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Great music.
What a mood this is. It's complex, haunting post rock, and on a snowy January morning I am extremely here for it. The singer (insert inverted commas around singer if you wish) is clearly going to divide the crowd; some people will be put off by a man who spends most of the time talking or screaming, and rarely singing. But I think it really adds to the foreboding atmostphere. It's musically really interesting as well, at times (Washer!) the guitar lines are straight out of Radiohead (before Radiohead were a going concern), and the time signatures keep you guessing a lot. I'd probably listen to this on another day and hate it, but for now, I strongly approve.
This is a good
Atmospheric, aggressive, DIY, high-concept. Also, pretty short. This isn't a crowd-pleasing record. It has too much drone, not enough melody and is generally just too self-interested to draw in your buddies while you drive around with the windows down. This is not danceable or sing-along inducing. You should also listen to it. It sounds like -- and, more or less, is -- a garage band doing some Brian Eno/Philip Glass work. It was 1991, our access to music was restricted to radio, local record stores mail-in catalogues (and clubs) and physical record stores. To say that many young musicians hadn't considered that you could do *this* with the tools available to a local punk band is a gross understatement. Spiderland is raw and it does not give sophisticated composition on the surface but it is worth a listen and serious consideration. Its influence on greats of the millennial ambient/post-rock scene (Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Explosions In The Sky, Mogwai, Sigur Ros, etc.) can't really be overstated, anymore than you can overstate the importance of the foundation to the structure of your house. It's not an accessible record (though it's not dense or 'Trout Mask Replica' difficult) but it's got no memorable vocal lines, clever lyrics, grooves or hooks. It's just pure emotional content, delivered by instruments that sound familiar and a singer who kind of sounds like somebody is telling a rambling story near a microphone they're not aware of. It's kinda fucking weird but it's also a landmark to the music scene of the 90s and subsequent decades, nearly as important as Sgt. Peppers was, in its time. Unfortunately, the dense and meandering, single-hostile music that followed it makes it more of an Apocalypse Now than a Jaws. Countless bands beloved by your favorite bands were influenced by this. It's not Helen of Troy, it's her mom (accounts vary, by the way). Anyway, listen to this. And if you haven't previously listened to any of the post-rock bands I listed before, come back again when you do (unless you despise them) -- this is essential to that. It's the music that launched a thousand excellent film soundtracks. As a decades-long GYBE fan, I'm glad to have spent this time with it. Importantly, though: it is still rough and I'd rather listen to Godspeed. So only 4/5.
Very post.
Hadn't gotten around to hearing Slint until this, but, I like.
I think I need to spend more time with this one, enjoyed it more than expected
Insane guitar tones. Creepy vocals. It’s a true 1 of 1 album.
Love this album. Reminds me a lot of Shellac which is def a compliment. Great stuff!
just one of those albums that i know is great so i never listen to it but when i get around to it... goddamn!
first listen well this is great
4/5
I really really like this album, but I don't think it's perfect. It tries very hard, and achieves most of what I think it sets ku to, but it doesn't hold my attention throughout. I'd eat my own shit in order to see it played live, but probably because it's warty
Some lovely dirge on here, and you can hear why it was so influential. First time for me on this, and I wouldn’t bet against repeat listening yielding that fifth star.
I don’t know why but I like this album a lot.
angsty and awesome
very punk, cant believe this was 91. long punk songs that were almost proto math rock and shoegazy
Another album that's good and I can see how it was influential but having heard the albums it infulenced first I probably don't appreciate it as much as had I heard it first time
By all accounts, this is an album I should love. It is easily in the top 3 most influential post-rock albums, a genre half of my favorite artists make music in. It basically pioneered the most popular style of post-rock (after Glenn Branca, I guess) before the genre itself even had a name. I listened to it a lot, but I’m still excited to hear it again every time… yet I don’t think I fully get it. The songs are incredibly memorable; I like the atmosphere, the talk-singing, the storytelling of this album, and the loud parts are chills-inducing, but I think it lacks some extra oomph. I understand their intentions, but I think the slower parts are a bit too uneventful sometimes and could use more texture. There’s even a full song that I’d consider a nothingburger (For Dinner…). I don’t know. I probably rated some lesser albums higher. I still think this album is great, but I don’t vibe with it as much as I logically should, as it basically paved the way for a big portion of my favorite music. It could’ve been better. It is sad that Slint made pretty much nothing after Spiderland. It would’ve been interesting to see how their style might’ve evolved.
Quiet post rock album, dark and raw.
Faves: Washer & Good Morning Captain
Great stuff
Fantastic. Almost a 5 but always think Don Amon drags on a bit
Class, never heard of them before. Good morning, Captain played a good few times this morning
I liked that. Great music to have on when I don't know what to listen to. Probably a high 3.
I felt bad for rating the Killing Joke not as high, since it felt unique. Then Spiderland comes along and that rating is justified. Spiderland is feels even more unique than that album. Truly an unheard sound. Great record.
Solid
Quite ominous. Especially track 4: Washer. Done very well. I really love the use of spoken word
I was in a strange mood and this was even stranger. Loved it.
Narrative Music is so much fun, especially early '90s Rock that has Stone Temple Pilots "Creep" vibes. This album consists of six stories, if you will. Favorite Track: "Don, Amanda".
I love a bit of post rock, and have listened to this a few times in the last 6 months. It’s overrated to me, Talk Talk did it better, but it’s still a vibe
Contemplative, dark, heavy, beautiful. Not a record I would turn on again, but if you like a Television + Nirvana kind of sound, this record is very worth checking out.
I combed the Wikipedia articles for some mention of it because this feels like such an inspiration for Midwest emo. There wasn’t any direct connection but I heard it there, I swear. Innovative for its time, was a great listen even now.
I've listened to this a few times this week sort of expecting it to fall into place and blow me away. I can't quite decide if it's pleasantly non-conformative and atmospheric in a post-rock way, or just pretentiously odd for the sake of it. I guess on the other hand, I've listened to this a few times this week and quite enjoyed it, so I guess it must be closer to the former.
This is a cool sounding album. Fits right into the moment, early 90s. Some early Soundgarden vibes, maybe some Black Flag ish elements. This one is a good discovery. 4/5
Great surprise!!!
It's like early Arctic Monkeys, or they were inspired by Slint.
Works for me. Have you tried turning your copy off and then on again?
rym core (and its precisely why i like it so much)
Not getting much math rock in this rock, but I dug it nonetheless. Solid 4 Stars.
Never heard of this band. Really interested in these guys as this is my type of music. These guys are pretty cool. I dig the music. Reminds me a bit of Helmet, less grudgy. Cool album. I can see why it's in this list.
Really fucking cool
Really hated and then really liked this album. Great Deeply Depressing Guitar Chords mixed with lower fret picks!
Punk, grunge, garage, metal, sensitive, heartfelt, raging, killer bass. What’s not to like?
You stole my pick
Another cool find!
You know, I quite liked this. I would listen to it on a regular basis. I really thought, based on the description, that it was going to be too conceptual/experimental for my taste, but I think that its vocal strangeness is well balanced by how atmospheric and oftentimes (but not always) melodic it is.
This album flew completely below my radar. I could see really getting into this back when it came out, had I known about it. For some, the second half could drag on, but I think I see where they were going with it. The extremely minimal instrumentation is what gave it that brooding, melancholic, even eerie vibe.
Breadcrumb Trail // Nosferatu Man // Washer // Good Morning, Captain
Spiderland! This record has been recommended to me numerous times but I've never checked it out before now. Yes. This is my bag. Math-rock, a bit jangly with some excellent heavy sections. I can't believe this was made a) in 1991 and b) by teenagers. There is a sophistication to the arrangements that really belies their age. And you can hear so much of Slint in other people's work from the 90s and into the 2000s. FOUR STARS
never heard of this band or album before, and it took me three listens to really make heads or tails of it. i THINK i like it overall, but it's a tough nut to crack. not sure i'd listen to any of these songs individually but the album as a whole is powerful, moody, unsettling, and emotional. deeply uncomfortable and at times creepy, yes, but hey, it's always nice when an album on this list stands out and makes you feel something. favorites: breadcrumb trail, don aman, washer, good morning captain
Never heard of this lot or this album so read the Wiki entry before I listened. I saw there that their style of music is math rock! What the heck is that? Did I need to get my logarithm tables out to understand what was going on? Well that was not far from the truth because their music is complex characterised by multiple key changes, tempo and sound levels. This apparently is where the musical boffins get the term math rock from. Very much in the style of King Crimson they say which pricked my interest more as someone into KC and prog in general. So I did enjoy this album. The band were really trying something new. I’d say the style is still rarely heard let alone 25 years ago. I’d be surprised if there is anything similar to this in the whole of the list so deserves high praise. 4/5 20/9/25
Slint walked so BCNR could do the same thing but with more instruments. Jk but this is cool stuff im a fan. Don’t always know what they’re saying is my only gripe its like not mixed quite right.
Wonderful postrock album, probably loved it
Good alt-rock
I had never heard of Slint, ever. So I approached this with a totally open mind not knowing what to expect. It opens with Breadcrumbs Trail with is somewhat apt as it slowly leads us into the fold of the rest of the album. It’s dark and churning, pulling up unsettled feelings from the brackish water you wade through. It’s wonderfully raw, very glad to have found this even if it is way too late to feed my teen angst. I feel like this is the Nirvana that never made it, but had I found this album in its time I would been one of the cool kids, for sure.
Really amazing album, a very good listen very atmospheric and it brings out all the pent up emotions when listening to it.
9/4/25. Was a little bit familiar with this band, and glad I got to dive into this one. Hearing this, I hear a lot of current bands I like drawing a similar sound, notably English Teacher. Love the different time signatures but at a slower tempo.
Prijemny grundžík
These guys were new to me, but they found a groove in my brain and were really working for me. I just hope he wasn't saying anything important, cuz the vocals were not easy to hear.
Very much storytellers. Long low riffs with some lead up to high points in the songs. Favourite song of the album would have to be good morning, captain.
What a cool album. It made me feel like I was walking around a post apocalyptic world. Who ever was on the guitar played it well. I would listen to this again
Wow, I didn't know this was the album that started the whole post-rock movement. It's dark and uncomfortable.
Emo guitar rock band sets a mood
I remember listening to this album for the first time back when covid locked all of us in our homes. Believe it or not, my first thoughts were that the record was kind of sweet, specially thanks to the main riff of 'Breadcrumb Trail', which is very pleasent to hear to. Since then, I keep on listening to it, but not very frequently, so I never had a strong opinion about it, until today. How ignorant of me to think that this record was charming. When giving it a more deep listening, I started to notice that this album can be very eerie and dark. The intricate melodies and rhythms combined with the changes of volumes and the lyrics create this tense atmosphere and make it feel very dynamic. The best example would be the song 'Don,Aman', which starts with this melancholic guitar melody which transitions into a crescendo which gets and gets more intense, until it reaches the climax with the guitar getting louder and distorted. Then they quickly slow things down back to the original guitar motive, but in a very smooth way. I also want to mention that the lyrics are incredible well placed. While the initial guitar melody is playing, they start describing how a guy, 'Don', is taking a break while standing outside of a recreational place. Then, the guy decides to enter again, and that's when the crescendo starts building up. My interpretation of this would be that his social anxiety is also kicking in, to the point that he can't take it anymore, to which he decides to go back home to sleep. Is at this moment when the music returns to the slower part. I do believe that the composition behind of this song is just pure genius. Speaking of lyrics, I did appreciate a lot how well they describe different scenes: 'Breadcrumb Trail' talks about a man meeting a fortune teller at a carnival and taking her to the rollercoster, which can be considered an allegory of sex, considering how everything is meticulously everything is described, like them reaching their climax at the top of the rollercoster. 'Nosferatu Man' is about a vampire who kills their partner after discovering they lied. 'Don, Aman' I already described, so next would be 'Washer' a track which address the situation of a couple dealing with the burden of one of them having to leave. Finally, 'Good Morning, Captain', as 'For Dinner...' is an instrumental track, describes how a captain of a ship lost everyone after a storm. It could also be interpreted as the man mourning and missing his youthful days. In conclusion, this is a very unique album with a very distinct sound and dark atmosphere.
Crazy album! It's difficult to make such discordance sound so enjoyable. Truly a culturally significant album.
Very sonically interesting rock album. Songs tend to start slow before exploding into grungy dissonance. The vocals mirror this by being softly spoken word on the quieter parts and loud singing on the louder parts.
Hadn't heard of them before, but I definitely recognize their influence in others.
Nice album
A little crazy I have not heard of these guys. Definitely like this one. 4 Stars
Interesting album, that i've not heard before! Great guitar riffing and really like the guitar sound on this record. Definitely sounds like a grower too, that might get even better after few spins. I did listen to this twice and will probably listen more times in the future.
I think this would even better album listened while being little drunk.
I remember listening to Slint after watching the movie Kids. Back then, the whole album felt a bit too slow for my taste, but now it sounds great. I really enjoyed it — and it wasn’t too long, either.
Grave, urgent et tendu, hypnotique
This was new to me and I like it
Awesome deep sounds that are kinda grunge but more clear. I see this a a potential soundtrack for a neo-western movie.
So I’m about 60 albums into this project and this is the ~3rd time I’ve been pleasantly surprised by an album - the first time by a band I knew nothing about. There are notes of Radiohead, Nada Surf, Smashing Pumpkins, Ben Gibbard and am too lazy tonight to figure out if before, contemporaries, or after. Favorable feelings became stronger on 2nd listen. Not a big fan of the quiet narrative style of lyrics but love the pace and conflict in the music. Washer and Good Morning Captain are immediate Spotify favorites. I’m going to call it a 4 and preserve right to listen later and move to 5. 4/5
Strong beginning. Don't go in the album for at least 30 minutes after eating. Or you will become obsessed, as I did. Gets math rocky, but math rocky with screeching and talking when you need some. I just love this.
I had never heard of this but I was surprised how good it was.
Never heard them before, but wow there's a lot of bands I like that built on this.
Weird, dark, Fugazi vibes. Yea I can come back to this well.
I hardly know’er land
When I first listened to this one, I didn't know what to make of it. Then I listened to it more, and I started to like it, until suddenly I decided I didn't. I didn't listen to it for a while after that, until one day I suddenly got the urge to revisit it, and I like it again! At least for now... I think I've always liked the quieter bits, with the guitar sounding like walking around a deserted city, but haven't always been convinced by the parts where they get loud, which don't really fit in with what I always think of the album as doing. Of course, I'm wrong, because if it didn't fit in with what they were going for, then they wouldn't do it quite so much! Generally, I still think the distorted guitar sounds a bit weak and disappointing, and still love how glassy the cleaner guitar sounds.
very dark and moody post rock, very influential, very interesting, i enjoyed it
it's great. Can't explain why, but it just clicked right from when the drums came in on breadcrumb trail. The lyrics are fantastic, the atmosphere is fantastic. Slow burn, melancholy. A whole song about Nosferatu? that deserves it's own star added to the album. Perhaps a star removed for being very "young-person" angsty?
based on the cover and time period i was expecting something whiny, maybe smashing pumpkins-adjacent, so the general inventiveness and atypical rhythms and structure were a very pleasant surprise, although i can't help but think I'd enjoy it much more as a purely instrumental album
Not my first listen, but certainly my most impactful one. Never really clicked until now, and it’s damn innovative as hell, clearly inspirational to many, and has a compelling story behind it with its anxious feelings of growing up.
Another record I am familiar with, this is very influential on lots of stuff I love but as a listening experience in and of itself it's not my absolute favourite. Still a classic though, and very justified inclusion
mjög gott póstrokk. mögulega ofmet ég þá vegna hæpsins. en aðra, meira.
One of the top reviews here mentions the sense of tension that hangs over this album. I was struggling to figure out why I liked the album and I think it’s because that tension creates such a strong atmosphere and feeling.
Unexpected gem
Really enjoyed the sound on this one. Love that fuzzy poetic thing they have going. Solid 4 ⭐️
Tøffe rytmiske grep, fine atmosfærer
Good
a lot of tension, almost enough release. damn near. talking man is better than singing boy, although they’re worthy counterpoints. singing boy is surely an acquired taste, like the album. more listens has made for deeper appreciation.
Weird and scratchy, great stuff!
Pivotal. There was a time I’d rate this five stars, but today I’m doing four stars. While there’s some great moments here and there, overall it just isn’t hitting as strong as it used to for me.
Not sure why it took me so long to listen to this, it's pretty good. I definitely hear the music on this album echoed on others that followed it. It's not an instant favorite, but it is worth hearing. Maybe it'll grow on me if I spend more time with it.
Very Tool sounding music. This is a great find.
As far as mopey guy with a guitar music goes it’s pretty good
Love this album. Shame it didn’t get the recognition it deserved until after they broke up.
Every now and then, this list throws up something that's new to me, and that I love. Thoroughly enjoyed this and will be seeking out more of their work.
The immaculate conception of Post-Rock. The album itself is more a building block than the most amazing piece of standalone art, but it is loadbearing block of so many in the genre and beyond. It's smart, it uses wildly creative techniques, it pulls bits from Sonic Youth, the early post-punk movement, and yet still sounds unlike anything before it. It's not the easiest 40 minutes if you don't know what you're in for, but it demonstrates an introverted creation that grips you
9/10. Really enjoyed this album as a post-rock enthusiast.
Never heard of this before but you can hear the influence. Washer is the stand out track that sounds like it should be on a Lynch soundtrack
This was a lesson in why you should listen to albums several times. At first I didn't get it. Lazy proto grunge going nowhere. Something else has since emerged - an atmospheric album of creeping detachment, poetry, leftfield twists and the desolation of the rustbelt.
Grungy, mostly spoken word punk with a nice edge to it. I really enjoyed these tales of creepy carnivals, vicious vampires and sinister sea captains told in a voice that ranges to a mumble, to a shout, to a scream accompanied by wailing guitars and rumbling bass lines. There’s a very eerie ambient hidden track on the end of this album too.
The quite parts make the loud parts sparkle that much more. Even the loud parts have a fragility to them. The album almost snuck by me, in a way that I want sure where I was in it and then when it ended, I wanted more...
Oh man, what a blast. Love this album and the band’s obvious and passionate love of the Big Muff.
Wow. Another first for me and me like.
i shouldn’t have liked this! but it was kinda horny? anyone else?
a classic for some, and of them i am one.
Pretty interesting. Reminds me a little of King Crimson circa 'Red' and Sonic Youth. Hearing this album 3 times in a row made me want to replace my long-lost copy of this post hardcore gem & by golly I think I will!
Slint is a band that has always been in my periphery and I always wanted to listen more. Super raw alt rock from the early 90's- say less! Right from the start I'm definitely pulled in. Lots of great energy and emotion in this and a surprisingly fresh sound for being some proto-emo from 1991. I really like the production on this too; the guitars sound impressively crisp! This is a great listen. I will add some of these tracks to my rotations.
The best of their small output.
I really don’t understand how people like this
I really like this style of lo-fi alt rock. This one, though, can be a bit difficult to listen to over an extended period.
A great album! I had “Don, Aman” on a “beautiful music” playlist from 15 years ago, but hadn’t heard anything else by Slint. Tense, moody, unsettling in an appealing way. 4.5
It's really interesting to compare "Spiderland" to Nirvana's "Nevermind". Both grew from the same influences, both released in the same year by mostly unknown bands, both bands had worked with Steve Albini. Yet one is held up as a redefining moment in 90s rock history while the other remains almost completely unknown. Slint broke up before the album's release which likely hurt their album sales. But also, "Spiderland" was doing something different and wasn't necessarily destined for radio play. Whereas Kurt Cobain tapped into music culture's desire for something new, he also knew how to balance it out with some pop qualities. Slint dives deeper into what we might have called grunge, sacrificing accessibility. Nonetheless, they remain deeply influential for many, including bands like Godspeed You! Black Emporer who would use their template of bleak, drawn out, urban dystopia for their own albums. It's hard to full appreciate the innovation here as much of what they pioneered has since been done by others. "Spiderland" might not be an album you're likely to encourage in the wild, but it's certainly an interesting one.
I’d never heard of Slint until I started this project, but I think I’ve heard them briefly mentioned in one of the music books that I’ve read in the past couple of years. Granted, I can’t remember what book it was where they might have been mentioned, so maybe I’m wrong about that. Regardless, I don’t really know what to expect on this album, but the cover is definitely intriguing. Time to find out what Spiderland is all about! Spiderland is easily one of the most unique albums I’ve encountered on this list so far. I figured that this album would be a little on the experimental side, but I wasn’t expecting the spoken-word vocals. I didn’t fall in love with this album, but it was still very enjoyable to listen to, and quite an interesting experience. I loved that each song felt like its own self-contained world, with the lyrics telling various bizarre stories. The music did a great job of building these ‘worlds’ in a way that allowed the storytelling of the lyrics to fill these worlds with characters and specific settings. I found it really mind-blowing how well the music and lyrics served each other in such a unique way. The guitar playing felt massive, as if each note just blew away the boundaries of these little worlds in the stories. Spiderland created a sense of unease and dread within me as I listened to it, but it was fun to let myself be immersed in those feelings, and the music did a great job of creating a space where you don’t mind feeling uncomfortable. This isn’t something I’d listen to regularly, and I can’t see myself listening to any of the songs on their own, but I still thought this album was really good and definitely worthy of my time.
A very influential album, in the realms of post-rock, post-hardcore, and emo. And while I may not hold it as near-and-dear to my heart as most people, I'm still always thrown for an emotional loop whenever I put it on. Like a lot of post-hardcore of its time, this is an album that masters its loud-quiet dynamics. You'll have the hushed talking of a song like 'Breadcrumb Trails' immediately contrasted by the cartoonishly piercing tone of the haunting guitar melody on 'Nosferatu Man'. My favorite parts here are the spoken-word moments, like on 'Breadcrumb Trails', with that dead-pan and hushed delivery of the narration, the dreamlike story-telling, the way the music sort of goes along with the story, emphasizing the dramatic points - it's all very surreal, dizzying, and, at times, unsettling. This emphasis on minimalism and patience is also seen in the song 'Don, Amen' - which reinforces this album's themes of isolation, depression, and loneliness. I love the random piece of scene-setting narration that comes in from another band member in this track - it's such a strange moment in an already very strange album. The songs 'Washer' and 'Good Morning Captain' may be the most devastating songs here but for two completely different reasons. The former can be interpreted as some sort of suicide note and is backed by these very dreary, weeping guitars that feel so empty yet they're most melodic thing on this album. And this song also has this incredible explosion of noise in its final minutes. The closing 'Good Morning, Captain' has maybe my favorite bass and drum groove here. The story is also built so effectively, not just in this song, but the final minute here feels like the emotional release of the entire album like it was all building up to this one really cathartic minute. This is a very sad and cold album, it borders on lifelessness though in a mostly good way - desolate and deserted may be better words to describe it. It feels like you're being sucked into this world where there is nothing to rejoice in. You're not going to get insanely skillful playing or the long-winding song structures and crescendos usually associated with post-rock on this album. What you will get though is a lot of atmosphere, space, and a genuinely powerful experience that will stick with you for a very long time.
To some extent "my sort of thing" - very raw, though, and I'm not sure why this would achieve cult status in preference to a thousand other schoolboy/student bands. I'm pretty sure I went out with boys whose bands were at least this good. But it's pretty good. It has ambition and is probably a bit pretentious - just like those other boys. It made me nostalgic, for that reason. Washer is perhaps the best track. Giving it 4 to make sure I remember it.
Jeff, Joey, and Joanne were big Slint folk in the Track Shack days. They put me into Spiderland back then, and I've always dug it since. It was never fully my album, but I definitely come back to it with some regularity. I have soft spot for that kind of spooky monotone talk singing over soft, nostalgic sounding drone instrumentals. This album probably got me started on that kick. This was well timed so soon after Big Black too. In my head they sit together in that early experimental, dark rock realm. This is less aggressively metallic, but they also have similar sound palettes to me. Good Morning Captain was the song that got me into Slint, and remains my favorite. Album cover: (A-) Love a good soggy cover
Not my usual kind of thing. But this was very well done. Really tight. Singular style. Never obnoxious. Interesting, different, not bad at all. Like Fugazi, but less groovy, more spare and slightly haunted. 4/5
Haven't been hugely drawn to Slint. Neat band, has a huge influence, just haven't been the moody weirdo band for me. If it was the early 90s and I was listening to a bunch of hardcore & this came along then maybe it would be a lightning bolt. Still, it does feel like a bunch of weirdos drawn to their singular thing, and I like that and am glad to have listened. The extras on the remaster are worth a go through. Good Morning, Captain is a jam, and it's cool to leave the most exciting bit for the very end of the record. music: appreciated. (⌐■_■)
Musically this is a 5. It is extremely the sort of thing I want to listen to. Sick guitars, especially. The talking brings it down a bit. More singing less talking? That would be a 5. I’d just rather hear a guy sing a song than recite a monologue or a poem.
I couldn't stop listening to this. There's something captivating about it.
really cool album. really dissonant. i had a lot of fun listening to it. i love the time signature play, i like the play with dynamics. it is genuine a cool album. it's also not an album i feel like i could listen to a lot, even if it is fascinating and interesting to listen to. i can't see myself going out of my way to listen to it again. but it is very neat.
Love this album, something different for my ears than the usual prog rock suggestions. Never heard of Slint. It’s dark and eerie. I can hear Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Tool and some Radiohead there. Very interesting, I’ll listen to it a few more times. Particularly liked “Washer” and “Good Morning, Captain”
I'd never heard of this before, but it was intriguing enough to give it a couple of listens. Similar to a lot of shoegaze music, it would have been nice to have the vocal a bit more prominent in the mix, but overall, the more I listened the more I started to get into it.
Clasicazo del underground.
Toll aber auch nicht eines der besten Alben of all time
Really a prototype for great things to come...
Mysterious in a delightful way, this one has kept me guessing for years. There are moments that drag, but on the whole, it’s something I always love to revisit.
Can math-rock rock? Yes, it can.
Felt very familiar and comforting for an album I'm not sure I have heard in full. This is clearly a big influence on a lot of music i like. 3.5
Good thing no one told me about this when I was a teenager, because I would have played it out loud to be moody and insufferable and Deep. Honestly it's a bit self-serious, but it was also more interesting and less British than I expected (look, this project has psychologically wounded me, okay) - sometimes it did feel a bit like listening to Tenacious D for reasons I can't quite put my finger on. I don't really know where I'm going with this. Enjoyed, would listen to again maybe.
I liked it. Maybe not as much as I thought. The later songs are better
Had heard of, but not heard, these guys before. Not sure how it missed me back in the day back in the nineties. I enjoyed listening to this, and may come back to it. Great cover photo
Really cool
Excellent
They have a nice groove. I like it.
This was good. Reminded me of Radiohead. Worth another listen
Slint! From Louisville! Really like this album. You can hear the influence it had on a lot of early mid-90s indie/alternative - weezer/nada surf etc..
I've listened to this record a few times previous, but now is the first time I truly feel like the music lives up to the cult legacy. Absolutely foundational for the biggest post-rock acts of the modern day, and worth digging into on its own. I'm not 1000000% on the train yet, but I won't be surprised if I get there in time.
In many ways this was right up my street, reminded me of slower/weirder McLusky/future of the left. Last song was probably the best. Felt like it could have done with a bit more variation in tempo and singing style, without it some of the songs because a bit monotonous. Feel like there are better options for this sound but generally good.
Pretty good!
this was interesting music. I enjoyed it
This is a really good album that effectively establishes a mood. It almost puts you in a trance. I've enjoyed this one for a long time.
Enjoyed this a lot. Some of it reminded me of Pod from The Breeders (especially Metal Man), but maybe that's because I'm aware they share a drummer in Britt Walford. Also see some influence here on Arab Strap.
That guitar was giving me strong Elliott Smith vibes. I wish the vocals were clearer, but I liked what I got when I could read along.
Post rock. Math rock. Whatever genre this is, I like the evolution from the punk that I was familiar with and love that it isn't grunge. Good Morning, Captain will be a song I revisit again and again.
It's a more extreme version of Fugazi. More dynamic. More awkward, but fascinating. Not as groovy. Favorite song: Breadcrumb Trail.
Excellent but imperfect. 4.5.
Good album. It rocks
Thought this was great. Another first. Can hear what they influenced from the get-go and I'm all for it.
The music felt simple yet very interesting and creative Also the spoken lyrics added such a dark vibe and i loved it i think i would listen to it again <3
Spiderland is the second and final studio album by Slint, originally released in 1991. Man, this sounds so ahead if its time. This band definitely influenced later math rock/emo bands to come after such as American Football. This album veers into semi-experimental territory at times, with lyrics often delivered in a spoken-word manner. The instrumentals remain lively and paint vivid landscapes much like post-rock bands such as GY!BE. The production is really solid and sounds more 2000s than early 90s. Super cool stuff.
Enjoyed it more as the album went on. Very cool. Standout songs: Don Aman Good Morning, Captain
Moody influential early post rock. Feels somewhere between King Crimson, Tool and Nick Cave. Memorable and haunting.
It was dark. But it resonated. I really enjoyed exploring this album and a genre I am not that inclined to listen to.
4 Coming off the heels of Traffic’s technical but soulless John Barleycorn Must Die, I feel like we couldn’t have gone further in the opposite direction, this being an album highly imperfect in sound and production but expressive and personal to a point of uncomfortability. To state the obvious, this is a DARK album, and it was the last from the group before the singer’s mental breakdown - though you probably could have guessed that as well just by listening. As an emo and late 80s/early 90s alternative rock enthusiast, this album has been recommended to me a few times, and each time I listened to it, I didn’t get it. Like, it’s just a dude mumbling over a bunch of loud, barely in-tune guitar and bass notes? What am I looking for here exactly? It’s the kind of thing that reminds me music nerds are some of the most pretentious out there. And yet, I’ve learned that I’m among those pretentious music nerds. Bear with me, but this album grew on me significantly in the four times I listened to it here - and I’m still not entirely sure why. In some ways, I think it’s how personal it feels - though the lyrics are often times vague (if you can even make them out), something about Brian McMahan’s delivery matches the soft/loud musical dynamics perfectly, giving off this anxious, depressing feeling that I’ve never really encountered anywhere else, and the more you immerse yourself into it, the more compelling it seems to become. There’s so much subtlety and nuance bubbling below the surface that I understand why it would take someone multiple listens to appreciate it - it certainly did for me. Ultimately, I don't think there’s much I could say here to do the album justice, it’s just one of those things you just have to listen to to understand. It’s certainly one of the most unique things I’ve heard, and while probably not the kind of thing I see myself coming back to regularly, I can only imagine how hard it would hit on a dark, lonely night. At the end of the day, I think there’s a little bit of Spiderland in us all, it’s just whether we choose to embrace that or not. Want to end this review with a shoutout to Steve Albini. Even though this album only sold a few thousand copies when it originally released and was immediately forgotten about, the guy is quoted as having said, “In 10 years it will be a landmark and you'll have to scramble to buy a copy then.” Slint certainly isn’t a household name, but I think its inclusion on this list (and its #29 all-time spot on rateyourmusic.com) speaks for itself.
Awesome this made the 1,001 list!
Not my usual kind of thing. But this was very well done. Really tight. Singular style. Never obnoxious. Interesting, different, not bad at all. Like Fugazi, but less groovy, more spare and slightly haunted. 4/5
I listened to this driving home on an empty highway at midnight on a Thursday. Was I into it? Yes. Could I hear every word? Heck no. Was I at times maybe a little spooked? Yes! "Don, Aman" in particular gave me the heebie jeebies. This whole album was so damn unsettling... and so good. Good music makes you feel, and this made me feel all sorts of ways. Loved the instrumentals and solos as well. The mixing was awesome, the dynamics were incredible. Right when you turn the volume up too high to hear a whisper, your face gets blown off. Man this was great. I'll come back to this one.
Ooooof this speaks to me. I love the rawness of the instruments and I love the garage band sound, always. So for me - it was a strong one. First song got to me with the contrasting vocalist and obvious narrative approach with a clearly unreliable narrator. I could feel the lows, the chaos, and the tension. Second track solidified that this album was made for me lol. So non seriously serious. Ugh just gets me. Angsty, hairy, and jam worthy. As the album continued, I concluded this as a clear predecessor the early aughts emo punk era. It’s gritty, immature, and dramatic. Strong rock with a youthful emotionality that I adored. Will return again and again.
Interesting. Need to listen again.
This was a real discovery, thank you 1001. Had to give this quite a few listens, there is a lot going on and I still don't grok it all. I'm going to keep going until I do.
Yeah…fine…this got me. Fucking gorgeous. May be cause I’m faded but every time the rough guitars came in it surprised me. I don’t know if it has much replay value tho, so 4 stars… even though t’was grreat
Weno xd
Ominous, uncomfortable, angular music that sets a mood early on and rides it through to conclusion. The occasional starbursts of crunchy, overdriven guitar startle - and when Slint shift gears, they are a very heavy unit indeed. Really good, although you wouldn't stick it on at a party.
Heyoo, another vinyl that I own! I kind of lost count, but it makes 4 in total from the list? Not too shabby. Slint is a quite unremarkable band, except for Spider land, for some reason. It's a quite good album on its own, few nice riffs and vocal moments, great atmosphere. Nothing that special, but it gets it recognition because of the year it was released. At the time rock and metal was quite standardised, so a lot of people think Spiderland came out of nowhere, progressing the music by many years. A lot of my favourite bands have something in them thanks to this record. Whatever the truth is - kudos Slint for trying!
Definitely an album born in the 90s.
If you give this album the attention it deserves, you're guaranteed to get more of an experience from it. Don't be a fool like me and put it on as background music while trying to meet work deadlines. It deserves more than that. The inherent tension and discordance throughout almost forces you to drop what you're doing and pay attention, and that's not an easy thing for any album to do.
The still waters of Spiderland run deep with sparse, tension-filled arrangements, hypnotically unconventional song structures, and trance-like spoken-word vocals.
Nice Emo/Noise-Rock record. Typical for that era and for Touch & Go. But I’m missing the eruptions here.
This band was a big influence for the band Pinback, so I was primed to like this album
Pretty good.
Sick
Never heard of them before, and I was surprised at how much I liked it.
So much edging
Uh yeah
Haunting, beautiful, poetic. The spoken word throughout was surprisingly fitting (most albums don’t do it well) as it added a lot to the looming tension and dark themes, in addition to a wide dynamic range. I love to see such quiet, minimalist instrumental sections in a rock album. Good Morning, Captain was a great finale.
Pretty good. Midwest Emo before that was a thing. Not convinced about the vocals though, which (for me) just grate, and aren't really an enjoyable part of the soundscape.
Welp, I love it. I couldn't listen to it all the time, but it's damned fantastic. I think it starts a little slowly, but that could be more because I didn't really know what I was listening to. It reminds me of Godspeed You! Black Emperor with vocals. I'm leaning towards 4 stars because I think it's a little niche for 5 stars, but it's great. I listened to it a third time because I kind of want to give it 5 stars. I think, however, I will go for 4 stars. I really, really like it, but im not quite sure it belongs in the 5 star group. 4.5 stars, for sure!
New to me! I thought this was a very well done album with interesting spooky context. Will be going back to this one.
Such a cool album, love this one
Really interesting idk if 4 or 5
really liked this one
Boy I can't wait to listen to American Football.
One of a kind genre defining Album. It is rare that a band creates something genuinely new but still is rooted deeply in what was before. This is one such record. Always gets me and keeps me listening attentively. I understand people who do not like it, it is for sure not meant for easy entertainment and it really depends on what you look for in music. That is why I will not give it 5 stars as it is a little bit too deliberate in some passages. 4.5 down to four for some imbalance. Still a great record and for sure belongs to this list.
wow! id been meaning to listen to this for ages and wow! so good, not quite a 5 but definitely one of the strongest 4s ive given.
schöner underground gitarrenrock, leicht schräg, zw. Nirvana und Suicidal Tendencies, aber softer.
Wow So glad this was on the list. Reminds me of Pavement and Sea and Cake ( Sea and Cake are not on the 1000 list and that is shameful!) Great record.
This is one of those albums and bands I can’t believe I hadn’t heard before. Slowcore at its finest. Short record, complex time signature changes and great vocals.
This was a lot of fun (outside of the last track). It reminded me of a small town local band in the 90’s
I think this is an interesting album, it expands what post punk rock can be and is not following or constructing grunge which gives it a longer lasting appeal. Picking up pieces of Nick Cave, Big Black minus the humor... but I think Unwound explored this in a more interesting way. At least for me.
Strange and haunting. I liked it but not sure if I can explain why
I’ve listened to this a few times in the past, and a couple more times for this, and I always end up liking it less than I thought I would. It’s unique, the stories in the songs are haunting and interesting, and it has that cult reverence that I’m often attracted to. I don’t hate it by any means and I think it’s cool that a seemingly obscure album from 1991 could gain such an excellent reputation over time since its release - I just don’t hear a masterpiece when I listen to it. To me the writing is where this album is most interesting. There’s a literary feel to the stories, and they range from odd teenage romance in Breadcrumb Trail to horror in Nosfertu Man, to the completely obscure (to me anyway) in Good Morning, Captain. These stories do paint pictures in the mind and the music lets the words stand out despite the almost whispering delivery half the time. Washer is the highlight for me musically. The sad, desperate escapism lyrics make me think it’s about hard drugs - but I could be wrong. The crescendo near the end of the song is the albums best moment. I feel weird about this album, and it’s one I’ll keep coming back to periodically. There’s not much like it and the songwriting is great, I just haven’t found my love for it yet.
Surprisingly good, easy to listen to, with some spice
4.5
Glad to see Slint on this list. I haven't listened to this album in probably a decade or more, but I've always liked just how good it is at keeping you guessing melodically. Something about how the guitar and bass play intervals off of each other, don't change lines at exactly the same time, and do their best to avoid resolving tension. Kind of wish there were more songs, and some of the ones here could be a little shorter, but it's still a banger of an album.
Good shit. I had listened to this a few times before as well. I enjoy it quite a bit. 4/5
I know a philosopher who thinks this is the greatest album ever made. I am not that philosopher. But it’s not bad.
This is ragged and discordant, mostly in a good way, though also vaguely unsettling (which can also be viewed as a plus). More lethargic than lovely. Dull and dreamy but debatably too downbeat. The whispery vocals get a bit stale after a time, as do the quiet-loud shifts. The basic template soon suffers from un-embellishment and loses one’s interest – later post-rock practitioners would add depth and frills. At its best and edgiest, it feels avant garde but also shows the limits of DIY.
I like that they have a Saab on the front of one of their albums. 😊 Breadcrumb Trail - Van Morrison meets Jim Morrison 😄. Actually a really good track Nosferatu - Per Nirvana This is a DEEP album. Not exactly my style, but I really enjoyed it. Some excellent production 4 of the best
- Geil! Ich wollte dieses Album schon immer mal hören, weil ich die Namen Spiderland und Slint seeeehr häufig in Foren, Websiten und Videos gelesen/gehört habe. Immer im Zusammenhang mit haufenweise Lob und der Bezeichnung als "bahnbrechend" oder wie im Wiki-Artikel "Erstes richtiges Post-Rock Album" - Vielleicht ist es nur eine Phase, aber es gibt zur Zeit keine Musikrichtung, die mich mehr abholt als Post-Rock und Post-Metal - Dementsprechend war ich von der Platte ziemlich begeistert. Man hört, dass sich seitdem noch ordentlich was getan hat, was Dramaturgie, Atmosphäre und Technik angeht, aber 1991 so ein genreprägendes und mutiges Album rauszuhauen ist wirklich mehr als mutig. Nach dem jetzigen Durchhören werden sie vollkommen zurecht zu den Pionieren des Genres gezählt. - Hier und da stellenweise etwas holprig aber alles in allem wahnsinnig stimmig, tolle Melodien, richtig kernig im Stil und mitreißende Spannungsbögen 4,25/5
I find it interesting that this is categorized.As only rock whereas, it has a lot of noise elements, experimental elements.And this was a revelation, this was awesome.It helps that I was getting into this type of John Rose already and I'll tell you what.This is much more listenable than the billie holiday record from four days ago
essaaa musze przeslucha znowu
Good album, enjoyed listening to it
This is a great album, kind of spare sounding. It's an album I didn't pick up on at the time of release, probably got it 20 years too late - but I have the expanded version, (though I don't think the extra tracks add much)! Favourite track is probably Nosferatu Man.
Rating: 8/10 Great album overall. Really enjoyed the instrumentation throughout, the atmosphere that was built in each song was fantastic. The band took its time to develop each song, the riffs and ideas are repetitive but the nuances added as each song builds is what makes this album great. I really did not enjoy the singing, mostly spoken word which I almost never enjoy, even though sometimes it worked well on the songs. Favorite songs: Breadcrumb Trail, Nosferatu Man, Washer, Good Morning Captain. Worst song: Don, Aman.
Oh wow, this one's famous. One of those Music Nerd's Gospel albums. Turns out it's really good, it's a nice DIY rock album. They're calling it "post-rock" and "math rock" and whatever the hell else. Not my circus, not my monkeys. It's great though, some solid jams and nice, progressive tracks. The closer, which seems to be literally just sound recorded at a quarry, is kind of cool too. Not something I'd return to, but I don't mind that inclusion at all. Hey, now I can say not only that I've heard this one but that I dig it. Not planning to make it my identity or anything, but it's pretty great. Favorite tracks: Breadcrumb Trail, Don Aman, Washer, Good Morning Captain. Album art: Definitely iconic by this point. Four lads just having a dip, are they in the quarry recorded in the final track? Very possible. Not a phone in sight, just people living in the moment. 4/5
Genuinely spooked by this.
It's bloody great. Dense post rock with a right mard on. I was in n the complete wrong mood for it yesterday as I was in a foul mood. It could've got five stars, but I think I need to revisit it when my brain isn't saying 'fuck fucking everything'.
Not sure how I missed this in the 90s. I would have been all over it.
washer is one of my favourite tracks! The only thing why I don't give 5 stars is, that the other songs don't live up to this one.
Don, Aman påminner mig om echoes. Lång sång av Pink Floyd. Här har vi ingen kärlek och snabbare pågående smärta Man vet inte så noga vad de gör; ibland frågar man sig om de gör någonting. Jag tror och jag tror och jag tror mer. Vad de här albumen görar eller görar det ingenting.
I thought this was a cool album! Hadn’t heard of the band before, but I dig it. Low key and heavy at the same time. File under Fugazi/Built to Spill. Will listen again.
Sonically spooky. Steadily grew on me over two listens. Favourite Track: Nosferatu Man
My pirated this album off of a torrenting site maybe 13 or 14 years ago and, as sometimes happens, I never actually listened to it. What a fool I am.
A very nice sounding album. I was expecting something much harder, but enjoyed every second of it. Standouts: Good Morning Captain, Breadcrumb Trail Solid: 4
I love the atmosphere of this record. It's dark, moody and raw, while remaining ethereal with jangly, ponderous sound of shoegaze and post-rock. It's obvious this record has influenced tons of grunge, post-punk, post-hardcore and other alt music.
When I first started getting into post-hardcore, I was of the understanding that Spiderland was the peak, the pinnacle of the genre. Eager to explore the best, I gave it a listen and was not too impressed. I simply did not "get" it. So I moved on. Now I have returned, a few years later, to revisit and reevaluate. There's really no other album like Spiderland. It's the most impressive use of dynamics, where songs go from blasting guitars and wails to tender strumming and whispers. It is an album that shouldn't be put into a box because it is so sonically detached from it's contemporaries that it makes it difficult to even define. On reevaluation, I like this one a lot more. The production in particular is superb, especially on those drums. It's an impressive show of composition. Incredibly unique in concept and execution, I can't help but feel they captured something special here. The extended quiet parts give way for incredible noisy parts, as exemplified in the closing track. I can't wait to revisit this in a few years.
First listen to tis album. Impressed by the fluid sound,changing beat and tempo at will. Good morning, captain is one of the best songs I've heard in a while
This is my kind of music, the distorted riffs and brooding sound plus the vocals, I thoroughly like this
If your in the right mood/mental state this album is really good, not an album you put on at a party. Instrumentally the album is fantastic, the longer songs really give them life and sense of suspended time. Spoken word at times works really well but other times it doesn't and it feels forced. All and all great album especially on a cold grey late fall day.
I’m of two minds for this record. On one hand the music is terrific and the vocals work, quiet spoken word or sung just below the crunch of guitars or yelled in an outburst. On the other hand most of the tracks lacked much variety from each other. If this is what you’re in the mood for then you get a whole album of it. If not, well there’s not much of a differs from one song to the next.
I would have rated this higher if it was just instrumental. It's close as is, but the random vocals took me out of it.
oooooh, starting well! Production seems quite awkward at the start, with it's frustratingly quiet voice. This is certainly a contextual album, very led by the mood you find yourself in. It's lyrics and rhythm are melodic and describe a dark time. 4 stars given, in assumption of how much I'd love this album in a "slump".
Is this the birth of midwest emo?
Great post punk sounding post rock. Lots of post there - almost as much as the Royal Mail. Had a good time listening to it - cannot knock it but I wrote this review a couple of days later and completely forgot what the record sounds like except that it sounded good.
Come on now everyone knows this album is great and influential to this day
Such a unique take on post-rock, sparse and dark atmosphere with crunchy guitars and bursts of drums that makes you think you're listening to hardcore for a second. This is where this genre began and pretty much peaked imo
Much better than I remember. I'll need to listen to this more often.
Slowcore, math rock, post-hardcore, emo, post-rock? What is this? I don't know, and that's perfect like this. A lot of feelings and emotions in this record. Brilliant!
adoro os arranjos de guitarra aqui, mas é tudo muito pesado pra mim, pelo menos agora. as letras faladas encaixam perfeitamente com o instrumental. as progressões tambem são fudidas de boas de nojeira. é um grunge progressivo que soa muito com os primeiros trabalhos do pink floyd. enfim, não é pra mim esse estilo, mas puta que pariu eu entendo. é um album que a tempos quero ouvir mas nunca tinha me levantado pra realmente experimentar, e não me arrependo, por mais que não volte a escutar ele por um bom tempo eu imagino.
I'd never heard of this band before, but with the exception of the last song, I really dug this album. It was dark and broody if a little over-instrumental. I've recommended this to a couple of people now and I'll put it in the rotation.
Shades of Radiohead and Tool. "Breadcrumb Trail" was a great opener. I liked this album quite a bit.
For about the first 15 minutes I thought that this was gonna be another sleeper hit album for me but unfortunately it got much less interesting as the intensity mellowed out in the second half. I liked the harsh noises and singing when it appeared but it was mostly outnumbered by a lot of talking which I found much less interesting. Fortunately the overbearing feeling of dread comes back in the last track for a while which only makes me more conflicted on whether to give a 3 or 4. Much like the velvet underground/nico album, I can also see the influence this had on rock music in the 90s from grunge to alternative to experimental with the heavy bass guitars and such so I appreciate it on that level.
Not my thing, pero no estuvo mal
Well I read the Wiki entry & thought I probably wouldn’t like this. At first, while listening to Breadcrumb Trail, I was trying to think what the spoken vocal delivery reminded me of - it was Detachable Penis by King Missile, which was released a year after this album. The big difference, of course, was that Detachable Penis was funny, whereas, even when struggling to hear the words, this stuff was not funny. By the time aI got to Track 3, Don Aman, I was becoming so frustrated at not hearing the words that I googled the lyrics. What I found was more like poetry - an extremely well-written narrative -than a lyric sheet. And as I listened & looked, I found that most of the songs were like that. As for the music, I found it to be so interesting. Totally guitar-driven but never boring. Extremely moody. And something I’ll definitely be listening to again.
Decent, good background music for when I'm working
4.1 - I picture a heavily tatted Cedar Rapids barista who’s also wearing some kind of high-maintenance facial hair. This album is for and by that type of dude. He’s got refined taste, and definite veiled snootiness. He’s also pale. Very, very pale. Good spoken word sections. I also like how fluidly they change time signatures without hitting you over the head with it.
A pretty cool album. Complex, dark and heavy, and quite unsettling at times, with how it wasn't afraid to go completely quiet for a while and then ramp up again. Sometimes it got too quiet, and almost sent me to sleep though. This was good regardless, and I might have to come back to listen to it again soon. Favourite: Washer
As a big classic indie affcianado, I had tried to get into Slint in the past with little success. However, on this more critical listen I felt it ended up being far better than I ever thought before. 4/5
Ok so assuming this is the band on the cover... from the US (not from the UK as it has people swimming) and it's going to be Americana, the good old days etc. Genre not sure. Ok Americana theme yes, but it's some kind of alternative/hardcore thing... not actually too bad at all. Singing is off a lot but the strange time signatures and dirgey riffs are doing it for me. Just the right amount of dissonance. 4/5.
Creepy as hell and overly long. But at the same time strangely engrossing. I’m not a fan of long songs which means it’s odd for me to say that Washer, as the longest song, had an effect on me. Actually pretty good…
Can’t believe I’ve never heard this before. Proto-post-rock. Fantastic.
This album is excellent when considered in context of when it came out. A forerunner to the "quiet to loud" aesthetic that came to define alternative rock in the 90s. Essential to math-rock as well. It's a tight and succinct sound that packs a punch, a really great listen.
Interesting early post rock album.
Black Country New Road make a lot more sense now
One of the most important post-rock albums ever made. Doesn't reach the heights of it's successors, but it's influence is undeniable.
Enjoyed this, the percussion really drives the songs forward and is equal to the guitar. Washer and Nosferatu Man are highlights for me. 4/5
I liked this album quite a bit, though I think it started to get a bit tedious towards the end (definitely a me problem, I tend to get bored when songs go for too long). Like some others mentioned above, I think my favorite off the album was Washer. 4/5.
Ah, Slint! That band I have pretended to be into for years, to impress people that don't even care. It sounds like the very beginning of things that I would come to love. I can see a copy of this record on every single Discord band's shelf, and it is well-worn. I was worried that "Don, Aman" had taken all the momentum out of things, but then "Washer" comes in and blows everything away, never to be the same again. Life-changing. I miss you. 4 / 5 stars.
Muy under, "Don, Amar" nefasto, pero el album en si ta cheta, las melodias piola y me gustan las canciones para una impro de contempo. 8/10
Mostly clean, yet often dissonant, "rock"-ish music. Pretty cool.
I really enjoyed this album. This is the best thing about this album club, I would of gone my whole life without hearing this. It's dark and half grunge. It's boss. Big fan of Good Morning, Captain. Will go back to this again.
essential
Com uns Teelvision transportats al món del rock alternatiu de començaments dels '90. El treball de guitarres recorda a aquells, però tenen una actitud i sonoritat pròpia. Passa per ser un dels discos maleïts de la década, i amb raó. Per destacar en un any tan boig com 1991, s'ha de tenir una qualitat excel.lent. I 'Spiderland' la té
What an odd album. I enjoyed it but I have to admit that it didn’t really hit me until my second listen. The guitar style on here is what sold it for me. The riffs are hypnotic with a wide-open sound that keeps the mood going for the entire album. One of the descriptions I read talked about 70s King Crimson going emo. That might be one way to describe it. The vocals on here do sound a little whiny at times (the emo bit!) which does take away from the spooky vibe being brought in by the guitars. “Washer” was the standout track, especially when the guitars let loose later in the song. “For Dinner…”, and instrumental, was another great listen. The use of dynamics in the song created an underlying tension that stays with the listener long after the song is over. Not a masterpiece to me but definitely something I’ll be putting on again in the future.
Listened Before? N I've actually never even heard of this band, much less the album. I'm surprised, I knew a lot of people into indie stuff in the 90s... but it looks like they barely made it to the 90s. Anyway, it reminded me of primitive Dinosaur Jr. in a good way. I really loved the music. The mumbling lyrics under the sounds seemed more like a gimmick but maybe I just don't appreciate his art. The surprise heavy guitars near the end of a few songs really rocked too. Overall, however, it seems like a great get high and chill album... I will listen again. Added to Library? Y Songs added to Playlist: Breadcrumb Trail
Definitely glad I listened. It's interesting, I really like the overall sound and definitely want to listen again.
Quickly grew on me. Creates a kind of hypnotic groove
Gave me some Smashing Pumpkins feel at times.
Sailed under my radar for years and years until I discovered music Twitter goes absolutely batshit for this. I've tried it a few times and like several tracks but don't revere the whole album as others seem to. It's still getting a 4 because it's great but I'm leaving wiggle room for stuff I like more. Could be a case of loving the influenced before hearing the influencer, a huge fan of Godspeed and Mogwai both of whom arrive several years later and owe a lot to this record certainly, though I think in general they are the ones to push the sound to the next level where it gets REALLY good. Both bands which are notably absent from this book as well which is an oversight. Exceptions, Breadcrumb Trail, and the deliciously understated Washer, plus Good Morning Captain, which are fantastic and fully realised.
This album was bizarre and cool, I like the loud guitar noise. The last song’s guitar parts are so unhinged. Washer and the last song are my favorite I think. I really enjoyed it but not sure if I’ll listen to it again. 3.5 I think?
THE DRAMA. I love it. I added Washer to a playlist of mine. Maybe I should try and write spoken word. I enjoy this more than Mewithoutyou.
Very carefully crafted soundscapes and moods. Meticulously prepared
The atmosphere, the tension, the shivers. Music that feels to fit precisely into some of your mood and makes you feel uneasy and uncomfortable in so many others. Lyrics and their vocal delivery makes you think this might be a project of setting some beat generation poetry to music.
Not bad at all! Very grunge-y
Cool slow heavy Alt stuff. Too long/slow at times, but with some of the music I like, that's the pot calling the kettle black. Very glad to have listened! 3.5
This was vg. Reminds me a little of the pixies. Bit overly rocky for me at times but really enjoyed the brooding ominous soundscape. Much more than American rock going on here. One for the re-listen pile for sure
Actually pretty great. The mix of spoken word over these cool riffs and rhythms is surprisingly compelling. At times the lyrics come close to stepping into pretentious, but I still enjoy the weird metaphors that are used. Best thing I've listened to yet.
Another nice proto hardcore emo album
Nice 3.5/5
last week i was doing a deep dive on post rock after stumbling across Russian Circles so obviously this album came up. the trouble with many pioneering genre defining albums is that once the rest of the world has caught up there are always newer albums that take the initial thread and improve on it leaving the pioneer sounding a bit off the pace. that is the case with this album, its good but coming at it 30 years after it was written means there is a lot of post rock that i enjoy much more than this. if i didn't know it was such an influential album i would happily let it pass me by.
On first listen this was a 3, on a second it’s a 4. I can see this revealing more and more with each listen and picking up the 5th star at some point…
Standout Tracks: Breadcrumb Trail, Washer, Good Morning, Captain
Very good. Very ominous in it's vibe, cold and calculated. Certainly not an easy listen. I had to digest it twice to kinda "get it" and it's the type of album that I can see myself appreciate even more the more I listen to it.
disse songane anbefale spotterud te meg heila tio ganske bra egentlig
I've spent a lot of time trying to really understand Spiderland, without much success. At this point I've given up on it as an album which I quite like but will never love in the way that a lot of people clearly do.
Essentieller Postrocker. Etwas in die Jahre gekommen aber immer noch sehr gut.
So strange… I truly enjoyed it but it also put me to sleep.
Fugazi and Sonic Youth had a sweet baby with this one!
Wow. Now that's what I call music, and by music I mean post-hardcore proto-mathrock. Jams for days. Front to back it's just stuffed with goodness. Absolutely legendary act, too bad they only made 2 albums before calling it quits. To quote Marty McFly, "I guess you guys aren't ready for that, but your kids are gonna love it." 4.5/5
I’ve been liking loud sounds recently. 8/10
With only one exception (which might or might not come up later in the challenge) I have mixed feelings about post rock records in general, including this one. I admire the ideas and the purpose behind it, I appreciate the compositional and executive skills of the band, but I also get the impression that it drags in places only to have a few other, and more rare, exciting moments. Or maybe it's only a moody record and I never listened to it in a more appropriate context.
kinda cool some good vibes not really sure
Gnarlyyy
Weird but good. This was the kind of album I could sit and listen to again.
Interesting, had never heard of them but this grabbed me from first listen
I would agree with the reviews that describe this album as "greater than the sum of its parts" and "before its time". You can really hear a direct line to bands like Ought, Old Country New Road, Parquet Courts, and so on. Favorite track: Nosferatu Man
Interesting moody stuff.
Fuck! This is amazing & I wish I'd been listening to it for the last 30 years. I'll make it up to you from here Slint, promise. Love the dissonance, the mood, the entire album.
first listen is quite rough, there are some high pitched noices that i dont think belong in music. As you listne more though the spoken word stories combined with heavy ominous bass instrumentals create and interesting experience
Det är mörkt och gitarrdrivet så jag måste väl dela ut en fyra. Gillade detta!!
yes!! kingigt album, barapapapa i'm loving it
Not heard of this one before. Really enjoyed it but want another listen when I can give it my full attention. I think I enjoyed the first half more than the second but that might change on repeat listens. I'll give 4 stars