Twin Infinitives

Royal Trux | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 17, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Drag City
• ASIN: B0000019PB
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #187,110 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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19 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars junk orbits in the concrete jungle, jagger style, August 18, 2002

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Phil Avetxori - See all my reviews

This review is from: Twin Infinitives (Audio CD)

This is the sound of the rock n' roll genome, post-Altamont and recycled through way too many misunderstandings, miscarriages, mistakes, and misappropriations. A summer of love hangover rounding the bend into a punk rock junky nightmare, where it shatters on impact into a thousand beautiful shards. This is where Downtown meets the Haight, where filthy indie self-loathing and numb-gummed tax exile knock skinhead into feathered shag. The confetti that bursts from within these two seemingly dissimilar cascarones turns out to have the same sparkle. All of these musical and weird sociolinguistic detours that Chuck, Elvis, Buddy, and Bo would never have imagined in their wildest dreams were a given by the time Royal Trux recorded this head-scratcher. Understandably, some will never get it. However, those willing to ride the cyclonic uptake of this scumbag rock echo-chamber will find a place where early Sonic Youth at their most damaged take a sharp detour into a blurry nod. But the rock gods will make the best of a bad situation, when push comes to shove; and the ultimate indie-rock mess comes right out the other side of the black hole into brilliant. There's hiss and moan and clank and tremelo blooze slop, all arranged in an intuitive conversation where Ornette and Burroughs have a Jamaican sound system battle with cheap drum machines and even cheaper amps. In the end, Jerry Garcia and Darby Crash share needles, to the horror of their respective fanbases, but to the delight of those who remember that rock n' roll means endless possibilities.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Nothing Like It, May 26, 2008

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Mark A. Horowitz "maddogm13" (Seattle, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Twin Infinitives (MP3 Download)

My personal review of this monster would have five stars, but I recognize that not everyone shares my love for horrible noise. Just trust me--love it or hate it (I can't imagine much middle ground except total bewilderment), you've never heard anything like this. Soundtrack music for very, very bad experiences, remembered through a psychotic or pharmaceutical haze.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An indie classic which makes you vibrate with fear and joy, March 29, 2003

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Roger Deforest (Fresno, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Twin Infinitives (Audio CD)

This album can no doubt only be enjoyed with an open mind and a sense of humor. Neil and Jennifer created "Twin Infinitives" to keep the stupid Pussy Galore fans from coming to their shows. I guess it worked. Along with the recently released Hand Of Glory, this album is Royal Trux's rare trek into experimental post-punk junk rock. In other words if you love Celine Dion you'll probably vomit upon the first few notes of this album and loathe all things associated with the Great and Almighty Royal Trux.