Contempt [Original recording reissued]

Assemblage 23 | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 13, 2001)
• Original Release Date: 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued
• Label: Metropolis Records
• ASIN: B00005QKEQ
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #222,371 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Customer Reviews

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you don't have this one yet...get it!, January 4, 2003

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D. Needham "ohiobatgirl" (Dublin, OH United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Contempt (Audio CD)

I bought this CD back in '99 and loved it! What a great first release! Lush soundscapes, pounding beats, smart lyrics, great samples (but not over-burdened with too many) and every song sounds unique.

Failure was also an outstanding release. Heartbreaking lyrics, but also full of hope. Addendum is good remix cd, great extra track "Let me be your armor". Defiance was a bit disappointed in comparison to these previous releases. But when your expectations are set so high, what can you expect.

As the years have gone by, I keep going back to this CD! Anthem, Surface, Coward, Bi-polar, Pages, Purgatory and Never Forgive are outstanding!

Don't overlook this CD as an older release! You may like it just as much (or more than) Failure.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you are found lacking Contempt..., January 21, 2003

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Christopher Vaughn (San Antonio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Contempt (Audio CD)

I heard Failure before Contempt, but this album keeps haunting my headphones. Each track builds a mosaic of electronic bliss. Sometimes dark and sometimes fleeting. I return to this cd often when I am at a loss for what to listen to, it's that wonderful. Tom Shear is a music fan and it shows intensely through his work. Each release up to and including Defiance show growth and an ongoing faith in his craft. His influences shine through (see his messageboard on the main web page for a list in many a post) and he is quite possibly one of the friendliest guys in the biz. He loves to share his thoughts and ideas fluidly with his fans and that is heroic in this music genre. I will maintain a love for A23 and Tom no doubt will continue to be a prominent force to be reckoned with in the ever changing sea of electronic music.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars good cd, May 8, 2004

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M. Randall "Deadpool" (Allen Park, MI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Contempt (Audio CD)

while this cd is good.. it feels very repetetive. after i listen to anthem (track 1) i find it hard to listen to anymore.. while each song is good.. it just feels like its the same song over and over again just with different lyrics. Tom has improved this slightly on Failure.. in which there was a couple stand out tracks. While he has incredible music making abilities... he needs to make his vocals lifting a little.. he sounds like a robot and i'm not even sure if you could call his vocals singing.. more like talking. anyways, a good EBM never-the-less