Swans - To Be Kind ALBUM REVIEW 

CinephileKyle smh you must be a filthy geese fan

Rashotcake or the eagles

0/10. Clickbait title, did not teach me how to be kind

everybody In this thread is reacting to messages from years ago

bunip not anymore nerd

@@henrywise2746 bring the sun is a song

@@henrywise2746 thats a song henry

Kids See Suns

@@henrywise2746 Hey Henry, just a daily reminder that bring the sun is a song

@@henrywise2746 Day 2

Not funny

+Reptile estrin I got 3 likes tho so someone must have thought it was

Reptile estrin Nobody likes you.

ik best song

the songs only 7 min long too short

Most? A lot of their songs pre-breakup very rarely reach the 10 minute mark (let alone 17).

@@youtubeuserdan4017 you’ve cracked the code mate

Bring the sun/Toussaint Louverture is exactly 2x as long as this video

she loves us is literally the exact same length as this video

Its okay Cal I forgive you

He's just a little boy

He just wants a little attention. Buy him a puppy or something.

C'mon now. We all know Cal is full of win.

It's ok Anthony I always check the description first anyways

I dont't understand

He is. I fucking love Swans, they're incredible.

🤣🤣🤣

@@drewsimmons7892 The lead of Swans is Michael Gira

Spam singles haha i can see how u could make this mistake, but that's actually the quirky canadian actor who played Scott pilgrim

ye

orgasm music

@@bobsbigboy_ that's actually quite an accurate description

@@bobsbigboy_ That's just toned down earrape

@@snowtoastpro665 good album too that too

So is your channel

Bring back the positives

You go girl

I give the intro a 10 as well

DOES SHANE LISTEN TO SWANS I NEED TO KNOW

You should. You kinda look like a lesbian without it sometimes.

you're talking about chuchestu right?

you might make more

Please, it would mean the world to me ;)

Pleez bby

Anthony, do u think Tool have an important influence by Swans?

I thought it was bad actually

Joan Saag Personally I think I could see that.

Joan Saag Swans have inadvertently influenced massive amounts of music. They were one of the main influences of the early grindcore bands.

I love it, as well +theneedledrop, solid review. I am super stoked to see them perform soon in BK, March 22. My take on the opener is that the concept is a character legitimizing killing their child. The litany of "no's" refer to all the things the child will not have to endure because they will not exist after they obey the command to "Come, child," and lose all. That's my take on it, anyway. As ridiculously heavy as the content and instrumentation is here (but hey! It is a SWANS record, duh!), I am repeatedly gobsmacked by the brilliance and snarl that builds and builds and builds over the whole lp. The balance between grace and raw unadulterated power leaves me breathless, and simultaneously, highly inspired to go create.

You forgot the hair

veganism and stress free life

@@cayniner balanced diet >>>

He’s vegan tho

​@@OL-qk7eyexactly, no "tho" needed

That's one hell of an acronym

It was 9/10 XD

I know

The math doesn't fucking add up

If you think _The Seer_ and _To Be Kind_ are good, try their actually good albums e.g. _Filth, Cop, Holy Money, Children of God, White Light From The Mouth Of Infinity, Soundtracks for the Blind_ you'll be blown away.

Sounds like Death Grips

***Literally***

>Guy with xiu xiu dp criticising random sounds in a song >"Blublublublblulilulyblublublublululboilblublublublubu" - 'Amargi Ve Moo' by Xiu Xiu

. I love that song.

@@mollyrulz9999 I was joking lmao I love both these artists

17:02 actually... 😐

TJ PatronEz I see 17:01

TJ PatronEz i see 17:01

the song is 17:02 :) :) :)

I see 17:02.

coopsy respek on yo name for writing this shit without typo.

underrated comment

that fits way too well

Same

if they make a 'final album' at all, ie stop making albums, I will be very disappointed.

I’d want it to be called “Ong” so it could be the Swans Ong

@@priorbj6562Nice

@@priorbj6562 ong

i relate

Lmao

lmao

THIS ISNT EVEN THE RIGHT VIDEO! IT DOESNT HAVE THE WATERMARK!

You're not wrong.

I AGREE

@GUY PRODUCTIONS we

@@DMVGREY No, he's talking about SB2H.

Hidbid maybe he was talking about graveyard classics because that’s in the same realm as TBK

Brings me to Heaven more than TBK.

boy, 5 years later, now halfway through the song: I NEED LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE

Alex AbdullahGM swans is more metal than metal itself

Kirsten Supine and To Be Kind are pretty chill for the first half.

Lol you haven't listened to The Seer, then.

And then daughters drop a Record...

You won't get what you want

i don't know what i'm doing in this section coments in this year but your coment is worth it

That actually wouldn’t be too bad. Her beats are very atmospheric and I imagine being as dense as a Swans instrumental would add to it too. Plus her vocals can be very dreamy which could totally add to the atmosphere

I would love to at least see what that would look like

So like, Lingua Ignota?

I’m 7 years late but I NEED this

Thanks for gracing us ╥﹏╥

no nathalie neal love smh

@@user-fs1lc2cj5s fr😔

Kirsten Supine and Nathalie Neal deserve more love, they’re my favourites on the whole album

@@KOOL_AID_KID yea Especially kirsten supine such a creepy ass song i love it sm

tpab

He's given three 10s. Well 4 if u include the April fools one. He gave Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly, Death Grips - The Money Store and this one a 10

nah, he also gave Fever Ray a 10.

Shamus Leckie Right

no he didn't shamus

+Hax Fraarf wwwhhhhhaaaaaaaat

She did

Yeah that's pretty awesome

whoa really???!! She's overlooked as hell.

There's vomit on his sweater already moms spaghetti

palms spaghetti*

Lucas Garcez Haha!

Hey! You're the Hip Hop rpg guy!

you should draw that.

you probably forgot you commented on this

You Won't Get What You Want - 10/10

The Big Day - 0/10

He also gave All Love Is Legal a 0/10

I mean, technically he never said Angelic 2 the Core was a 0/10 but a not good. With that logic every Not Good is a 0/1%

@@thedudeunderyourbed8474 yeah it would but he once said that NOT GOOD means the album is like a 2 or 3

When your dad rock is more abarsive than black metal

Jacob L So what?

Lol shut the fuck up

Aesthetic Virtuoso there's nothing wrong with Dad rock just embrace it fam.

Its dad rock for Dads who are abusive and have dementia

man the same day i choose to give this album a listen for the first time you post this i liked it btw

I still don't know how many fingers you're using ;CCCC

Ok Bradley

Lol nice to see you here. Hope you are good. Looking forward to the next Radiohead reaction

yo wassup bradley

Death Grips Money Store, was his first

+TheGFTOW Death Grips wtf

death grips is a nice meme

knowyourmeme.com/memes/people/death-grips

***** Yeah they're pretty good, i've only listened to exmilitary and a bit of their new stuff so far though

Lord Quoos HAHAHAHAHA

I NEED LOOOOOOOOOOOVE

HHHHAAAAAAA

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Lord Quoos quassss

i hope you like it!

I listened to "A little God in my Hands“, reminded me of King Crimson!

He also gave The Money Store a 10/10, which is also a fantastically awesome album

+bulletfastspeed the money store changed my life

@Jason Talbott It did for mine because what I heard was so creative, expiremental and boundary pushing, that it brought out my own creativity as a person, add that with To Pimp A Butterfly which also changed me a lot. Finding out about Kendrick and Death Grips at the same time was like gaining 900+ IQ and ascending to the 7th level of woke

"solid 10".... seriously, are we not doing 'phrasing' anymore?

I think he meant salad 10

@Antoine Groot every January he reviews old albums that are widely considered 10/10 (unless stated)

Classics aren't necessarily 10, just classics.

in a recent livestream where he was asked to rank the 5 10/10s he actually placed The Money Store over this his ranking being TPAB > TMS > YWGWYW > TBK > KSG

Absolutely, the intro is one of the most ethereal pieces of sound I've ever heard and as soon as it gets to the "main" part of the song it grows into one of the most explosive and awesome rock songs ever, so fucking awesome

My favourite song of all time, and I’m so sad that it was that only song Fantano didn’t specifically talk about in this review

thank you! *hugs hugs*

@@theneedledropBUGS BUGS

THE UNIVOOORSOOOOLLL MAYYYAAAYYAAAYYAAAYYYAAAYYYAAAAAAANNNNNND

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2B [K]ind

To be kinemaster

On vinyl, you're allowed five breaks switching sides.

Frijolero18 tfw one song eats up an entire fucking side

Hax Fraarf Pleb detected. Do you even prog, jazz, or experimental?

Times goes faster if you're entertained.

I took a break in the middle of the 30 minute 2 part track

They have my vote, they haven't done a 'bad' album. Even there less preferred albums are brilliant to me personally. I think it may be because there music is worth the effort it takes to get into them, like Godspeed

Well, there were a few duds in the day, but overall, I'd agree with that assessment. Miss Jarboe, though.

David Adams Harry Smith Rui Almeida Sure they're completely dedicated about their own music, and that helps.

David Adams Agreed on Jarboe. She brought something quite special to the mix.

Johnny Wrong Harry Smith Rui Almeida David Adams And forgot this is a 10 by Fantano, could be viral soon!

Screen Shot has one of the best and most menacing intro riffs ever.

And that build up in intensity while tearing down the lyrics just kills.

lol

Noah Birdsell To be Kind is EASILY better than TPAB. However Tpab is still a masterpiece.

Tyler Huntsman how? Haha

Tyler Huntsman nope, just stating my opinion.

The money store is the most entertaining and blood pumping, to be kind is the most intense and heavy and TPAB is the most meaningful and beautiful. My opinion

How about Kids See Ghosts?

Yeah, it’s crazy. When I heard Bring the Sun for the first time it was almost a bittersweet feeling. Knowing that there’s nothing else (music wise) that will make me feel like that. It literally is a spiritual experience for me. Fucking incomprehensible.

not really underrated, this thing is hella acclaimed everywhere

I think genius annotations and the explanation of lyrics attract you more to the magnificent that is this album.

hahahaha good one

Nice eyebrows

@@fatdabbinmashinelol4713 thank you, you have a charming face aswell

@@jorisvandenhoek6251 do you what to go on a date i find you exquisitely attractive

@@fatdabbinmashinelol4713 when you go to sleep tonight we'll be together in our dreams😘

The official audio for A Little God In My Hands now has a million views too!

Anthahnee 😂

WHAT IS THE REAL MUSE!?!? TELL ME!

theneedledrop you know it when you hear it...and you know it when you don't

Shamanarts i'm not the only one crazy here.. phew

Put your light in my mouth

they just want my soul, fuck y'all life is weird

It's definitely up there, but I think Uboa's 'Origin of My Depression' and Lingua Ignota's 'Caligula' really lean more into the agenda of completely terrifying the listener. Big recommendations if you like music to traumatise you

@@calypso4533 Throat by Little Women (which I later found out Anthony has also reviewed) is one of the most terrifying jazz albums I’ve ever heard.

Axis of Perdition is pretty scary

*Everywhere at the end of time joined the chat*

If you can’t handle this, then you can’t handle the money store or anything by peppa pig

F that, grew on me even more. Favorite tracks: All except Some Things We Do. That track is good, and serves a purpose when listening to the album as a whole, but I wouldn't put that song on by itself.

gotta be Nathalie Neal for me "AYYE YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEAEAAAAEAAAAAHHHHHHhhhhhhhhhhhh"

OXXXXYGEEEEEENNNNNNN AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHAAA!!!

I don't understand the appeal of 'Benji'. That album sounded like long winded stream of consciousness ramblings of a middle aged man, and everyone praised it as being the best thing since sliced bread.

mybloodyboognish Well, you might look at the wrong things if you consider sliced bread great. But prefer stuff like baguette personally. And personally I think "Benji" feels natural and honest. You write "long winded stream of consciousness..." like it's a bad thing but that's what I love with the album.

mybloodyboognish Benji, for me at least, is such a raw, intimate album, and the stories told in it are heartbreaking in terms of both performance and lyrics. It's long winded, yes, but that's what's so good about it. It's honest and real. But that could be just me! (and RayasNegroOvejas )

***** You too bud. it was meant to be

mybloodyboognish IDK man, for me, Benji is probably the best album of the decade thus far, along My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.