... try 'U.F.O.' and 'Bean', but really it's broadly enjoyable. As was said, it's not "Misery', which is not a bad thing; it's pretty in a different way. Sonic Youth comparisons: don't take that too seriously; they were an influence, as I was told. Anyway, we're writing about music... better to listen to it.
i still remember hearing them for the first time on the radio - i was blown away. and it still blows me away.
Yes! Misery is a fantastic cd, but this one here is still my fave! Every track except #4 is worth your time. The minute or so of noise on UFO is a bit annoying too, but the rest is perfect.
What they do nowadays is nice, but this is still _the_ Blonde Redhead album.
Love this band and this is perhaps my favorite album. Kind of quitely grooves with basslines more than their noisier other albums, i.e. 'U.F.O.' and 'Bean.' Download those two tracks asap!
Always trying to get the most of my limited downloads, I read what the emusic editors and the reviewers have to say about an album. Luckily, I take them with a grain of salt. Why anyone would praise a band for moving from a Sonic Youth sound to Clan of Xymox or some such dribble is beyond me. I don't hear anyone complain that Brian Jonestown Massacre sound too much like the Stones or that Spoon sounds a bit like John Lennon. I'll take an homage to Sonic Youth anyday. I downloaded Misery and La Mia Vita Violenta on the same day. Misery gets an occasional play while La Mia Vita Violenta is in heavy rotation. If you still get rocks off, this is the album to pick.
When you have a singer like the mesmerizing Kazu, it's plain foolish to have Amedeo Pace sing over half of the lead vocals! Other than that, this is a rough-edged but involving record, with the lead-off track "I Still Get Rocks Off" the clear highlight.
the previous person doesn't know what they are talking about. with titles like 'i still get rocks off.' these people know what they are doing all the time, and do a fantasic job of it. period. there are crucial songs here. don't be a fool! get it.
I got this after hearing Misery Is a Butterfly last year, and was unpleasantly surprised. It's not bad, but you can barely tell it's the same band that did Misery. I've read that BR were accused of being Sonic Youth ripoffs at this point in their career, and I can sort of see that. BR hasn't done anything else quite like Misery, but Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons is also excellent and is their most experimental album. I can't recommend La Mia though.
