Swans - Blind 

Growing older successfully entails some amount of of re evaluation and realization of past victories being mistakes. Some people never get there. It is a sign of a high functioning mind to second guess your decisions.

no such thing as a high functioning mind. except for me of course@@kingpest13

Qd

Exactly

It's interesting to hear this and then, in juxtaposition, the song off of Drainland where Gira is featured arguing with Jarboe about money and addiction, still prevalent issues even four years after this.

The most important thing is what you remember them by and keep them alive in your heart. If this is the song you think of then run with it as long as you can. It doesn't matter if they listened to it, it's what you feel. My friend would never have like this but it's what helped me through his passing: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-PLMQEkJLRZI.html

Wow... I really, really wish that Alex had heard this song.

God bless you

agreed - pure and clean

I’ve cried to this when I’ve failed or others have left me many times.

So damn genuine.

Generally speaking, totally about me. And it's hard to be proud. It's hard to be anything.

im a recovering addict and alcoholic. i moved across the country to escape the drugs. i did some shrooms and listened to this band, i just found this band. This shit hit way too hard. Such resonating lyrics. It's almost painful.

The sound..imo ..

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-KCWwtH9Yr54.html

agreed ... a masterpiece

yeah, me too

A 10/10 along with Helpless child

Agreed ♥

Indeed, man

And probably one of the most underrated.

Michael Gira is literally God

and Matt Johnson

always

Tearing up as I listen to this. And I just discovered this song

Try to see gira play this live and not tear up. Now that is an absolute hard fucking challenge

Welcome to the best band ever.

Have you heard everything by now? This man is a genius

@@KINGHASEYAs777 What

Thank you, didn't know spotify has a discover weekly playlist. You saved me a lot of time.

You would Love The National

I don't know how to explain it, but this is so spot on

well said.

Don't make me cry more than I already am

Dio mio siii 😮

Right... I mean, if you like early Swans (I do) -- how on earth did he become this!

Not necessarily narcissistic, just a little ignorant.

Some of you people can never stop the self-fellating, passive-aggressive bullshit, can you?

I already am and this is the first of their shit I’ve listened to.

@@Zephyr_Uhh That's what they call stone deafness...

@@Zephyr_Uhh your not real

@@Zephyr_Uhh soda you are nothing but a foda (fuck in portuguese!) Feel sorry for you!Swans are great!

@@Zephyr_Uhh obviously a pxssy that likes omori isn't gonna enjoy swans

'But I saw a man cry once Down on his knees In the corner of a darkened cell And his pain meant nothing to me,' I can imagine a young, psychopathic Michael Gira seeing this in his cell in Jerusalem. Desperate image, redemptive lyrics. Beautiful.

+M Or one of his cells in the US. Prisons are fucked up everywhere in the world.

pretty sure it's With a violence

►Driver’s view► Thank you.

Thank you .

omg you're right

That's what I've been saying lol, was looking for someone else to point it out

Remind me of my brothers

don"t be

He talks about his issues with drinking in where does a body end

Ok Geoff

Same.

OH MY GOD

This tune had got my attention but the cover art ensured I would checkout this album. Kind of weirdly cute but obviously dark - I first thought he was stood on a kind of flying carpet then a pool of blood . Now I’m gonna find my specs having heard album twice . I am sort of sad for not knowing of this album all these years but better late than never I guess. 👍🐢new forest pixies

It's a heart shaped pool of blood. The rabbit is also holding the carrot like a knife. Dark as hell, lol.

The blood heart has a face and the rabbit is standing in the mouth which is interesting considering the album title. Also there appears to be buildings in the distance and it'ss hard to tell how big the bunny is compared to them or how close they are, the might be huge.

damn it is

Jennifer hits hard

vas legas me too. peace

soundtrack of the blind and swans are dead are the best ones

Dethguy One I'm more of a fan of Filth, Cop, Holy Money, Greed etc

White light and children of god definitely my favorite swans albums

Well put, I really like the first two sentences, you've described the sound as I hear it, it's like a chandelier of sound - it doesn't fill the room or make an intense statement, yet it's impossible not to see it as some perfect chandelier of melody, hanging more in the middle of the room. With michael, sitting on a chair, in front of that dazzling chandelier, and recounting these lyrics directly to you.

Isn't it.

i will show you some pitty and understanding bro

The feeling you describe is “saudade” (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudade), a Portuguese word describing profoundly nostalgic longing. I don’t know a direct English equivalent. Love and Rockets masterfully wrote an instrumental titled such for their ‘85 debut album (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rL07_7wPZK0.htmlsi=3lWfI8lUPs8eu0HY). Their predecessor band, Bauhaus, wrote the epic “All We Ever Wanted Was Everything”, & their bassist, David J., wrote the beautiful “Candy on the Cross”. Bauhaus’ front person, Peter Murphy, also wrote many stirring songs. If only there were time: I could compile a list of 30-50 songs as grippingly poignant as this Swans masterpiece, mostly written by bands few know anything about. Music worth sharing’s become alarmingly important for sustaining the remaining artists who still craft it. Try Siouxsie and the Banshees’ “The Last Beat of my Heart”, & James’ “One of the Three”, Skindiving” & “Dream Thrum”. REM wrote handfuls, & The Cure built a career on such compositions that never got radio play. Swans played Chicago brilliantly & brutally two nights ago, avoiding anything remotely melodic in the set!

You should hear Failure

This is way saddest lol

@@theboyofcelluloid Actually the whole album is saddest

@@Zenssei You're everywhere.

Try adding The Stooges fun house album to your playlist, great stuff.

throw some merzbow on there too

@@cymbolic_space1832you should put some whitehouse in there

Reminds me more of Ian Curtis

I feel the exact same way I sometimes listen to it even when I’m not deeply sad though. There is something deeply sobering about the song that just grounds me. Despite all of my fears, all my aspirations, all my worries, all my wants and desires and all of my good and all of my bad I am above all else blind.

I'd be interested in reading that interview. Phil has some amazing taste in music.