It is. "University" and "Limbo" are fantastic albums and "Red Heaven" is rather underrated (the duet with Bob Mould is !!!) as well though admittedly it's the live acoustic bonus disc that blew my mind.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Monday, 3 December 2012 01:11 (eleven years ago) link
'university' is my favorite. whenever i play it in the car i always end up listening to it two or three times in a row.
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Monday, 3 December 2012 01:16 (eleven years ago) link
"Bright Yellow Gun" only gets a bit ehh when she hits that wah-wah pedal.
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 3 December 2012 01:21 (eleven years ago) link
that's my favourite bit of that song!
― Talcum Mucker, Monday, 3 December 2012 10:14 (eleven years ago) link
yeah, holy shit "Flood", that's a great song. there's also something about it that makes me eerily -- though fondly --nostalgic for the 90's.
― charlie h, Monday, 3 December 2012 12:28 (eleven years ago) link
Teller's my personal fav
― Porto for Pyros (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 3 December 2012 13:26 (eleven years ago) link
early radio performance, january 1985, they're like 18 years old
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Throwing_Muses/Live_on_Noise_from_Neville_1985/
― unprepared guitar (Edward III), Wednesday, 10 April 2013 18:49 (eleven years ago) link
yeah! very cool, just saw that, too...didn't know they were doing "not too soon" that early...
― tylerw, Wednesday, 10 April 2013 19:09 (eleven years ago) link
pretty crazy how deeply original they were right off the bat.
― tylerw, Wednesday, 10 April 2013 19:21 (eleven years ago) link
very true. I think they started off as very original and got progressively less so after the first few albums.
― Moodles, Wednesday, 10 April 2013 19:24 (eleven years ago) link
I'm a big fan of the first demo + album but could never get into anything after that
― unprepared guitar (Edward III), Friday, 12 April 2013 18:29 (eleven years ago) link
Killer stuff, ty e3
― que sera sriracha (Drugs A. Money), Friday, 12 April 2013 18:50 (eleven years ago) link
my pleasure
― unprepared guitar (Edward III), Friday, 12 April 2013 19:40 (eleven years ago) link
^ Was just going to post that link. Wow, this rules!
― john. a resident of chicago., Thursday, 18 April 2013 15:11 (eleven years ago) link
They're baaack!
Can't wait for this. New song sounds pretty good on firts listen, nice and jittery. Hersh sounding like herself.
http://www.throwingmuses.com/#
― Mule, Monday, 2 September 2013 21:08 (ten years ago) link
Another story and song here.
http://www.spin.com/#articles/throwing-muses-purgatory-paradise-new-album-art-book-sleepwalking-1-sunray-venus/
― nickn, Friday, 20 September 2013 07:47 (ten years ago) link
new album(s) are pretty great.
― akm, Friday, 15 November 2013 21:39 (ten years ago) link
Love the single.
― the objections to Drake from non-REAL HIPHOP people (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 15 November 2013 22:17 (ten years ago) link
On first listen, it's a great album surrounded by weaker material.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Friday, 15 November 2013 22:24 (ten years ago) link
A few weeks ago, KH launched the record (sans other Muses, Bernard having broken his thumb) - fairly incredibly - at my local SE London bookshop, at about 12 hours' notice. Daniel Kitson (celebrated stand-up/storyteller and fellow Crystal Palace resident) was the first person in the world to own a copy. (I guess I was about the 12th!) She did another pop-up show at a north London bookshop the following night before a Rough Trade East appearance a few days later.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7457/10465482414_ed81697de4_z.jpg
― Michael Jones, Friday, 15 November 2013 23:28 (ten years ago) link
<3 <3 <3
― sleeve, Friday, 15 November 2013 23:31 (ten years ago) link
wow..time..
― nostormo, Friday, 15 November 2013 23:43 (ten years ago) link
There are some incredible songs on the new album - just hidden in there...
― Elvis Telecom, Thursday, 28 November 2013 05:22 (ten years ago) link
I have still not managed to make it through this album without getting distracted. If anyone wanted to do an edited version, I'd be very appreciative!
― dlp9001, Monday, 30 March 2015 22:41 (nine years ago) link
not sure what sort of "edited" you mean but a lot of these tracks originally appeared in one piece as kristin's solo _crooked_ demos
― katherine, Monday, 30 March 2015 22:43 (nine years ago) link
http://kristinhersh.cashmusic.org/speedbath/
― katherine, Monday, 30 March 2015 22:44 (nine years ago) link
"morning birds" is so good
― for sale: baby shoes, never worn your ass (katherine), Wednesday, 5 August 2015 01:29 (eight years ago) link
there's no news (well, kristin is releasing a book, but no band news) but still
― for sale: baby shoes, never worn your ass (katherine), Wednesday, 5 August 2015 01:32 (eight years ago) link
thanks for that link above!
― sleeve, Wednesday, 5 August 2015 01:34 (eight years ago) link
University vs. Limbo is a poll I make in my mind from time to time. Both records kick so much ass.
― rip van wanko, Wednesday, 5 August 2015 03:28 (eight years ago) link
I'd pick Limbo, it just has this incredible swagger.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Wednesday, 5 August 2015 21:59 (eight years ago) link
University has quietly turned into one of my favorite '90s records. I don't even mind Hersh's wah-wah guitar.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 10 February 2016 00:24 (eight years ago) link
I like the wah! Yeah university is probably the muses record I reach for most often.
― tylerw, Wednesday, 10 February 2016 00:48 (eight years ago) link
Saw the Muses (Kristin Hersh, David Narcizo and Fred Abong) play a great set Saturday as part of the band's induction into the Rhode Island Music Hall of Fame. From sweet hellos to a primal scream session in five seconds flat.
― Jazzbo, Monday, 1 May 2017 13:32 (seven years ago) link
Wish In A Doghouse was more widely available on cd, it's quite a package and if I knew about it years ago maybe I would have all their albums by now.
This band always seemed well stocked in music shops but they don't get nearly enough chat.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Saturday, 11 August 2018 15:19 (five years ago) link
Had a look in Fopp and there's only a damn compilation. Maybe the death knell for bands like this in psychical stores? I'll have to check HMV soon because I grudgingly use the internet shops when I remember there being piles of albums on the shelves.
One day several years ago I went to most of the music shops in Glasgow looking for Kate Bush albums and could hardly find anything. It must have been a freak occurrence.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Saturday, 1 September 2018 17:23 (five years ago) link
I'll never stop regretting selling off my vinyl copies of The Fat Skier and House Tornado back when I was a stupid teen.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Saturday, 1 September 2018 17:44 (five years ago) link
they're still cheap on Discogs, if that helps
― sleeve, Saturday, 1 September 2018 17:56 (five years ago) link
Maybe, I haven't ever messed around with buying stuff ondiscos, but there's a bunch of vinyl stuff I'd like to find for an affordable price. I probably should try it out.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Saturday, 1 September 2018 18:02 (five years ago) link
For the most part, I've had success on Discogs. But more recently, I've run into sellers that accept the order only to inform me a week (or more) later that they actually don't have the item. Refunds every time, but it just strikes me as odd that, of my last five orders on there (from completely different sellers), three have resulted in this scenario. Granted, it's not like I order that often; maybe once every four months or so. So, I don't know, maybe a fluke. Just seems weird.
Otherwise, yes: buy House Tornado! It's a wonderful album.
― outside, you're never alone. (Austin), Saturday, 1 September 2018 19:56 (five years ago) link
True, I still listen to it fairly regularly. My interest in the Muses fell off after that as they moved in a more conventional rock direction.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Saturday, 1 September 2018 20:00 (five years ago) link
I have In A Doghouse which compiles a lot of the early stuff but I'm just seeing it for £25 on Amazon. Seems to be a bit cheaper on discogs.
― Stevolende, Saturday, 1 September 2018 20:11 (five years ago) link
In a Doghouse is very highly recommended; the first album and the coinciding EP with a ton of extras.
― outside, you're never alone. (Austin), Sunday, 2 September 2018 02:40 (five years ago) link
the two disc version with the early demos >>>>
― boxedjoy, Sunday, 2 September 2018 19:06 (five years ago) link
Just scored In a Doghouse for 20 bux U.S.on ebay. I've given several of TM's lps a chance over the years but it's the earliest stuff that really resonates.
― VyrnaKnowlIsAHeadbanger, Sunday, 2 September 2018 22:34 (five years ago) link
Glad i brought it up, it has some great stuff on it.
Wonder if the lps will see any further reissue?
& I have Kirsten's first book Paradoxical Undressing floating around the bedroom waiting to be read still.
― Stevolende, Sunday, 2 September 2018 22:45 (five years ago) link
Yeah steveo thanks much. I hadnt really thought about them in prolly 20some years (i'm 53!). But was inspired by yr post to spring for that compilation. That book sounds intriguing also. I'm not anti-donnely but kristin is the genius in that band, period. For me anyway
― VyrnaKnowlIsAHeadbanger, Sunday, 2 September 2018 23:12 (five years ago) link
the book is amazing
― aloha darkness my old friend (katherine), Tuesday, 4 September 2018 07:49 (five years ago) link
Yes read it! Published as Rat Girl in the US. Kristin Hersh is as good a writer as she is a, uh, songwriter. Don't Suck, Don't Die is also great, about her friendship with Vic Chesnutt.
― com rad erry red flag (f. hazel), Tuesday, 4 September 2018 14:53 (five years ago) link
I really enjoyed Rat Girl, the descriptions of her synesthesia were really interesting
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Tuesday, 4 September 2018 15:01 (five years ago) link