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Another stupid summer Jul 21, 2008
I came upon this album early last year upon re-discovering Kristin Hersh with the release of her last solo album, Learn to Sing Like a Star. She has almost always been prominent on my musical radar since around 1992 when I first discovered Throwing Muses and then her awesome solo stuff starting with Hips and Makers. I think this album came around during an extremely inspired and productive time in her career which hasn't stopped thankfully. In a few short years she put out the last Throwing Muses album (with Tanya Donelly again finally!), all the 50 Foot Wave stuff, and the phenomenal solo album. Golden Ocean is what I think most artists wish they could achieve, something with almost a completely different style to anything they have ever done before but is still completely awesome! "Long Painting", "Clara Bow", "Dog Days", and the title track are real standouts on this tight album.
 For the die hardest fan Jul 11, 2005
I've been a big Kristin Hersh and Throwing Muses fan for years, but this album is just not up to her usual high standards. It's got the rocking part right, but it's missing the sophistication and genuine emotion that set her and the Muses apart from their peers. (I guess you can call it the artistic part.) The songs are there, buried, it's just that *everybody* is pounding away - on every song - all the time. Yet, it doesn't feel angry or aggressive. I listen to it, and I'm like "why are you yelling?" In the end it's just fatiguing. For awhile, I thought she could do no wrong, but this, for me, is a misstep.
My 2005 favorite so far Jun 26, 2005
I don't listen to hard rock (or whatever you call it) that much, I usually prefer folk, country, singer songwriters... but this "Golden Ocean" rocked my world. Lots of "good" energy (never pompous) and speed breaks, a sense of dynamics and tunes thrown in pure wildness. You can feel the urgency, and that's usually what the best rock music is about. Kristin Hersh & band have experience enough to do such music avoiding boredom and cliches. Hersh rings true and free, exploding of positive wildness. She has fun. You won't find any marketing strategy here. This music is cool and intelligent.
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Martha K. O'Connell, You Rock My World May 22, 2005
Don't sound like Throwing Muses, don't sound like Sonic Youth, don't sound like X, and it don't sound like The Pixies.
Does sound like Iron Maiden and Motorhead. I know that's NOT what K had in mind. Maybe Rob did a little, though...heh, heh, heh...
I love this very, VERY muchly. My friend Dave already ruined my first copy upon borrowing it. What could it have made him do, to do whatever he did to it? Guess I need to get copy #2 when I pick up S-K's, "The Woods" on Tuesday...
If you don't like rock 'n' roll, heavy metal, punk rock, you will NOT like this. If you like your standard-issue, mediocre ADULT-CONTEMPORARY garbage that most "mature" listeners kid themselves into believing actually emotionally speaks to their years of living and wisdom, then go pick up one of the many millions of records by pansies like Jack Johnson or Sheryl Crow.
Fall to you knees and repent if you please!!!
7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
rock and roll Apr 19, 2005
I have heard most this these 50 Footwave recordings and they seems very listenable. They are very appealing. I am not so familiar with Throwing Muses or Kristin Hersh's solo work. But I heard this record and the other one, and it seems like an amazing band. There is really nobody doing music like this. It's aggressive music with female vocals. It has big guitar riffs and screaming vocals. I just love it. I don't know enough about it. It reminds me a little of Wire "Pink Flag." It's original music that is reaching people out there in the online community.
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