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Originally Posted by Cooking With Satan
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It would be. But that attitude is what Swans is to me. I love the new albums, but I wish Gira did them under a new moniker.
I once saw an interview with Genesis P-Orridge where he (she? s/he?) said that TG was a band based on anger and hatred whereas Psychic TV was a band based on love and camaraderie. That is exactly how I see Swans and "Swans." The new stuff is heavy, powerful and terrifying, but ultimately uplifting, life-affirming music, while the pre-breakup material was just fucking disgusting. Even albums like WLFTMOI sound bleaker than To Be Kind. Two different beasts, but I don't think the new stuff should continue on the original Swans' legacy. Swans now are a completely different beast and the name doesn't do justice to either band's intentions.