crugad (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

cheers man, it was bugging me

swans1997 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

I read in an old interview online a few yrs. back that Lia was the name of one of the members deceased girlfriend's. I can't remember though if it was the keyboardist or the vocalist. I can't find that damn interview either anymore. When I do, I'll post the link.

swans1997 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

hey if you use soulseek my user name is the same there as here.

swans1997 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

No navel gazer here. I put this clip up didn't i? Ilove this band and Until Death overtakes Me and such.All kinds really classical, jazz, metal, goth, psychedelia No, Swans is a great band to look into. They weren't exactly dark, not that they wanted to be but it was heavy brutal and nihilistic music and often gorgeous in my humble opinion.Send me a pm. let's chat tunes you sound like someone I could talk music with.

captainsharkey (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

I agree, there is much music I find incredibly depressing that is not Doom or Metal at all. I'll d/l the stuff you recommend from soulseek if I can find it, I guess it's just me personally, if I think someone is a "navel-gazer" I pretty quickly dismiss it.

swans1997 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

Cool so you gave an awesome band a chance.Sounds like you need to hear more though. Download some albums like Soundtracks For The Blind or Cop. Greed And Holy Money are good ones too. They weren't all about accoustic warbling and you aren't going to tell me Goddamn The Sun isn't depressing.There's more to being depressing than playing slowed down Sabbath and growling like a bear.I like Skepticism a lot but they really aren't that much of a stretch in the originality sweepsteaks. MY TWO CENTS.

captainsharkey (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

I searched for some Swans songs, as I had never heard of them before. Maybe that particular style of acoustic warbling resonates with you personally, but as for "depressiveness" in general, I can't see that they have anything on bands like Shape of Despair, and Skepticism. Another example: "This Will Destroy You - Quiet" is a hundred times more depressing than any of the Swans songs I had a listen to just now. Establishment of mood trumps Cobainesque expressions of self-pity. My 2 cents.

crugad (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

one of life's great questions is...who is Lia?

swans1997 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

HA HA compared to stuff like Swans? I don't think so.I like this band but, Michael Gira wrote some GORGEOUS nihilistic classics in my opinion.

insightliviu (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

some of the most depressing songs I heard in my life.