Neurosis Jarboe

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Customer reviews

review by: mccanns23 date: 2008-02-25 rating:
unusual
Neurosis and jarboe is an album where vocal duties pass onto jarboe of influential industrial rock group swans,the music is written by neurosis and the lyrics by jarboe,jarboe has a voice of a tortured angel,she can sound like an angel at its most majestic but is more comforttable dishing out a pained and darkened shrill that unnerves the listener. br /She is fond at least here of repeating her words until the brain feels distorted and disorientated and thats all well and good but neurosis dont work their own magic to full affect here on their part,the band in my opinion change their style to fit in with jarboes unique style,more electronic in style than their chilling light soundscapes gulped down with face pounding brutality. br /The album has some tracks that feel right and have an edge of their own but on the other hand some just dont feel right and seem wrong in style and tone,a three star album due to the ugly nature which is achieved but let down by an awkward compromise by the oakland bruisers.


review by: Toypom date: 2003-11-16 rating:
MAJESTIC MEETING OF MUSICAL MINDS
A static electric noise introduces this brilliant collaboration between Jarboe, ex vocalist of Swans and the band Neurosis with which I have not been familiar. Their churning guitars and atmospheric whirrs and bleeps provide the perfect background for Jarboe's eerie, expressive vocals. pThe opening number Within changes structure from the aforementioned rock assault to some exquisite torch song parts and even some spooky breathing that reminds me of a similar effect on World Of Skins' frightening interpretation of the Nick Drake song Black Eyed Dog. pThe second track His Last Words continues the theme of approaching death with an introduction of whispered vocals over a brooding backing before launching into Jarboe's pure vocals over a full swirling rock sound. pTrack 3, Taker, is a brutal metal rocker built around those churning, screaming guitars but even here there are frequent tempo changes that allow many different facets of Jarboe's voice to come to the fore. A throbbing but restrained beat opens the beautiful torch song Receive and lends it an air of mystery and foreboding as it stays under the exquisite vocals throughout. pTalking of vocals, Jarboe really lets rip on the track Receive, a shoutfest that rivals her own Mother Father that she did in Swans. Her poor throat! I love the instrumental textures of Cringe, an innovative mix of keyboards, drums and guitar with a strange, dreamy feel.pIn Harms Way has jungle drumming interspersed by those strange electronic squeaks, churning guitars again and a jagged, swaying overall rhythm. The last track, Seizure, has an even more disturbing undercurrent of what sounds like flowing electricity under Jarboe's almost choral vocals and lovely acoustic guitars. The track is then filled out by droning male backing vocals and electric guitars.pThe sheer variety, different flavours and tempo changes contribute to make this such a great album. Comparisons are difficult, but I am reminded of some tracks on the album The Great Annihilator by Swans and even of Siouxsie and the Banshees' seminal album The Scream. There is a lot of despair but also a sense of transcendence and that particular resignation so characteristic of Swans.pFor those who appreciate his great album, I recommend Swans' Various Failures, Soundtracks For The Blind, Children of God and Omniscience, plus Jarboe's solo albums like Thirteen Masks and Sacrificial Cake and the now rare albums by The Swans side project World Of Skin. The book Angry Women In Rock by Andrea Juno contains a very informative interview with this unique and unjustly obscure artist.pThis collaboration is a huge success. The musical backing and tonality are just right to bring out the best in Jarboe's voice. I intend to investigate Neurosis now that I have heard what they are capable of. They must have created a memorable body of work, judging by this majestic collaboration.

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