Notwist [Import]

Notwist | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 14, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Subway Records
• ASIN: B00000ASNE
• In-Print Editions: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #519,449 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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30 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not what you would expect, August 7, 2000

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R. K. Adams (Stuttgart, Germany) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Notwist (Audio CD)

The Notwist is one of my favorite bands, this is there first of 4 cd's they released. I started listening to them on there release of 12, an indie/post-rock album with very catchy melodies. This album however is very Heavy, it sounds like a clash between the old Metallica albums and the old Dinosaur Jr. albums. I would check out this album of you like 80's indie metal. If you are into Tortoise and Stereolab check out there newer CD's. Thanks

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars must be listened to within context, June 19, 2006

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J. Wendorf (Seattle) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Notwist (Audio CD)

I believe this was the first album put out by The Notwist. As some of the other reviewers have noted, it's totally different than the bleeps and ticks of Neon Golden. However, if you listen to all four of their albums, starting with this one, you'll see an evolution of style from the guitar thrash of this album to the drum machine modulations of Neon Golden (from which the Postal Service has borrowed heavily). Their second album, 12, is very guitar driven, but with some elements of jazz thrown in abruptly. Shrink still uses a lot of guitar, but also starts mixing in drum loops and uses still more jazz sounding instrumentation.

The point is, the Notwist is a band, not a style or a genre. I was lucky to have picked up on them while living in Germany in the early 90's when they released a single that is on 12, a Robert Palmer cover of 'Johnny and Mary'. Very cool, and a great video if you can track it down. All their albums are worth investing in, but don't expect one to sound anything like the other.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This is cool stuff., December 8, 2002

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This review is from: Notwist (Audio CD)

I became interested in this band after reading a review praising Neon Golden and listening to a couple songs from that album. I liked them, but that album, and most of the others, were expensive imports or just unavailable at the time, so I ended up with this one, which is quite different from what I'd heard. Folks seem to think Neon Golden is like Kid A; I dunno about that but I can say this one doesn't suggest any Radiohead comparisons. It's all harsh guitars and pounding drums and only the occasional dispassionate lyric--metal, I guess, but I'm not much on the genre names so forgive me if I simply call it good.