A classic example of a YMMV situation. While I definitely find a lot of it to be tiresome would-be New Order and Duran Duran retreads, there are certainly some gems. But instead of 3, 6, 11, and 14, the ones I'd call indispensable are 2, 7, 12, and 13. Go figure. To the album's credit, then, at least it has enough to interest a variety of tastes.
But #3, #6, #11 and #14 seemed worth it. Wearing to get there though.
I know that Eleven Pond's "Watching Trees" was a limited print record from the mid-80s; I'm assuming the rest are the same.
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It's that time of year again, when the candy corn and the costumes and the cheesy movies litter invade our culture. But rather than highlight whatever is today's version of "The Monster Mash," we've decided to give you something truly frightening: Music that is as black as night, as dark as an abandoned highway, as bleak as a corpse. So below, check out our editors 'favorite songs that may scare up an emotion or two.… more »
