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Hole if they sucked
There it is and there it goes.
tror det er noget af det bedste post-punk jeg har hørt og det er virkelig early også? Synes alt den atittitude og lyd jeg kan lide ved siouxie og the banshees er med her, bare hvor det er mindre mørkt og mere melodisk på en eller anden måde. Det er virkelig godt. Jeg elsker guitaren og bassen og trommerne. Det lyder næsten som noget fra 90'erne og tror også det var en del af bølgen til at statrte det. Det er sådan en meget rummelig tromme og bassen er hurtig. Der er også meget sådan skiftende tempoer og energier, som gør numrene virkelig dynamiske. Synes hele tiden der er noget nyt man skal forholde sig til. De var åbenbart de første rock agtige der var med på labeled 4AD som er relativt stort, så det er også en markør. Jeg har lidt svært ved at vurdere hvilken karaktér jeg gerne vil give det, for jeg synes virkelig det er et rigtig godt album der er vitterligt ikke særlig mange numre jeg ville sige var dårlige, men har svært ved at give det 5. men nu gør jeg det bare alligevel, så må jeg edit.
nah
Some nice guitar work and quite like her voice too, but nothing is particularly memorable.
Never heard of this group before, but their overall sound wasn't unpleasant, can't pick out any particular favourite tracks.
A name I know but not music that I'm familiar with. This wasn't on Spotify but I found it on YouTube. I'm glad I did, I enjoyed this. I liked the first half of this album is a bit strong than the second half. Still enjoyed it throughout, though
I found this on YouTube.. quite liked it. Rare neat find for this list. I'd heard later Throwing Muses material which I liked but had never been exposed to their first record.
Not their best album but a good sign of what was to come later.
I just felt that there was nothing to this, they 100% picked the wrong Throwing Muses album, should have gone with The Real Ramona.
When the song starts, you have already arrived at the musical location; as interesting as it is, it doesn't progress. Much. But on this framework words are hung and delivered with an almost Kate Bush eccentricity. I enjoyed my ride, even if the bus barely moved out of the terminal.
2.5 stars
It was alright. Struggled to finis.
Did I know anything about Throwing Muses when i saw this album come up? No. Did I listen to the wrong album on spotify until I finally dug up a working link on YouTube (https://youtu.be/E1Xd2jY3zWQ?si=qRGWAvb1b2HpUJ6r)? Yes. Did I like this? It was good. Maybe a bit repetitive but you can hear why they meshed so well with The Pixies on 4AD.
Nicht meins
Pleasant surprise, I liked this much more than expected
The music was pretty good, but the goofy vocals kept the music from ever soaring. Yet another album on the 1001 list whose inclusion makes absolutely no sense. After a year of participating on this project, I'm starting to dread seeing what my album of the day is going to be as I can't help but feel like I'm cheating myself by wasting endless hours hearing music that the best that can be said about it is that it's forgettable.
I had vaguely heard of this band in association with 90s alt, but had no idea how good or influential they were. This album, the bass lines, and her voice were vibey in the best way.
It had potential, but for whatever reason, didn’t fully land with me. It’s punk-ish (or post-punk?) with a female vocalist, which I should love; there was just never quite anything gripping about it. Maybe worth revisiting. 3.5
Pretty good? I won't come back but was a pretty smooth listen.
Man we are on an all time cold streak with this list. This is the most forgettable album I’ve ever heard. You could tell me three 8th grade girls made this and I’d believe you.
Other than the girl punk concept, this doesn’t seem all that unique or cool. Since we’ve intersected with that a few times, this seems less interesting. I looked around at the bands other stuff and liked the University album more
This sounds super modern and close to some of the other A-tier bands I've mentioned like Ratboys and The Beths - has to be an influence. But melodies are a little more challenging, less poppy, kind of reminded me of the dark lines of Mitski at times. In the end, loved the overall album and pacing, and especially loved Portia and Half Blast. "Like frat boys who sleep together, we party better" - funny line.
PJ Harvey esc
I didn't know a lot about Throwing Muses and I'd kind of lumped them in with the 90s Riot Grrrl movement. Listening to their 80s debut, I realised they were a bit more interesting than that, but the album still didn't really do it for me. A high three.
I thought this was great, it's like grunge, punk, easy listening and pop had a baby! I think music like this is a bit of my guilty pleasure. Sometimes you just want something digestible, but with enough edge to keep it entertaining. They remind me a bit of No Doubt, a bit of Pixies, a bit of Jeff Buckley. New band to me and i'm happy to know they exist.
Another hard one to find on today’s streaming services. I managed to find a full album upload on YouTube: https://youtu.be/E1Xd2jY3zWQ?si=fpB9Vdmh3P_aY_Yt So, this is a post-punk, early indie rock act with a front woman who has a singing style reminiscent of the B-52s and they went on to not only be a major influence on indie rock, but also helped shape a prominent indie label into what it is today? How have I never listened to them before? I absolutely loved every minute of this album!
Genre wise this should have been something I liked but it really grated on me
1: Pretty Or Not 2: Speed and Sleep 3: Half Blast
This is incredible, I love it so much, instantly became obsessed and then immediately slightly disappointed when I realised they never made anything this weird sounding again in their career because they got signed, became better musicians, maybe got some mental health treatment or something which, like...I'm glad about, but at the same time...I wish they kept making music this creative and chaotic. Can be broadly described as alt-rock weirdness ala early Pixies, but so much more deranged, intense and with a punk-rock fury...proper "lightning in a bottle" recording.
The name is throwing muses but the name on the cover is in a doghouse, since idk which is the right one, the mark is given to in a doghouse.
This is the first time I come across this band and I was pleasantly surprised. The songs flow nicely into one another. The raw female vocals alongside the frequent tempo changes and the playful guitar riffs build up a particular atmosphere that develops with each song. The album is not afraid to try out some interesting stuff such as the folky segment in "Rabbits Dying". Not all songs work for me but I was amused by the bold mood swings that sometimes happen even in the same song. My favorite song is "Green".
Go to YouTube and search in a doghouse to find the actual record, it’s not on Spotify. But honestly, you don’t need to do that. This is awful. Some nice instrumentation at times. But the singer is awful. The songwriting is terrible. This was borderline unlistenable. 1/5.
Note: One of the top reviews here says that the Spotify album link is correct. As of February 2026, that is not the case. Spotify links to a completely different album that’s also titled “Throwing Muses.” The correct album is on YouTube. The bleating in the singing was a little grating. I really loved “Hate My Way.” Most of this sounds somehow generic to me (although it probably sounded fresher at the time). It is impressive that Kristin Hersh started the band at just 14 and released this album at 20.
210226 20:09 3.5
4.5
mm, no. c'è di peggio ma no
5/10
A very 90s alternative album. Reminds me of a less polished Garbage. Highlights: "Pandora's box"
2.8
How do albums like this make this list?
Pretty good, sounded a little bit like No Doubt with less Reggae.
Not on Spotify? Sad. Being subjected to even more alt rock? Double sad.
If I was being unbiased, this would probably be a 4, but these are my home town heroes, so how can I not give them the 5?!? Plus they were so influential, really changing the sound of alt rock to follow. Maybe not as influential as Sonic Youth, but their influence is under recognized.
Not the 2003 album but the 1986 album which is now only available as the first part of "In a Doghouse"... It took me some research to figure all that out. Anyway, I quite liked it! Sort of like the precursor to The Pixies. Quirky Indie Rock.
Pretty decent…
On est en 1986, et une bande de gamines originaires de Newport débarque avec un premier album sans titre, brut de décoffrage, qui va sérieusement secouer le cocotier de la scène indépendante. Je lui balance un 4 sur 5 direct, sans l'ombre d'une hésitation. Pourquoi ? Parce que c'est une claque monumentale, une œuvre viscérale, et surtout, c'est infiniment supérieur à certaines choses beaucoup trop lisses qu'elles nous pondront par la suite. On a affaire à un disque qui ne cherche pas à plaire, qui ne fait aucun compromis, et qui transpire une urgence absolue par tous ses pores. C'est le genre de galette qui te chope par le col et ne te lâche qu'une fois la dernière piste terminée, te laissant haletant et vaguement désorienté, exactement là où tu as envie d'être quand tu lances une nouveauté. Il faut bien comprendre le choc tectonique que cette sortie a représenté pour l'époque et surtout pour son label. On est chez 4AD, le temple britannique du son éthéré, le refuge sacré de la dream pop brumeuse et des atmosphères gothiques chiadées façon Cocteau Twins, This Mortal Coil ou Dead Can Dance. Et soudain, le boss Ivo Watts-Russell, dans un éclair de lucidité ou de folie, signe son tout premier groupe américain. Les Throwing Muses déboulent dans ce musée de porcelaine avec leurs guitares anguleuses, leurs névroses à vif et une énergie post-punk qui n'a absolument rien de vaporeux. Elles ont pris l'esthétique intouchable du label et l'ont joyeusement piétinée pour y imposer leur propre chaos, un bordel hautement organisé qui préfigure à lui seul une bonne partie du rock alternatif de la décennie suivante. Le cœur nucléaire de cet album, ce qui le rend si instable et si fascinant, c'est l'esprit bouillonnant et profondément tourmenté de Kristin Hersh. La nana a été diagnostiquée bipolaire, et cette maladie n'est pas juste une anecdote pour biographie Wikipédia : c'est la matière première du disque, son terreau sanglant. Hersh ne compose pas de la musique pour passer à la radio, elle expulse ses hallucinations et ses terreurs nocturnes. Les structures des chansons défient absolument toute logique pop ou rock traditionnelle. Ça part dans une direction, ça s'arrête net, ça accélère sans crier gare, ça se disloque pour repartir de plus belle de travers. On a la sensation tenace d'être enfermé dans le crâne d'une personne en pleine crise d'angoisse, essayant de trouver une issue dans un labyrinthe dont les murs se resserrent. C'est une architecture musicale géométrique, accidentée, presque schizophrène, qui refuse de te prendre par la main. Et pour soutenir cette démence, il fallait une section rythmique capable de survivre à l'ouragan sans se faire balayer. David Narcizo, derrière ses fûts, abat un boulot de psychopathe absolu. Son style est immédiatement reconnaissable, notamment parce qu'il a pris le parti radical de n'utiliser pratiquement aucune cymbale. Cela donne au rythme un aspect complètement tribal, étouffant, un battement de cœur tachycardique qui te martèle l'échine sans jamais t'offrir l'aération métallique d'une crash ou d'une ride. Au milieu de ce maelström aride, les harmonies vocales de sa demi-sœur Tanya Donelly tentent de ramener un semblant de lumière de surface. Ses interventions, un poil plus pop et lumineuses, créent un contraste vertigineux avec les hurlements possédés et les murmures venimeux de Hersh. C'est ce numéro d'équilibriste permanent, toujours sur le fil du rasoir, qui donne au disque cette tension insoutenable qui te prend aux tripes. Si je martèle que ce premier essai est bien au-dessus d'une bonne partie de leur discographie ultérieure, c'est justement parce que cette urgence féroce ne peut pas se feindre ni se fabriquer en studio. Par la suite, le son des Throwing Muses s'est parfois trop empâté, la production s'est faite plus consensuelle, plus polie, et la patte pop de Donelly a pris un espace qui a dilué la noirceur initiale (du moins jusqu'à ce qu'elle foute intelligemment le camp pour fonder The Breeders avec Kim Deal, puis Belly). Mais ici, en 1986, il n'y a pas de calcul de carrière. Il n'y a que le besoin viscéral d'exister bruyamment. On est tout simplement face au point zéro de l'indie rock américain alternatif au féminin. Sans ce disque fondateur, sans cette hargne décomplexée qui envoie balader les clichés du rock testostéroné, pas de mouvement Riot Grrrl, et très probablement pas de Pixies tels qu'on les vénère aujourd'hui. N'oublions jamais que c'est grâce à l'intercession des Throwing Muses que la bande de Black Francis réussira à signer sur 4AD. Cet album est un pilier, une anomalie crasseuse, vénéneuse et sublime qui te rappelle cruellement pourquoi la musique doit parfois faire mal pour être vraie. Un 4/5 massif pour un disque qui mérite totalement sa place dans la grande bibliothèque du rock.
female rage and alt/punk music, Im sold
Very eccentric and it charmed me for the most part. Don't know if I'll revisit it.
This is crap. I dislike the voice and this type of music had its time
Had to listen on YouTube. Meh
Heard of this band but never heard this album before. Wish I didn't have to stream it off Youtube because that was annoying and this record is great. 40 years old and still sounded fresh. Frankly it feels ahead of it's time...
Not sure I listened to the right album, but it was by the same band and had the same name soooo... Close enough?
Can definitely hear how influential this was on a lot of later stuff that I really like but I don't really like this all that much. Heard worse.
Weird music, songs, and sound.
First off, gotta make sure you listen to the right album, which *isn't* In A Doghouse as the link would have you think. Throwing Muses Self-Titled record is a little bit bipolar. There are some great moments on here, but a lot of meh too. The production is a little bit lackluster, but better in spots. I do like the indie alternative grunge vibe this has going on. The songwriting is just kind of inconsistent. And actually the B-side is WAY better overall than the A-side. All of the songs that are actually a complete package and get you into it from start to finish are on the second half of this record. Most of the first half songs only have a moment or 2 that are great but are otherwise forgettable. Reviewing this as a complete package unfortunately I can't just ignore the okay/meh first half, but by the end I am very glad I listened to this. 3.8/5
Vaihteeksi vähän mielenkiintoisempaa musaa. Tämän voisi joskus kuunnella uusiksi.
Throwing Muses mashes ’70s punk energy with proto-’90s grunge in a female-led post-punk package, where the vocals sometimes veer into bleating-goat territory, though the cowbell helps.
Didn’t like. Nothing interesting. The album wasn’t on Spotify and I couldn’t even find all the songs on YouTube.
Hey pretty cool (sorry i don't have the energy to develop...) 3.5
Too many crap punk albums right now
Good introduction to a great group, I can see me going down a throwing muses rabbit hole
Bastante bueno, buenas propuestas intensas con voces enseguida atrapantes. Me gustó. Aún no lo amo, pero podría entrarle al grupo y seguramente apreciarlo mucho más.
No. 98 Weird fondness for this album, very gritty.
"Pretty or Not", "Status Quo", "Speed and Sleep" really held my attention. The rest wasn't bad, but nothing to write home about. Still, a good effort.
Very Kate Bush warbling.
Call Me - 4/5 Green - 3.5/5 Hate My Way - 4/5 Vicky's Box - 4/5 Rabbits Dying - 4/5 America (She Can't Say No) - 3.5/5 Fear - 4/5 Stand Up - 4/5 Soul Soldier - 4/5 Delicate Cutters - 3.5/5 This might have been the hardest album to find so far, because 1) the album is not on any major streaming service except some scant YouTube playlists 2) the album cover on here is technically wrong (since it's from a compilation of their early albums that also includes this album in its entirety) and 3) they have another album also called "Throwing Muses" that's completely different. Luckily I found a YouTube video of the whole album (https://youtu.be/E1Xd2jY3zWQ?si=dxhSZ3oEdj5K2rFA) and it's a tight and easy listen. Maybe besides the constant bleating which may have turned some people off immediately I kept with it and thankfully I did. It's an interesting mix of eras between the 80's and 90's with a surprising additional of country to what at first appears to be an interesting post-punk/indie/whatever you want to call it album. Pretty decent listen despite the difficulty finding the whole album. Overall: 4/5 Favorites: Call Me, Hate My Way, Vicky's Box, Rabbits Dying
Enjoyed the punky grunginess. Not a bad listen.
Best Song: Portia I liked this. I wish they had been a bit more prevalent in the 80s/90s. I had not ever heard of them prior to this and it is basically mid-90s pop-grunge a decade before it was a thing. 4/5.
Very good album. I imagine it was ground breaking when it came out. Influenced a lot of groups and opened the way for the grung era a few years later. Didnt love it but it is a good album that all should listen to
Horrible stuff.
Without a doubt, this definitely sounds like an album from this list
I signed up for this challenge because of such hidden gems like this! I've never heard about them before and I thoroughly enjoyed this post-punk album. It's beeautiful, dark, haunting at the same time, and the rhythms are quite crazy. I often like female-led bands and this album is another good example. The first half is stronger imho, so it's a 4 star as of now, but it's quite close to a 5 star album and might round it up later.
I'm surprised it took me this long to finally listen to Throwing Muses. I knew their name in the 90's and was listening to other Tanya Donelly projects (Breeders and Belly), but just never got around to them. This album is really good on a first listen; I love the blend of rock and folk with a splash of country riffs and some punk attitude. Definitely something I'll be coming back to and listening to more of the catalog too. 4/5
Real banger of an album. I didn't know this one and really enjoyed it. Some of the later tracks didn't do it for me quite as much, but still, great album. 4.25/5
3.5/5
I feel like liking this more would make me feel cooler than I am, but I guess I'm just kinda cool...because I just kinda liked it.
Not gonna lie, it was a hassle getting this figured out it was a decent album The female vocals kind of reminded me of Radio Vago or Sonic Youth. There are a lot of good post-punk albums on this list. Favorite song: (America) She Can't Say No
I’ll need to listen to this a few times to see if any songs stand out, but on first listen, the sound is pretty good. Reminds me a bit of The Cure/Pixies and other 80s alt-rock. I’m surprised I hadn’t heard of this group. 3.5/5
[Only listened to the self-titled 1996 album because that's the part that's on the list] I didn't really like this, and it's not really representative of what Throwing Muses did later in their career. Appreciated hearing a 40-year-old Tanya Donnelly song I never knew existed, though! (It's the best song on the record by a lot)
Not bad. 3/5
I think this is my second album I've gotten that isn't on streaming anywhere, ended up finding a YouTube video of the full album since the YouTube link brings you to a playlist with two unavailable songs. Anyways, women in any kind of punk or metal or anything like that is always great. I'm noticing that women are more likely to experiment with punk music, like Bikini Kill creating Riot Grrrl music or this band making Post-Punk that's a lot more Post- than Punk. Sometimes they leave post-punk entirely and make something closer to Indie Rock territory. Pretty interesting stuff.
Before: I think a like them a little but not that much as I'm pretty sure they don't have any tracks on my favorites by years lists. I think I saw them perform at Frijoleros in Atlanta in the late 80's. During: This was hard to listen to in a logistical sense so that my affect my rating a little. The album is not on Spotify or Amazon so I had to listen to individual songs on YouTube. I did find all of them except "And A She-wolf After The War". There were a few tracks I might add to my 1986 play list if they were on Spotify. After: Average track rating was 2.6 so I'm giving this a 3 overall.
This feels a little too much like a bad PJ Harvey imitation. Just couldn't get into it.
Couldn’t find album to listen to but some of their songs sounded promising
Im surprised I’ve never heard of this band before. They should be so much bigger! Really interesting album.
A very listenable, if unremarkable, example of 80s post-punk. This is a record I imagine I'd love if I was getting into the genre for the first time, but as it is, it's only decent rather than special. Sometimes let down by the production
Some of the songs are a little on the harder side for me, but over all it’s very 90’s grunge alternative. And we love a woman fronted band!
Good for background listening whilst working but I don't think it's something I would revisit.
Not my traditional go to genre, but this psychedelic punk has been creeping on me recently. The indie rock feel mixed with the punk/psychedelic feel really makes for a unique and entertaining album. I enjoyed listening to this album and would give this type of music more of a chance bc of throwing muses.
This was kind of ok - it's a bit erratic at times and weird but I'm not sure that ruins it, at least not completely. I would listen to it again, even if just out of curiosity, and that in my books it's about 3 stars.
Ok but just couldn’t get past the sound of her voice.
This was fine but not one of the 1001 albums I had to listen to before I died.
Was only able to find this album on YouTube - it was a recording from a cassette. Throwing Muses is always fascinating, and this album lives up to that.
can't say it's a good album but I loved it anyway
After signing to a major label, Hersh quickly realized she wasn’t interested in entertaining the greed of the corporate recording industry, so she traded her first solo album, the widely acclaimed ‘Hips and Makers,’ for her band’s freedom. ‘I felt morally obligated to no longer participate in an industry without substance. We need real women, we need real music,’ says Hersh 🤩QUEEN🤩
i loved this album so mich
Album #32 Throwing Muses: Throwing Muses Really unique and interesting album that I hadn’t heard of before. As a fan of Pixies, I can sort of hear similarities in the eccentric vocal inflections and quick change in volumes and tempo, which seems like that was the late 80s alternative style. Also think the vocalist sounds like Geddy Lee at times, which is funny. The lyricism is pretty good, especially for how young they were when the album came out; though I would probably relate to this album’s themes a lot more if I were a teenage girl. The first half of the album is pretty damn good, but around the middle and towards the end, I find myself getting a little tired of the abrasive style. Even then, the album never strikes me as being bad, and at its best, it is certainly good. One of the more interesting bands that I have discovered from this list, and I would definitely listen to more from them. Best Songs: Green, Hate My Way, Delicate Cutters Worst Song: Soul Soldier Score Out of 10: 6.5
I've heard of Throwing Muses since my teenage years but they never seemed to come up on 120 Minutes or my local alternative station, although Tanya Donnelly certainly did with the Breeders and Belly. Of those three Donnelly-bands, this is my third favorite. I appreciate what they were doing but a little too jagged for me without enough pill.
Just too messy for me
80’s Alternative ⭐️Call Me
Hmmmmm.....A band with energy and and a voice that refuses to go unheard? Yep, check and check, and given that I'm a sucker for that combination, I liked this. A lot.
Surprising sound on a good first release. Wish this band, when young, had achieved more traction across the country.
Had never heard of this band, the album was somewhat difficult to find but was well worth it.
Mid/high 3. Good energy, not a ton of cohesion but overall enjoyable for me
The original Throwing band before Cooper came along for a breakthrough in the alternative scene in a mid 80s scene.
Doesn’t feel too far removed from Siouxsie & The Banshees, from whom I’ve had 2 albums recently. Some of the vocals were at times a little warbling and annoying but on the whole, no real problem. It’s interesting and varied, some adjacency to bands like the Pixies. I’d never heard of them before but some post-punk with 90s indie and grunge vibes in 1986 certainly piqued my interest.
Not bad for a girl
3. It's ok.
When this popped up I immediately assumed that I would have had this, but no, it terns out that I had Red Heaven and University and had probably come to them via the Pixies and not the other way round. Therefore this might be the first time I had heard this rather good debut album. I immediately thought of Siouxie Sue on hearing the first track of this album but this doesn’t last through the album as Kristin Hersh is quite a versatile vocalist and her vocals twist and turn throughout the album and the addition of Tanya Donnelys vocals works well. It does the loud, quiet, loud quit type vocals so beloved of this period (and grunge) but has much more emotional intensity than just that. This is a great angry and passionate post punk album with great guitar and rythmic drumming and it is easy to see how this would have influenced the Pixies. Well worth 40 minutes of your time and now available as the first 10 tracks of a compilation with great demo tracks and additional music charting the early days of the band. There isn’t really a bad track on the album I really must go revisit those Throwing Muses, Belly and Pixies albums.
Disappointed that I haven't been able to locate this album anywhere, as it sounds interesting. Listened to some individual tracks instead - nice sound!
It was okay, I'm sure it had a better impact when it came out, but it didn't do it for me, however, this seems like a cool record, sounds great and I didn't get bored. It's good
40/1089 3.4412* This is a somewhat surprising album for the mid 80s. It was original and think I heard some Siouxsie and Cindi lauper influence. Then some vocals that could have influenced Courtney love. Good album.
Veruca Salt and Hole sound like descendants of this band, and that’s okay.
Now I know where that sound came from with “Epiphany”. Fun album
8/10 Best songs: Green, Vicky's Box, Rabbits Dying Difficult album to find - the full original album is available on YouTube under the title "Throwing Muses First Album 1986 Full." A very rock precursor to woman-led/riot grrl bands of the '90s - I could easily see Sleater-Kinney, Bikini Kill, or Le Tigre finding inspiration in this album. Personally, it's right up my alley. It has that ultra-indie rock-band sound to it; experimental yet derivative (although that may be my own 2025 bias), with some extreme bursts of genius peaking out from behind the chaff. I will definitely be looking into other albums by Throwing Muses, which is exactly what I wanted from this project.
Pretty good!
I consider myself a big post-punk, alt-rock lover of music, and I accept a lot of different types of those genres. But to call this group post-punk is shameful. I think this sounds like what I would hear at my local coffee shop at 10pm on a Wednesday open-mic. The lead singer's voice is very grating, the lyrics, nothing special.. Throwing the Muses into the trash bin. Empty trash. Done.
It's alright, nothing really grabbed me. Maybe I was expecting something else, I'm not sure. I didn't hate it but I don't see myself listening again. Hard to say exactly what it is, maybe it just seemed generic to me.
Enough to keep me interested without ever blowing me away
vocals were unique, but sound was similar throughout
It's not riot grrl it's not nu metal. And yet they are trying to be both? Their pop harmonies are nice but it just feels a bit dated for 2003. Breeders came on right after this album and it was so much better I knew instantly the album was over. Not great.
door nostalgie gekleurd verdient dit een 4
Pretty good!
Definitely one of the better albums in the "random 80s post-punk" category. There's a lot of shit on this list that falls under that description, so it's nice to get one that I actually quite enjoyed.
Meh.
Angry album that I feel a little too old for.
Pleased to be introduced to this album and group. enjoyed how scattered the instrumentals were on this one
Before listening: Never heard of them, and looking at the wiki they're a post-punk band with a front woman, sounds interesting. Nothing against the album, but I'm confused why it's not officially on streaming anywhere. I'm interested in what this will sound like After listening: Okay so...I'm not 100% sure of my thoughts. This was interesting. I wasn't actually able to find one song, "stand up", so that is missing from my overall thoughts, but as a whole I think I liked it? or at least I liked what it was attempting and I acknowledge it's not entirely fully formed, as harsh as that might sound? Like, I see what it wants to be, and I see how much better it could be if given a few years? I honestly really want to check out their later stuff now, since this was their first album. I liked lyrics like "so you're in love and I'm indebted always" and "I only love pieces of things that I hate", as simple as they are I think they convey their ideas so succinctly. A harsher, more tragic lyric I liked was "How do they kill children? And why do I want to die? They can no longer move, I can no longer be still" speaking about an issue that's only gotten significantly worse, to the point "significantly" doesn't even feel like it truly encapsulates how awful mass gun violence has gotten. Dealing with the constant tragedies of the world while still trying to battle your own brain, which feels so trivial and unimportant compared to everything else. It's honestly interesting and quite sad how much that lyric still holds up in 2025. Anyway, to get off my high horse, I think I'm going to give this album a 3.75/5 and bump it up to 4. I know that's a bit generous, but this was a really really interesting album and group to look into. Also, I don't believe this list has any more of their albums, so this is my only real chance to give them a rating here. I'm honestly excited to look at more of their stuff. I don't think I will come back to this one too much though, just because of how difficult it is to access. Fave songs: "Green" and "Delicate Cutters"
Nope. Not for me.
Good for them for having a career.
Overwhelmingly mid
I love Throwing Muses but I could not find anywhere to listen to it.
Odd one, Quote liked it but it's a compilation of early stuff? not really my thing .
Good!
Can see how neatly this fits between Souxie and The Pixies. Loved it
I’d never heard of the Throwing Muses before but I really dug this album and their new wave rock/punk vibe and sound! This sounded like an album that is right up my alley so I’m shocked I’d never heard of them before! Overall, I enjoyed listening to this album and I would definitely listen to it again and explore some of their other albums in the future! (Sad it wasn’t on Spotify but I was able to listen to it on YouTube!)
An album where my enjoyment depended on the song I was listening to. Sometimes it was great, sometimes it was like listening to depressed farm animals forming a band, and I'm not sure there was much difference between the songs. Nonetheless, I'm glad I listened to it, it's a unique one
Hvorfor har jeg aldri hørt om dette? Det var et godt tegn da jeg så de var utgitt på 4AD, som ga ut flere av 80-tallets beste & viktigste alternative acts, men det her overgår all forventning! Skranglete & empatisk indie rock med masse attitude. Moody, mektig, og akkurat passe experimentelt. Rå/raw vokalprestasjon. Låter som Vicky's Box tar virkelig med seg punken inn i post-punken! Dette må være årets førjulsgave -- er blitt sjelden kost å finne skatter som denne!
Jeg har blitt 4AD stan. Throwing Muses høres ut som Patti Smith gjør skranglete jangle. Jangle all the way! Jeg har ikke så mye å si, annet enn at dette er på ny en overraskelse av et album i dette prosjektet.
2.5
Good debut album, good sound, good vibe. Hard to be more detailed but it's a good listen. I should say good a few more times. Strong three, weak four.
A strong debut album. Little surprised I had never heard of them. I like a lot of what the instrumentation is doing . The vocals are hit or miss, and on the later tracks I got a little burned out. Green is my favorite track.
Surprisingly, I had never heard of this band until now, but overall I thought it was a pretty good album. To me, it clearly represents a specific stage in the evolution of alternative music. When I think of 80s bands with a strong female presence, like The Runaways, Babes in Toyland, X, and The Pretenders, this album feels like a natural next step. It works as a great bridge between that era and what would eventually become the female-led alternative and grunge bands of the 90s, such as Hole, L7, and The Breeders. It sits in the middle of that timeline, pulling in punk influence, raw and stripped down indie production, and tempos that lean toward early grunge and alternative rock. Since this is their debut, it definitely makes me curious to hear where they went from here and how their sound evolved after this album.
Unfortunately this was not on Spotify, but listening now on YouTube. Sounds awesome.
really hard to find this one and I'm lazy.
I should like it more, but would need another listen
My riot grrrl heart is fed. That back end is ROUGH but there are some gems in the first half worth returning to.
I used to cry myself to sleep to this as a teenager when it came out
Definitely a band I've not heard of that clearly has their finger on the pulse of the impending garage rock revival. That being said, this does sound like the type of music you'd find on MTV in the early 90s in between instances "Black Hole Sun" and "Jeremy"
I sorta want to like this since the start isn’t bad, but it gets way too sloppy and discordant for me by the end. Kind of reminds me of Patti Smith if you took away the musicianship and the hooks.
4.5
For an 80s album it sounded a bit like some alternative college rock. It was decent enough but I am sure they had better albums than this one
Not for me. It's relatively pointless female-led rock music without the interesting touch.
I liked this. Mid-oughts great female vibes. Well done.
Does a tree make a sound if it falls in a forest and nobody is there. Does an album make a...
Kirsten Hersh’s book, Paradoxical Undressing, is likely the best-written rock autobiography I’ve read. Lucid and poetical, evocative and eviscerating, it outlines some of the time running up to this first Throwing Muses collection. Her, a gifted child in a college town, running amok with arists, becoming a mother at nineteen, pinballing between ideas and in control of nothing. Her songs, at that point, were, she explained, channelled. She followed whatever what came and found some peace with them. Her strange guitar parts and strange melodies only making sense considered as a whole. She was later diagnosed with bipolar disorder. It would be pat psychology to recognise two polarities in her songs, but there are two very different styles that compete. Or coexist. You have the dreaminess of R.E.M. and the surrealist film intensity of Pixies Yet, from her, the transitions seem to fall naturally. Moreso, the band make them sound natural, like the sort of thing any band from that time would due. But neither R.E.M. nor Pixies could do so without sound willful or contrived. Much credit must be given here to David Narcizo’s marching band snarework, which keeps Hersh’s marching thoughts in line. Notoriously, on tour in the UK with Pixies in 1987 or so, Throwing Muses were demoted to opener, when Pixies proved too intense and exciting for the audience. That can be explained many ways, but plainly, I think, Pixies went full pelt down one path, while the Muses waves of awe and rage didn’t quite land. Meandering is the word. 2.5 There are so many good ideas here about how a band might make themselves sound interesting but Throwing Muses are less than the sum of their parts. I was never quite able to suspend disbelief and digest the songs themselves. Throughout I only heard the moving cogs of a band keen to be different - keen to be thought eccentric or inscrutable. There isn’t a bar of music in this album that didn’t smack of that kind of insincerity. 2/5
Ok. Maybe it hit different when it first came out.
Female punk rock
Heard of them but never heard a song before. I personally found this quite boring. It was energetic and had some melodies but I felt it was quite meaningless.
pretty solid
Особого восторга не вызвало, но в целом норм, пойдет
Couldn’t get this album, so listened to a couple other early ‘Muses, and they’re of a time for sure. Definitely could have died without hearing.
Okay. Not bad.
It was fine
Meh
I've got hunkpapa, another band I never explored outside of the one album (like Cocteau twins), and I also have hips and makers. This is lovely. Life is too short for all this lovely music.
Meh
100% conquistou meu coração...
ou. é bão, hein. pqp na mesma pegada de siouxsie and the banshees e outras bandas oitentistas, mas original o suficiente pra influenciar uma caralhada de banda noventista hein. mto foda e ótimo album!! vou escutar mais vezes!!
Wow, this was a revelation to me. I had never really paid attention to this band when they started out and were in their prime. My loss. If you can get past Kristin Hersh's banshee wail of a voice on some of these songs, there's some very interesting stuff. I like how many of the songs change midway through into something completely different such as on "Rabbits Dying." It keeps the listener off balance in a good way and made me want to listen again. But, oof, that voice. Not an easy listen but a very good post-punk record.
Ok, who put dollar store Sleater Kinney fronted by a dolphin on here, and why? Someone has to answer for this
od-li-čno! baca na trenutke na suzi i benšize. neočekivano dobro. nezamislivo mi je da je ovo američki bend. na neku foru podsjeća me i na bcnr, kao da je glas mjestimice ženska inačica ajzakovog glasa
It’s okay. It’s good for what it is. But it runs too MTV pop for me.
S’il y a throwing muses en titre même si l’album est incroyable ça sera 1 étoile Les menteurs le nom de l’album c’est in a doghouse Bref C’est bien sans plus
Really not for me.
Nice NY pop punk
Someone's read The Bell Jar. Post-punk which was probably loved by students in the 80s. Best Tracks: Call Me; Hate My Way; Vicky's Box
who the fuck hid proto Sleater Kinney from me for my entire life this is incredible [the cowpunk songs in the back half also rock]
Ništa me na ovom albumu nije zainteresovalo jer je sve tako nabacano i razbacano.
Like the raw passion, don't like her voice, quite annoying after a while. 2.8
One those artists I'm vaguely aware of but never really investigated, well I'm glad to finally have a listen, very good, grity-folky-punky, not a 5 star for me but still very good, would explore further and seek a physical copy ⭐⭐⭐⭐
J'ai eu vraiment du mal à me stabiliser sur cet album. Je l'ai lancé 3 fois et j'en à chaque fois c'est pareil : je surkiffe les premiers sons et ensuite le caractère un peu crillard et chaotique me perd un peu et me fatigue, du coup je mets autre chose. Je pense rester sur un 4 pour la très bonne découverte, même si j'écouterais pas le disque en entier. J'ai vachement aimé le mix country-folk / post-punk psyché un peu décalé (qui s'incarne dans la manière de chanter que j'ai adorée dans les premiers titres, et la composition rythmiquement variée des morceaux) -> c'est prenant, dansant, avec une belle cohérence dans la vibe, et des percus vraiment sympa qui sonnent très bien et m'ont vachement emballée.
très honnêtement je m'attendais à détester, mais au final je me suis un peu laissée emporter par l'album qui oscille entre sons violents/agressifs et moments plus calmes. surtout je suis allée lire rapidement l'histoire de la conception de l'album et c'est quelque chose il faut dire! j'écouterais clairement pas ça tous les jours, mais en crise existentielle ça me paraît être plutôt approprié. un solide 3
Pretty decent post-punk influenced album. Vocals and music at points reminded me of Sleater Kinney, so maybe Throwing Muses were an influence on them. Overall, an enjoyable listen that I’ll probably come back too.
I'm all for confessional, lo-fi rock music but the vocals, especially on the last song, sound like a bag of cats being mangled. Yes, punk is about doing it whether you can or not, but this is not pleasant to listen to. The second song, perhaps with a different singer, is much nicer.
Really cool and interesting album! Loved the vocal delivery. It’s a good one but none of the tracks particularly jumped out to me.
Obscure punk music, tough to find and the music wasn’t really worth the search for and listening to on a different platform than my usual. There were some catchy parts, but the rest was just ok.
Musically interesting - alt rock sounds. Lyrically sometimes a little trite, but it’s not awful even at its worst - trite in the way that a lot of 80’s punk lyrics are intentionally crude. Kind of reminds of bands like Sonic Youth or the Pixies - a little harder on the scale of alt rock sounds. Notable tracks include Call Me, Green, Soul Soldier.
Almost impossible to find, but this was great fun. I can see the influence on so many punk bands that came later, but it’s just a great listen beside that.
Robert Dimery wasted my time once more
Good 3. Love this!
Gwen Stefani owes this gal some $
The 1986 self-titled debut is classic 4AD post-punk/alt-rock—jagged structures and volatile moods over hooks; not really my thing today, though “Green” is the most approachable cut.
Call Me 3.6 Green 3.6 Hate My Way 3.3 Vicky's Box 3.4 Rabbits Dying 3.3 America (She Can't Say No) 3.5 Fear 3.4 Stand Up 3.6 Soul Soldier 3.3 Delicate Cutters 3 Score: 3.4
this was a badass album. I liked it.
This album felt hand-picked for me, like the CD could have joined Jimmy Eat World’s Bleed American on repeat in my Pontiac Sunfire throughout the summer of 2003. “Half-Blast” has echoes of Siamese-Dream-era Smashing Pumpkins that immediately caught my ear as well. I played the album while entering grades, emailing, and texting late at work. I plan to listen to it again expressly for the lyrics, and it’s going on my list of LPs to acquire.
I . . . guess I didn't get it? The lyrics were banal and the music was some of the most boring punk I can think of.
I feel like every post punk album on here ends up in this vague space of "I like their vibe a lot. I feel pretty neutral about actually listening to their music tho."
I don't really have anything to say about this. It was hard to find and very clearly the work of people very early in those musical careers. It's punk, I can dig the vib but most of the music is bad. There is no official cover for this one.
This didn’t quiye hit the spot for me, it wasn’t bad or terrible, I didn’t lose interest, but it didn’t fully grip me. I like the sounds and the riffs, and the singers voice is unique. 2.8/3.0 Best Song: America (She Can’t Say No) Best Song: Living In Denial
It was alright. Nothing to write home about. A well made album but I’m not gonna rush to put it on again.
Quite enjoyed a punky edgy sound
eh
Transported me. Early 80's punk - not radically changing the world (they thought they were by hating on it), but they did leave a mark, allow others to spin out in different ways. This album's not my thing, but the rating is 50% for the nostalgia of the sound and 50% for not sucking.
The album was taken off of Spotify for some reason so I have to do RESEARCH to find this thing
It’s okay but they had better albums later on
More EA SPORTS core
Parece la banda de Lindsay Lohan en Freaky Friday pero haciendo musica mas seria Uhmmm 3.0
This project is wild. I'm 820 albums in, all but 4 albums were new to me for the month of October. November seems to be starting the same. Like most albums, they get better with multiple listens. The vocals are a highlight for me. Listening on YouTube, walking the dog, 32 degrees, fucking winter. The opening track, And A She Wolf After The War and Fish are bangers. Female led post punk is top notch. Need a few more commas in my review.
This was a relief after the last few albums. I liked Green a lot. Not too much else to say here, though. Just a good album.
Pretty solid raw emotion on the album, I could dig the vibe. I’d love to listen to more of their stuff. 3 stars
Surprised I haven’t heard of them before. Pretty cool, more my speed than some others I’ve heard. Though I felt like a lot of the songs sounded a little similar to each other.
An album like this is exactly what this list is for. This is great and unlike anything I’ve ever heard. Shame it’s not available to stream.
This is really great stuff. Lively, edgy. Great vocals, great instrumentation - unusual percussion!
Melodic then aggressive. Fragile then ferocious. The tracks are not typical and they weave from part to part in really interesting and unusual ways. My favourite track is 'Green', it has almost Kate Bush style vocal delivery. The way the vocals screech, squeal, scream, grumble, whisper and yelp is a real album highlight. Its a really unique kind of a post punk art rock and I dig it. 8/10
Disappointing
A real alternative introduction full of power and with unusual vocals. Rocks from start to finish. favourite: "Hate My Way", "America", "Soul Soldier" 3,5
Some okay stuff but a bit frenetic in the wrong ways for me. I thought that it sounded a bit loose but as the album progressed, I agree that the musicians knew what they were doing. Maybe a 2.5 for only being available via cassette tape from 1998
Boring
"Why do I want to die?" Damn. That hits hard.
V/rv
Yeah this was a good punk rock album, love the vocalist. Wish it was on streaming so I could have some of the songs stick more as I'm out and on the go.
Sick album, the vocals were cool. First punk adjacent album so that's promising.
Yay, finally a female voice on here again. Unfortunately i cannot get into the sound of this band. Dont know how to describe this blend of new wave, punk and other rock elements - alternative i guess? Anyway, not an easy enjoyable listen for me.
Not bad, but nothing super memorable here for me.
yes to women-lead punk!
The whole thing was great. I don’t know how many women-fronted post punk bands there are but I can’t remember listening to one I haven’t liked. There was a ton of room for each instrument to shine and take the spotlight. Unique song structures that I know will just make repeat listens even better. I wish this was an easy one to buy in stores since it’s such a pain to find all in one place. This one will probably rise to a 5 star as time passes. Rating: 4.4
i've listened to plenty of alternative rock, punk rock music in this collection, so i was a bit concerned that this was going to be more of the weird, echoey nothing-sounding jangle rock that this platform occasionally subjects me to. thankfully this doesn't seem to be the case. this music is delightful strange, effortlessly bouncing from one realm to the next. the album is a window to a young woman's unfiltered frustrations. many tracks hit with a lot of nostalgic older listeners, and as a newcomer i absolutely feel that energy as well. very engaging and very impactful. while it lacks in some variation, the idea is mostly if not completely solidified. damn these ladies can wail.
Another pretty decent addition
I'd heard some of the later Throwing Muses albums before, then the solo albums by Kristin and Tanya. Thought those were decent pop-rock songs. Didn't know they'd started out a bit punk-y and early grunge. I like much of the music, but some of the singing is too screechy for me. (Man, I hate punk!) "Green" is good. "Soul Soldier" is probably the best one here. Soft though. Overall, I'm giving it a three. Some of the later stuff had better production and both lady's stopped using their screechy voices.
I'm going to put aside the fact that this album was a challenge to find (not on Spotify, not on Apple Music, and not on YouTube in an official capacity). It happens, and I get it. It's just annoying. This felt like a cool post-punk album with just the right amount of weird. Plenty of attitude. Some grit. Some angst. There was a certain element of being above it all, which was a little off-putting. Like they knew something I didn't, or knew more than I do, and that I was kind of an idiot for not knowing what they do. Maybe that was just perceived, I dunno. This entire album is just kind of there. Interesting at times, forgettable at most. I feel like it could've been so much more exciting than it was. Oh well. Two stars. Standout Tracks: Call Me, Hate My Way, Fear
The original 1986 album is not that great, it's also not the album linked in the most popular review. I was only able to find it as a playlist on YouTube. Also, I'm not sure how many people have dug deep enough to see that they have released 2 self titled albums. I listened to both and personally found the 2003 album to be better.
Rad
Drullugott stelpupönk.
Fíla þetta. Hrátt og hressandi.
Sounds like a punk version of Tori Amos. Her quivering voice is very unique & adds a lot to the sound but can scream if need be. I am slightly annoyed by having to hunt for the album but it is what it is. This is a weird, fun album. Some of the songs seem to transition into another but its the same song. Dying Rabbit is a fine example of this: it starts out slow & somber then BAM something that sounds like a country hoedown with punk flare. Right back to slow & somber. Overall it was a pleasant surprise. I'm beginning to like punk more & more. I've never had anything against it, just never got fully into as other genres. I always found it simple musically but simple isn't bad. The old saying KISS: Keep It Simple, Stupid works with music too. 4
I listened to both the 1986 and 2003 albums titled throwing muses and really enjoyed both
Throwing muses more like throwing up because puking
Fun album. Not sure if I listened to the right one; I ended up finding it on youtube.
Did not finish the second Disc...The singer has a really grating singing voice and the instrumentation is very bland.
At its best when it's grungy, otherwise it's pretty middle of the road
The top comment is the wrong album — here's the right one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_5G-bBTpX4 It's tense, jittery and pretty fun
Loved it.
Æ vet ikke helt ka æ hadde venta mæ, men æ likte det!
Fun discovery.
This is a review of Throwing Muses eponymous debut album from 1986, released in the UK, not In A Doghouse which was released in 1998 in the US and contains their debut album, plus the Chains Chained EP and demo tracks. Lead inger Kristen Hersh was diagnosed bipolar after suffering a double concussion in a bike accident. After the accident, she continually heard music in her head, which became the songs on this album. The songs have constant tempo changes and go from singing to screaming and back again. A completely compelling listen. Almost 40 years on, I can still clearly remember the first time I listen to this record. At the time, I was fascinated with everything released on the UK 4AD label (also Cocteau Twins, early Bauhaus, Dead Can Dance and later Pixies, Pale Saints and Lush). I had not heard anything like it and didn't know what to make of it, but listened to it obsessively throughout my college years. Kristen Hersh must be one of the most underrated and overlooked artists. As well as Throwing Muses, she released several excellent solo albums and fronted 50 Foot Wave. Choosing a favorite album of all time is always difficult and I have several contenders, but if pressed to choose one, the debut Throwing Muses album would come out on top of the pile for me.
Damn good album, especially for one this early.
im so sick of this list
Not bad.
Meh
goh
Despite the rhythm section's attempt to make the songs somewhat more interesting, the mindless buzzing of the guitar and the damn bleating of the vocalist completely undermine their efforts. I barely managed to get through it.
I love this album. It sort of scared and confused me at 16 but I kept coming back to it. I highly recommend Kristin Hersh's memoir Rat Girl from around the time the band was formed and this was recorded. The story of how being hit by her car led to the auditory hallucinations that inform her songwriting (music and lyrics) is extraordinary.
O, przyjemne nawet. Po raz kolejny utwierdzam się w przekonaniu, że jak punk to tylko z damskim wokalem. Ma to wtedy fajny pazur i własny sznyt. 6.5/10 równane w górę, bo dość mam tej przeciętności na tej liście ostatnio.
this was really good i'm just sad it's not available on spotify
You’re missing out if you don’t listen to the full In A Doghouse compilation, the demos are almost the highlight.
The fact I had to hunt around for this album makes me enjoy it more. Not on Apple Music, Spotify or SoundCloud. I found it on YouTube. Considering this was Throwing Muses compilation of early music. They have a lot of music later than this album on streaming services. It makes me want to check out some of their later work. Musically I enjoyed it. A bit of a punk vibe to it.
This was hard to find to listen to, and then I didn’t really like it
The fact I had to hunt around for this album makes me enjoy it more. Not on Apple Music, Spotify or SoundCloud. I found it on YouTube. Considering this was Throwing Muses compilation of early music. They have a lot of music later than this album on streaming services. It makes me want to check out some of their later work. Musically I enjoyed it. A bit of a punk vibe to it.
This was a cool experimental feeling pop album with some hints of punk
I was going to maybe go with a one star, but the fact this was out in 1985 or whatever is worth a star I guess... Again, like other albums so far, its the vocals that kill it for me, just straight up annoying. I started wondering if it's all female led punk groups that I dont vibe with. So I went to listen to Bikini Kill to see, and I really liked their punk vocal style! So I guess its just the singer from Throwing Muses... the instrumentation was fine.
So it turned out I listened to Throwing Muses' 2003 self-titled album instead of their debut as listed here. So I'll review that one instead. This one is all killer. Deserved an immediate re-listen. Maybe I'm just a sucker for alt rock, and naming your eighth album as self-titled is crazy work, but colour me thoroughly impressed by minute one from a band I'd never heard of before. fav tracks: Civil Disobedience, Mercury, Portia, Pandora's Box
I like the energy which borrows from punk and grunge, I like Kristin Hersch's vocals. Not novel in 2003 I'd think.
Surprisingly nice vocals, otherwise not that impressive.
I love it when an album is composed up of random noises which end up in a listenable lovely mess, but this one feels a bit too hard to listen.
Cole
seems like early alt rock stuff, was a demo on a cassette, pretty neat to listen to once, probs not again
Alright indie alt rock with some punk vibes to it
This one took a bit of work just to track down theoriginal track listing, the linked version had the wrong tracks. Once I got that sorted, though, it was a pleasant surprise. It has a more alternative, B-52's kind of sound that I liked. They were definitely on the front end of the alternative rock wave.
Very nice.
Some pleasant songs
Interesting to hear the group that would become particles involved with the Breeders and Belly. I dug the lyrics on several tracks. Hard to imagine what this would have been like to see live in Rhode Island in 1981.
A bit undecided on this one when I listened to it. Some of it good, but I think more of it mediocre. Didn't think it was anything special.
The album (I think it was the album? Unclear, since the album listed here is not available on streaming services) grew on me over the course of listening to it.
i'd rate a 3.5 - 3.75 Vicky's Box would be a 4.5-4.75
There was absolutely nothing in this album for me.
Another familiar band name, but a band whose music I don't think I've ever listened to, at least not knowingly and deliberately. Plays like one of those annoying student projects, sort of reminds me of R.E.M. in the "this is rubbing me the wrong fucking way" style. Sounds to me like pretentious pseudo-artistic music.
Did not care got this.
Pretty cool sounding female vocal punk/alt rock band.
Pretty good, some early grrl punk sounds in there. And then some countrybilly at the end? High 2s
Alright alright alright
Never heard of them. Good 80's alt-rock.
A bit of fun and some good numbers thrown in there. I was always going to be wooed by the bass guitar and occasional vocal harmonies but it hit its ceiling and repeat listens didn't really challenge that.
Rhode Island! ⚓️
It was fine.
Got some punkier Pretenders vibes at times. Some of the better punk among a lot of not great on the list.
Sweet
Seeming a logical outgrowth of indie discovering itself and a totally new approach with punk at the core, the Muses are a road trip of discovery. You can hear what will become Sleater Kinney and the Pixies are fellow travelers. Obsessively intriguing, lyrically, vocally, and musically. Brilliant.
I love the vibe and the angry grrrls! Not sure how often I’d listen to this again but I enjoyed it while it lasted.
Not sure I listened to right album, but I don’t know that it would’ve made much of a difference. I liked these guys all right, but there’s something about the trilly female vocal that just doesn’t sit with me. I have the same reaction to the Cranberries. So, not exactly up my alley, but they were just fine.
Unsure what to make of this. My inability to listen to it via my usual streaming service meant that I couldn't give it the attention I normally would, but even if I had, I think I'd still be a bit mystified. The songs don't have standard structure. The shifting time signatures, dense, quirky arrangements, close micing, and decidedly unfriendly melodies make for a claustrophobic listening experience. I can see why people were obsessed with this, though I'm not sure I'll be able to give this the attention it deserves to become a true fan. Still, there's a lot going on and much of it is interesting. So I guess what I'm trying to say is I don't know that I like it but I probably would if I gave it the attention it so clearly deserves.
I never heard of this band and i so regret it! Amazing debut album so underrated with punk energy,fluid emotional shifts & rhythmic changes,dark & dramatic edges,unbelievable expressionistic(sometimes almost bjork-ish) vocals(that sometimes gave me some chills) and sharp lyrics that makes it superb and creative from start to finish! I swear i had some Blondie vibes in some songs!10/10.
This is firmly in my wheelhouse and I enjoyed it for the most part. I should listen to it again but there are so many darn albums to listen to. Anyway, a good punk-ish sound and a great lead singer.
i love this album, its like surreal punkesque and while it doesnt have any song that really can be called a hit, everything just has such a cool flow
In a nutshell: a strange and unusual mix. NOTE: The album cover you see here (titled "In A Doghouse") is for the 1998 reissue, which is technically a compilation. Tracks 1 through to 10 appear on both releases. See Wikipedia for more information. I consider this to be another "nineties sounding album that was recorded in the 80s". It is a scramble of so much stuff: alt rock, folk punk, The Go Gos, Siouxsie Sioux, a jangly R.E.M, The B-52's, loud-quiet-loud music... all with surreal and honest lyrics. It must be said that Throwing Muses contributed to alt rock history. As others have said here, it kinda foreshadows the music that came out of Olympia in the 90s (Bikini Kill, Sleater Kinney, etc). We have Throwing Muses to thank for the popularity of label mates the Pixies. They toured together in 1988. Also, Tanya (guitar, backing vocals) later co-formed the Breeders with Kim Deal. Personally I'd listen to Breeders or Pixies over this, but I can't deny the influence of Throwing Muses. Overall: 4/10
started great but then half way through it becomes the same 3 songs over and over. I get staying on brand but maybe not use the same progressions to a fault
This albums wasn't on Spotify and I could only find scraps of it elsewhere, but I liked the parts I heard
It was fun to listen to, but kinda bland tbh