Repetition

Unwound is so sick. Gotta be one of the most consistent bands of all time. Straight up no misses in their entire discography and this might even be their best one. 5/5

I don’t know how this flew under my radar for so long as it checks a lot of boxes for me. Challenging and discordant in just the right amounts, and if you give it a chance you’ll find some fantastic melodies under the fuzz.

Fantastic post-hardcore album by Unwound. I like Leaves Turn Inside You a bit better, though this one is a great listen too. Compared to the latter album it still has more up-tempo and edgy songs. I really like the baselines and the shaky vocals.

This is tense and dynamic and spiky – quite Slint-ian and vaguely Pere Ubu-esque in effect. The screaming early puts one off, but it gets better with slower/sparer passages (see "Sensible" and "Lady Elect") that suggest thoughtfulness and contemplation and ultimately deliver something like majesty. One would certainly trade this any of several other early punk bands (e.g., Minor Threat), primarily because it might merit a second listen.

Darkly hypnotic post-hardcore – I'd listened to the big hits but had somehow never given this LP a full run-through. While not every track hits as it should to keep things from dragging, the highs bring so much to the table that the duller sections are easy to ignore. Sharp, angular guitar lines, entrancing bass riffs, and some lockstep drumming make this an instrumental masterpiece and make the whole experience doubly chaotic yet logically coherent as a result.

June 11, 2025 HL: "Next Exit", "Corpse Pose", "Lady Elect", "For Your Entertainment" You can really hear the sonic influence from classic post-punk/gothic rock. Especially Public Image & Gang of Four. Yet at the same time it doesn't come across as a retread of that time period at all. You know the (admittedly imperfect) subgenres stat for the original list? Well, it turns out there are only a handful that I rated below a 3/5 average- nu metal, hardcore punk, *post-hardcore, and noise rock*. So when I say this is like a 3.5, it beats out much of the competition. I would gladly axe one of the Sonic Youth 90s albums for Unwound to be included in the OG list. Edit: person who submitted this album is big on Sonic Youth, so... just kidding!

Great choice. Starts off a little rough, but there's a lot of depth here. Strategic use of noise gives great texture to the sound without ever becoming grating. This is one I'd like to spend more time with. Fave Songs: Unauthorized Autobiography, Lowest Common Denominator, Sensible, Lady Elect, Corpse Pose

Rating: 8/10 Best songs: Unauthorized autobiography, Go to Dallas and take a left, For your entertainment

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The opening track made me fear I wouldn't like it very much. But from the next song on, it was much better

‘90s underground post-hardcore, baby!’ Yeah, I can dig Unwound. This release especially shines with standout tracks like ‘Corpse Pose’ and the witty titled ‘Go to Dallas and Take a Left’ - seriously it should be ranked among the better song titles in any genre. That said, Unwound albums can be a bit of a commitment. Some songs hit hard and grab you instantly, while others linger too long in the noisy margins without quite reaching a satisfying climax. But hey, it’s raw, it’s messy, it’s ‘90s underground post-hardcore, so I’m not complaining.

Alternative alternative music from the 90s! Never heard this before, but I enjoyed it.

Interesting - I liked this, though not sure how to classify it (yes, I know there's no need): semi-metal?

Good, but not exceptional.

More post-hardcore 🤟 this is probably the most ”accessible” Unwound record, so it’s an understandable pick!

Benefits from multiple listens. One spin and I'd have given it a 3. I like the second half more than the first. Thanks OP.

Post-hardcore and all it's great bands have a history that leaves room for many innovators to fall to the wayside for one reason or another. The 1001 list covers heavyweights like Minutemen, Fugazi, Big Black, Drive Like Jehu, and Slint. Despite covering a lot of ground, it manages to miss At The Drive-In, the Jesus Lizard, Scratch Acid, Helmet, Shellac, Refused, the Fall of Troy, anything emo, and, of course, Unwound. It would be foolish to try to include at least one album from all the bands I listed, but if I were to make a minor change it would probably be replacing the Girls Against Boys album with one of Unwound's. Repetition is a pretty good place to start. A fantastic mix of influences that merges the weight of noise rock, the dynamics of indie rock, the passion and twinkly parts of emo, and the meditative elements of post-punk. One need not look any further than Corpse Pose to see how effective the band can wield it's influences to make a song so poignant and memorable that sounds exactly like a stiff, grey cadaver in all its creeping decay. Wew. For an album that lands smack-dab in the middle of an unbeatable discography, Repetition manages to hold its own in a lot of great ways. A good entry point for anyone looking to explore more '90s post-hardcore with finer points for songwriting. CONTENDER FOR THE LIST: I would think so, just as long as post-hardcore doesn't get too overrepresented.

Good, but an album I would not have appreciated had I heard it at the time - since I was 13!

Very strange album. I think I would've liked it more if the vocals weren't constantly drowned out by all of the instruments.

I generally liked this - I spent a lot of the time while listening to trying to figure out what it reminded me of. Pavement, Minutemen, and Sebadoh all came to mind, not bad company as far as I'm concerned, though a harder edge on this. As is so often the case in this genre, it loses me somewhat in that I cant make heads nor tails of 90% of the lyrics. And without being able to distinguish the words, my ear can only interpret the vocals as another instrument - and as an instrument they're not that great nor expertly wielded.

Repetitive

Decent punky rock

Mix of shoegaze and sonic youth? It was alright

Not bad

Absolutely not for me. It's totally fine music but just not my scene. It does feel like I've heard this sound quite a bit from others in the list. My personal rating: 3/5 My rating relative to the list: 3/5 Should this have been included on the original list? No.

Boring 90s alternative in the submitted list is becoming the early 80s post punk of the original list

I think I'm starting to hit post-rock saturation on this list

3.5

It was fine

This was pretty cool. I remember listening to Leaves Turn Inside You (their album after the album after this) and enjoying it but that was many years ago and I remember none of it Apparently this is post-hardcore but doesn’t really sound like most other post-hardcore I’ve heard, and has more of a post-rock Slint-adjacent vibe to me. Very fuzzy, slinking grooves with vocals that alternate from pained screams to almost Stephen Malkmus-esque? Interesting and hypnotic in places but just a bit too much unwarranted static for my liking

This was pretty good. Nothing great but ok to listen to once.

Mostly enjoyable, but it's not exceptional due to its repetitiveness. 3.

I didn't hate all of it.

Doesn't seem worth the effort. Slightly dissonant alt rock that doesn't deilver with a hook or energy to keep you engaged. Just a lot of slightly annoying music that overstays its welcome.

This was a middling album as it didn’t know whether it wanted to be more punk or more alt rock. Some heavy instrumental sessions that weren’t too complex other than being brooding or noisy. The lyricism is pretty simple and at times was comical repetitive with the disgust of life. Not something I’d revisit. 5.3/10

Post-hardcore, punk rock, post-punk, hardcore punk. No me gusta. Un 2.

Even without looking at a description, this is going to be post-hardcore. Just look at that cover and title. And oh boy am I not interested today. Yeah, it's post-hardcore. And it sounds exactly like every other album in this boring fucking genre. 2/5 and fuck you.

A curate's egg. Bits of it were delicious.

It's okay, didn't love it tbh

Not one for my archives I’m afraid.

I didn't enjoy Repetition too much, it's very samey throughout, doesn't have the quality or nuance of some of the better examples of a genre I don't really care a lot for anyway. Production is weak too, 2/5 just, because I didn't hate it.

Sure, OK. Not really fingernails on a chalkboard but not super engaging. I hear the interesting sonic complexity but it just didn't pull me in. No objection just didn't love it. A bit too Sonic Youth for me.

I just cannot stand the genre of “let’s noodle around for like 6 hours and the producer will hit record whenever he wants”