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I just bought Children of God/World of Skin a couple of days ago. What do you think of this album?

I really like it. It's got a lot of really beautiful stuff on it.

It's two albums, two groups even.

Children of God is the Swans very best record in my estimation. I love that album with a huge passion. It's the meeting ground between Gira's old group and the new mellower one that Jarboe transformed the group (and really the man too) into. I saw them play on the tour after that one, so they did plenty of stuff from it, and it was amazing.

I'm definitely planning on getting Filth, I saw it at the same record store.

I love those albums. They mark the border between noisy Swans and melodic Swans. My preference is for melodic Swans, and I love the Various Failures collection. Of the pre-Children of God stuff, I never bother going any furher back than Greed.

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Cop is just fucking EVIL.

I really want to get into this band. Is Children of God the best place to start?

I ordered some Swans stuff at a store a long time ago. The store closed before it came in...:(

Swans are awesome, don't own an album of them though.

I absolutely adore the Swans. Children of God is definitely a good album for anyone new to the band. I recently got Various Failures and it has some really amazing stuff on there, that might be one to start with as well.

To be honest, I didn't really think mush of Children of God at first (I was expecting the noisy Swans). But I have to say it has grown on me. Plus I like the World of Skin material quite a bit.

children of god is my fave swans lp.

i'm making a mixcd-r and was listening to my inclusion of "i crawled" and was fucking moved by that song so, in honour of that amazing song, i bump this thread so we can talk about swans.




they were so amazing...

i only have the s/t one. its bloody great.

props to swans.

Swans fucking rule. Best- Various Failures. I wish I could find the original albums, all I have is a cd of Burning World. Children of God and Soundtrack for the Blind are also heavenly.

i'm actually surprised a lot of you are not into or plainly don't know the early glory of filth, cop, young god and all their early devastating glory days.

I love Filth, one of my current favourite albums. Blackout kicks absolute ass.

Have you heard the live version of 'I Crawled' on Swans Are Dead? Its a lot different but I think I like it better than the original.

The Great Annihilator will always be my favourite Swans - its combines all their elements into one amazing package. Omniscience is also one of the best live albums I own!

Have you heard Body Lovers / Body Haters, every-n? There's every chance it might be right up your alley.

My first introduction to Swans was the 12" 'Raping a Slave'.
The very next day I went back to the record shop and bought 'Filth' and 'Cop'.

I seem to be in the minority here, but I much prefer the early 'noisy' Swans. Their gig at the Zap in Brighton was the loudest, most intense performance I have ever witnessed.

i like white light in the mouth of infinity the best, for whatever reason.