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Throwing Muses

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 11, 1992)
• Original Release Date: August 11, 1992
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sire / London/Rhino
• ASIN: B000002LT8
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #8,946 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
With Tanya Donnelly's defection to the Breeders, this sixth album from the Boston band is essentially (and justifiably) a solo vehicle for guitarist, singer & songwriter Kristen Hersh. "Dio," with guest vocalist Bob Mould, is the marquee track, but Hersh plays and sings throughout with an intensity that brings to mind Neil Young and Tom Verlaine. --Jeff Bateman

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars JOYOUS NEUROSES, October 6, 2000

By	EriKa "E" (Iceland) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

Could this be one of the most undervalued and underappreciated albums of the 1990s? Yes, I do insist so. I bought this knowing the crazed, fragile brilliance that is Kristin Hersh. She has always been the mind and force behind this band. I don't care what anyone says about Tanya Donelly leaving the band and a hollow space that that created. Donelly was not that important in this band, as far as I am concerned... she went on to do her own things... and let Kristin do hers. And what Kristin Hersh does best is ROCK. She has highly idiosyncratic vocals, very weird lyrics, and carefully crafted, ingenious songs. All of these elements come together on this completely joyous musical raucous! It is decadent. Superlative do not begin to describe how brilliant this is. You would be wise to check this out FIRST in your anthropological dig through Throwing Muses history because this is the core of what the band is. Previous albums are also brilliant, but this is a showcase of brilliance at its supreme level. Divine moments here include "Dirty Water", "Summer St.", "The Visit", and the incomparable "Rosetta Stone". This is an unforgettable album. GET IT.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant, March 22, 1999

By A Customer

Lots of people say Hunkpapa or The Real Ramona are the places to start, because apparently the band suffered following Tanya Donelly's departure. I don't think anything could be further from the truth. This album is abrasive, melodic in a cyclone sort of way, driven and full of bizarre imagery. Music needs more women like Kristin Hersh who basically reinvent the guitar when they play it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars one of the muses' best, January 7, 2004

By A Customer

i've read interviews in which kristin hersh has said that this was her favorite throwing muses album. the trimmed-down three piece band rocks hard and tight on this one, and still manages to include a lot of variety and originality. definitely worth repeated listens.