Someone must have missed the story about the Titanic, when the captain said,"Not even God Himself can sink this ship". Well, when you use God's name in vain like it's no big deal, you're setting yourself up for failure...
Repent... respect God, or reap the consequences (Exodus20:7)...
Yeah, the angels of light stuff is alright, but overall I can do without the whole good ol' singer songwriter getup and image (the country style hat, suspenders, farmer clothes, etc). First of all, it's a horrible anachronistic cliche, which takes me by surprise for a guy like Gira who defied that sort of thing at everything turn of his career in Swans. It gets even worse with the new Swans record which is essentially his solo acoustic stuff with accompaniment. Glad they're back, but fairly lame
@mikeplaid You fucking tool. An artist isn't going to retain the same image they've become known for just to please you. Just deal with this irrefutable fact -- that these people do not exist simply to gratify your pigeon-holing idea of what an artist should and should not be.
@err0r Why don't you go cry about it. As a listener I am free to evaluate music any way I please. We have seen the same move by Billy Corgan and his reformation of the Smashing Pumpkins minus Jimmy Chamberline, the name Swans and Smashing Pumpkins are mere selling points, in their present incarnations they do not imply anything musically apart from a facade and a brand name. Gira should just play Swans songs as a solo artist, same with Corgan. They shouldn't bullshit us otherwise.
@mikeplaid "the country style hat, suspenders, farmer clothes, etc" he was in that get-up back in 1987 for Children of God, so its really nothing new.
@mikeplaid Gira was using that cowboy hat and others before snapping Swans, and although I agree that the new Swans is more his solo stuff than the original Swans, it is still a fantastic incarnation of the old band he's got going, it combines the rawness of the early band with the more musically oriented nature of the 90's lineup.
And who cares if he's being anachronistic, that's his fashion statement and that's it...
His singing hasn't changed. This song is originally recorder with double vocal, due to that it sounds more powerful and robust. His voice is very suggestive and sharp live and in studio. On this live there's something fucked up with his voice, cold or something, because he sings mostly higher tones. I admire a man so depressive and yet so ambitious to ever produce something as beautiful, music and lyrics
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Someone must have missed the story about the Titanic, when the captain said,"Not even God Himself can sink this ship". Well, when you use God's name in vain like it's no big deal, you're setting yourself up for failure...
Repent... respect God, or reap the consequences (Exodus20:7)...
SokemRokemRobot 7 months ago
Yeah, the angels of light stuff is alright, but overall I can do without the whole good ol' singer songwriter getup and image (the country style hat, suspenders, farmer clothes, etc). First of all, it's a horrible anachronistic cliche, which takes me by surprise for a guy like Gira who defied that sort of thing at everything turn of his career in Swans. It gets even worse with the new Swans record which is essentially his solo acoustic stuff with accompaniment. Glad they're back, but fairly lame
mikeplaid 1 year ago
@mikeplaid WHAttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt.
vars666 10 months ago
@mikeplaid You fucking tool. An artist isn't going to retain the same image they've become known for just to please you. Just deal with this irrefutable fact -- that these people do not exist simply to gratify your pigeon-holing idea of what an artist should and should not be.
err0r 9 months ago
@err0r Why don't you go cry about it. As a listener I am free to evaluate music any way I please. We have seen the same move by Billy Corgan and his reformation of the Smashing Pumpkins minus Jimmy Chamberline, the name Swans and Smashing Pumpkins are mere selling points, in their present incarnations they do not imply anything musically apart from a facade and a brand name. Gira should just play Swans songs as a solo artist, same with Corgan. They shouldn't bullshit us otherwise.
mikeplaid 7 months ago
@mikeplaid you have no taste in music. to even use billy gorgan in the saME . FUCK YOU. IM TOO MAD
vars666 4 months ago
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@mikeplaid "the country style hat, suspenders, farmer clothes, etc" he was in that get-up back in 1987 for Children of God, so its really nothing new.
drido 4 months ago
@mikeplaid Gira was using that cowboy hat and others before snapping Swans, and although I agree that the new Swans is more his solo stuff than the original Swans, it is still a fantastic incarnation of the old band he's got going, it combines the rawness of the early band with the more musically oriented nature of the 90's lineup.
And who cares if he's being anachronistic, that's his fashion statement and that's it...
FractalBolt 1 month ago
when was this?
Nesciio 1 year ago
His singing hasn't changed. This song is originally recorder with double vocal, due to that it sounds more powerful and robust. His voice is very suggestive and sharp live and in studio. On this live there's something fucked up with his voice, cold or something, because he sings mostly higher tones. I admire a man so depressive and yet so ambitious to ever produce something as beautiful, music and lyrics
sniffthestuff 1 year ago
@sniffthestuff no, its really changed, go watch some of his older live videos. his voice actually used to be that deep and powerful.
ThMrksman 1 year ago
probably it's because of the lack of cigarettes, but throat keeps changing is shape while years pass
TrevorReznikable 1 year ago
love you gira .))
purplemagicdoors 1 year ago 3
His singing style has really changed
N1ckSc0tt 2 years ago 6
michael is a midnight cowboy
Sandbag209 3 years ago 13
Mike uses some smokes & hard liquor to get that voice, but I do all that shit & I still sound like a twat.
Why is this sort of stuff not on US/UK talent shows? The proles rule, unfortunately. :-(.
Democracy is a bad thing when the votes of cretins count too - hence Bush, Blair
p97154 3 years ago
Nice. Hope to see him and the gang again soon. Always good.
swans1997 3 years ago 4
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Such an awesome song.
Still, I wish he could sing in key.
JohnnyJohnnyJohnny 3 years ago
Thank you, old man
GuySmiley689 3 years ago 8
Excellent.
perpitbla5 4 years ago 4
An exceedingly powerful song..
markthew 4 years ago 4
Fuck ik het weeral gemist.
Toch bedankt om het te uploaden.
sonictrasher 4 years ago
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Voelt als een steek... toch?! Ik heb het blijkbaar ook gemist. Snif!
Lapsanglover 3 years ago
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Can you motherfuckers cut that gook shit out?
doganddice 3 years ago
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Ah, what's the matter? Mommy didn't breast-feed ya?
Lapsanglover 3 years ago
m gira is god !!!! :-)))))))))))
stiggyh 4 years ago
amazing song and lyrics michael gira you are cool
bedst from denmark
olenspeter 4 years ago 2
I just love this song...thanks for uploading this video...!!!
elendcita 4 years ago 2
Geweldig!!!! mijn favoriete Swans nummer!!
Ik was ook bij dit optreden.
brasikurtz 4 years ago