Limbo

Throwing Muses | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 13, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rykodisc
• ASIN: B0000009QJ
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #203,436 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Buzz

2. Ruthie's Knocking

3. Freeloader

4. Limbo

5. Tar Kisses

6. Tango

7. Serene

8. Mr. Bones

9. Night Driving

10. Cowbirds

11. Shark

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Support local music!!, October 16, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Limbo (Audio CD)

I Have LONG been a fan of Throwing Muses, and through boredom online and searching sites, I started looking up things I already knew. I have owned this album (Among many others of theirs) for many years now and I still feel quite strongly about it. There are few groups out there (still in existence or not) who truly pull off the aggressve poeticism of the 80' post punk alternative movement; and Throwing Muses is one of them. BUT to say only that is to pigeon hole them into a genre, which is undeserved. Kristen Hersh is truly a gifted songwriter and guitar player, and along with the rest of the band (accomplished musicians as well!), created a amazing soundscape. If you like the rock, Give them a listen... And try to see them live if ever there is another chance!

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Good, February 26, 2000

By 

Mark W. Brinton (Bellevue, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Limbo (Audio CD)

I've been following pop music for awhile. I remember seeing the Beatles on Ed Sullivan. Somehow, the Muses totally escaped my notice until 1998. This is a group I just can't come to terms with. Simply put, their complete discography, considered as a whole, far,far exceeds the sum of its parts. To this day, I can't actually say that any one of their albums is "great". And yet, and yet... I tell you, these works put me in a fugue state for months. I ended buying and playing every single album over and over and over...It was the strangest thing. This, I think, was my favorite. It kind of all runs together, though. This is turning into a pretty incoherent review but, there you are. Muses music hits me way,way lower than the cerebrum.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Kristen Hersh should be a huge star . . ., October 25, 2004

By 

Rich Latta (Austin, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Limbo (Audio CD)

. . . but the popular music world is full of shallow, plasticky dreck and the Muses will forever remain a relatively underground band for those with discriminating tastes in rock. And let it be known that LIMBO does indeed rock. The album has a brash attitude that I love and it comes through in Hersh's fantastically raw riffage as well as her unique voice.

The songs largely concern characters who are living a certain rough & tumble lifestyle - the "limbo" of the title - which can easily be interpreted as a druggie's way of life. Some characters are desperate, but many are recklessly carefree. There are other tunes dealing with relationships and lovers that are stunning and gorgeous.

I can see how some fans may prefer the Muses of old that they know and love, but I think their albums have generally gotten better and better over time (which says a lot since they were very good when they first started in their early teens). I love that early stuff, but later albums like RED HEAVEN rock harder and naturally have more confidence and maturity. LIMBO has got to be one of their best and may even be their masterpiece.