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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
An album that should not be overlooked..., April 29, 2000
The usual gripe that people have with this album is that Bauhaus seem to be a little more self-indulgent than on previous albums. Admittedly, this album does take more patience than the first two releases, but it can be a very rewarding listen when given a chance. Songs like Third Uncle, Silent Hedges, Spirit and All We Ever Wanted Was Everything are familiar faces to most, but the album as a whole is a gem. The Three Shadows trilogy is a very dark reflection on something that has to do with fish, urine, Oedipus complexes, and fresh pink babies. A very disturbing and surreal experince. In The Night is a pretty heavy song for Bauhaus and Swing The Heartache boasts some of the strangest music Bauhaus has ever produced. The experimental Exquisite Corpse displays the band's abstract approach to songwriting and a few absurd yet wonderful lyrical passages. The aforementioned Silent Hedges has to be one of the best songs ever written about the onset of insanity and Third Uncle stomps. Spirit will make you want to jump up on the bar with a mug of ale in hand and shout "We love our audience!" again and again. Definitely recommended to anybody disgusted with the current woeful state of modern music.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
It's my favorite album too!, September 14, 2000
While the whole may off to some as rather inconsistent, I have to say this album is a great testament to what Bauhaus were capable of and all the possibilities of their career.
On this, we have the lightening glam-tinged rock of "third uncle" (a cover of brian eno btw), the melancholy drama of "the three shadows," or "all we ever wanted," and the bizarre experimentalism that marked just about all their work (you really must listen to the last piece).
Over all, it is an interesting album with what appears to be a theme running throughout. But then, I could be wrong. Rather sad that they were so heavily criticized in their own day. Even worse they are rarely given the credit they deserve for influencing so many and remaining so relevant. This is some great stuff.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Expressionist Masterpiece, November 9, 2003
I think Bauhaus(the band) became one with Bauhaus(the art school/movement) when they released The Sky's Gone Out. Tracks like "Spirit" and "The Three Shadows(I-III)" bring to mind Kurt Weill, Weimar Culture and German cabarets. The rest of the album is a smart amalgam of post-punk expressionism and good old rock n roll. Their cover of Eno's "Third Uncle" is pricless -- highly energetic and manic...a great way to start off an album such as this. "Silent Hedges" and "In The Night" take the disonant vampiric drama concepts of In The Flat Field and meld them with the ultra-slick production of Mask. And to prove that Bauhaus is not just a gloomy and detatched goth band(but a truly original and innovative rock n roll band), they serve up two diverse tracks: "All We Ever Wanted Was Everything", a rather tender and endearing ballad, and "Exquisite Corpse", a classic slice of the band's quirky sense of humour. All in all, this a great, well-balance album. It's got everything you look for when you go looking for Bauhaus.
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