This one was much better than Greed, Coward was so demented feeling it was awesome. Everything was pretty good about this besides the songs with Jarboe and Money Is Flesh (#2)
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| 3.0 good | Necromaniac | September 28th 16 |
Good and all,but doesnt manage to have the dark atmosphere of Greed
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| 0.0 | Mrs. Pain~~ | May 22nd 14 |
Swans start to really get their shit together. This album takes what they had been working on in the previous
three to a level where more listeners can understand what the band intends to create. Coward is their best song
up to this point in their discography.
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| 4.0 excellent | Jack Dunn STAFF | January 23rd 15 |
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