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3.0 out of 5 stars
Blonde Redhead: The Secret Society of Butterflies (4AD), September 1, 2005
Everyone knows that sometimes in order to create a masterpiece, you have to leave a mess of debris to either throw away or work with all over again. And the more the mess, the better. Blonde Redhead's music from this album came staright from the Misery Is A Butterfly session. Misery Is A Butterfly is Blonde Redhead's next take on negativity, confusion, imagination, anger, and the need to rectify it all on Misery Is A Buterfly. The title would have said it all better. There is actually a collection of B-Sides on two of the bands singles: "Elephant Woman" and "Equus". OK. Really, a collection is more of an exaggeration, but it is a shortlist to behold. The one song from Misery Is A Butterfly, called "Messenger" is reworked including David Sylvian. Instead of sticking along with the regular working of the song, David Sylvian adds more of a dark Nick Cave feel to the music, changing the formula by adding in a drop of new direction. In fact, even if I were to skip that song, it would have done just as well, since every song sets itsef up like a certain opera on its own. "Melody" (French Version), may sound elegant alone and once you try translating the lyrics. Otherwise, the music kind of becomes the type of debris we don't understand. Personally, I don't really mind it much. Language adds art and character. Plus, you can kind of hear her sing in English "These are the things you can do for me." And sometimes you just wonder what the heck that was. The next b-side which is the last of them is "Misery" (Wicked Version). I say this music would fit as well, mostly because I couldn't really tell the difference between the two, besides time to subside, whereas, the Wicked version fades at the near end. Either way, the imagery of the lyrics "Remember we watch misery spread her wings?"; "Misery Is A Butterfly". They are kind of living up to their view of life different than ours.
The only true B-Side is "Tons Confession", which can be found on the "Elephant Woman" Single. I didn't really see why this song was left of of the album, because the music fits kind of well. Also, it fits the theme of the album. Now it is not in my nature to judge an EP or an album full of throwaways and used casts, but if you were to listen to the music, you would know exactly why this music shouldn't even be B-Sides as much as being on an album. But it turns out the music is kind of a masterpiece on its own. Rarely, any album can create a collection of B-Sides and accidentally create another masterpiece. Buy this is you are either a fan of the band or Misery Is A Butterfly.
Rating: 6.75/10
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