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Poll Question: Which is your favourite?
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The ones I have, in order of preference:

1) My Father Will Guide Me Up A Rope To The Sky
2) To Be Kind
3) The Seer
4) The Great Annihilator

As to why, well Father is the first one I got and I just fell in love with it.  What else can be said?



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I feel like much of their discography is just apples and oranges. No vote for me as I only own Greed, Children of God, Love of Life, and To Be Kind, but I could see myself voting for any of those.
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Honestly I was disappointed with To Be Kind. It seemed to me much weaker that The Seer.

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I'm a Swans newbie.  Soaking up To Be Kind.
Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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The Great Annihilator. Little bit of everything Swans have done, represents the band perfectly.

Soundtracks, The Seer, Children Of God and White Light are all close seconds.
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Originally posted by melotron98 melotron98 wrote:

Nice poll Xonty! Thumbs Up I think the two latest albums are the best from whole discography. Just after I got my preorder of To Be Kind  I'd vote for that one without doubt. But now I don't know... a good reason to listen those 2-hours albums now. Big smile

EDIT Btw, what if someone would like to vote for  Public Castration Is a Good Idea? Wink

Cheers! Tongue Definitely agree, and I meant to put, it's just studio albums Smile
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I don't really have a favorite, but my top tier would consist of (no order)

The Seer
To Be Kind
Body to Body, Job to Job (comp/live)
Swans Are Dead (live)
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1. To Be Kind
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Great Annihilator
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Seer
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Nice poll Xonty! Thumbs Up I think the two latest albums are the best from whole discography. Just after I got my preorder of To Be Kind  I'd vote for that one without doubt. But now I don't know... a good reason to listen those 2-hours albums now. Big smile

EDIT Btw, what if someone would like to vote for  Public Castration Is a Good Idea? Wink


Edited by melotron98 - July 24 2014 at 07:36
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The Seer followed by Soundtracks for the Blind
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Children Of God. Great atmosphere and it's not as megalomaniac as Soundtracks For The Blind or The Seer, nor as same-ish as White Light From The Mouth Of Infinity.
This night wounds time.
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Pretty simple, what's your favourite Swans album and why? 

Going for "The Seer" on this one - little bit let down by "To Be Kind" if I'm honest (although there are some fantastic tracks on it). Not really a huge fan on the 20th century albums, although "Soundtracks For The Blind" was pretty great.

As always, thanks for any feedback! Smile


Edited by Xonty - July 24 2014 at 05:38
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