RECURRING

Spacemen 3

Psychedelic/Space Rock

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So this is what Chinese water torture must feel like. Nothing particular abrasive upfront but the sheer repetitive uneventful monotony of it all is more than a enough to bore a hole straight through your brain anyway. The music on this record is what would have emerged had 60s British invasion bands decided that Heroin, and not acid, was their drug of choice for musical inspiration. Instead of Strawberry Fields, we get "hey mate, don't sweat it. Just like sit down and press record. Life's too short to care too much."

I had the displeasure of coming across this record when a friend of mine recommended it to our album club. Had I merely been indifferent to the music here, I would have avoided publicly sharing my thoughts on the Archives. After all, I don't know much about this genre and what would constitute a worthwhile addition to its ranks. But given that I would rather have no music playing at all than having this record playing, I felt compelled to warn other potential listeners before they subject themselves to this.

For what its worth, the second half of this record with its relatively more standard compositionally choices is significantly better than the first. Its not good, but its also not entirely unlistenable. Apparently, internal strife had reached a fever pitch within the band causing its two main song writers to write and record separately. Thank God for that!

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Posted Tuesday, February 9, 2021 | Review Permalink

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