The third Bauhaus album kicks off with a ripping rendition of Brian Eno's "Third Uncle". "Silent Hedges" follows, a pretty cool song about someone having a mental collapse, basically. "In the Night" is actually an older Bauhaus song, but this is the first album it appears on. Cool song. "Swing the Heartache" is one of the most famous Bauhaus songs, not that that's saying a whole lot - ha ha. It's also one of their best, I think. "Spirit" is an all-out tribute to the band's fans. Very good song. The next song starts off a trilogy. "The Three Shadows, Pt. 1" is a haunting four minute instrumental, very lovely. "The Three Shadows, Pt. 2" is about a minute shorter, also pretty chilling, especially with Peter Murphy's voice. "The Three Shadows, Pt. 3" is only about a minute and a half, but completely changes the tone of the three part song while also expanding on the themes in part 2. Good stuff. Part 2 is the best of the three, though. "All We Ever Wanted Was Everything" is a very sad song, really. One of the gloomiest songs I've ever heard, and extremely beautiful. "Exquisite Corpse" closes the album. It is a somewhat chaotic, very fragmented song, seemingly, again, about someone losing their mind. Really well done. Overall, this album is kick ass. Not a weak spot on it, and several very very strong spots. Highly recommend it.
5 Best Songs:
5. "Third Uncle"
4. "Swing the Heartache"
3. "The Three Shadows, Pt. 2"
2. "All We Ever Wanted Was Everything"
1. "Spirit"
59. Nothing's Shocking by Jane's Addiction (1988)
I started this entry on June 28th. It is now July 7th.
Sorry... I really don't have the time to get into this any more, now that school has started, so... From here on out, it's going to be very very generic. Once I get settled into a pattern, I'll come back through and redo all these, but right now I just don't have the time.
5 Best Songs:
5. "Up the Beach"
4. "Pigs In Zen"
3. "Ted, Just Admit It..."
2. "Mountain Song"
1. "Summertime Rolls"
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