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Favorite live performance outside of official live records?
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Favorite live performance outside of official live records?

What's your favorite performance of the band that wasn't released as an official live album, be it through a bootleg of poor audio quality or through your personal experience being there?

Personally, since Michael and company aren't coming to Brazil anytime soon despite my efforts, I'll pick this performance in Toronto from 2012:

https://youtu.be/TyMMvmuDYZo?is=S8CrFHNtykgGudR5

Goosebumps all the way through, maybe the most visceral and explosive the band has ever sounded, and arguably their best performance of The Seer.

u/dEnd_Game — 1 day ago
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Favorite Swans-related project

Swans has a huge history and has had many prolific members over the years, so considering that:

What is your personal favorite (or favorites) record outside of Swans that has the involvement of at least one of the members?

For me I'd have to obviously say How I Loved You by Angels of Light, which is arguably Michael's best work even including all the Swans material. Honorable mention to Sacrificial Cake by Jarboe, probably my favorite from her also impressive discography.

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u/dEnd_Game — 2 months ago
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ALBUM RECOMMENDATION: An Evil Heat by Oxbow

I've been getting into Oxbow recently. I've noticed a few similarities with Swans in this album and I think a lot of Swans fans would also enjoy this, it has a lot of that evil and subtly manic energy, and the 30 minute closer especially reminded me of the post apocalyptic aggression and repetition we can find in Swans.

I know Oxbow is probably not the most obscure noise rock band around but maybe some people don't know this one yet.

u/dEnd_Game — 2 months ago