Swans ?– Children Of God Double Vinyl L.P
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Swans ?– Children Of God
Label: Product Inc. ?– 33 PROD 17
Format: 2 × Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: UK
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Alternative Rock, Industrial, Experimental
Children of God is the fifth studio album by American post-punk band Swans. It was released in 1987.
Swans is an American post-punk band originally active from 1982 to 1997, led by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Michael Gira. The band was one of the few groups to emerge from the early 1980s New York No Wave scene and stay intact into the next decade. Formed by Gira in 1982, Swans employed a shifting lineup of musicians until their dissolution in 1997. Besides Gira, the only other constant members were keyboardist/vocalist/songwriter Jarboe from 1984 to 1997, and semi-constant guitarist Norman Westberg. The band was noted for droning vocals and repetitive song structures.
Children of God expanded Jarboe's role, acting as a foil to Michael Gira's tales of suffering, torture and humiliation. The stories portrayed here, however, are ever the more unusual, given their juxtaposition—and admixture—with religious imagery. The intention was neither to mock nor embrace religion, but experiment with the power inherent in its messages and the hypocrisy of many of its leaders.
Some songs, such as "Beautiful Child", retain the vocal style of earlier days, but many are quite tame. The almost baroque "In My Garden", for example, added an extra dimension with piano (used before on "Fool" and "Sealed in Skin" to far grimmer effect) and acoustic guitar. In between the two poles, there are pieces like "Sex, God, Sex" (heavy metal-like bass riffs with blues and gospel-inspired singing), "Blood and Honey" (a murder ballad with early post-rock tendencies) and "Blind Love" (a lengthy song, alternating between intoned vocals and violent instrumental passages). Gira considers this to be the band's major turning point.
Tracklist
A1
New Mind
A2
In My Garden
A3
Our Love Lies
B1
Sex, God, Sex
B2
Blood And Honey
B3
Like A Drug (Sha La La La)
C1
You're Not Real, Girl
C2
Beautiful Child
C3
Blackmail
C4
Trust Me
D1
Real Love
D2
Blind Love
D3
Children Of God
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