The Way I Feel [Import]

Boyd Rice | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 19, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Caciocavallo
• ASIN: B000AO9O3A
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #258,253 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Accepts the Darkness, April 17, 2008

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Slacky B (Lake Charles, LA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Way I Feel (Audio CD)

Let me clarify something right away in regard to the reviewer who wrote there is no singing on this CD. If an individual says there's no singing on a recording that has a fair amount of singing on it, I induce this person has not listened to much of the recording. Now, for more substantial matters ... Rice's language on this disc is very often not pretty. Some is apparently racist. Whether he meant this language to shock or offend, I neither know nor care. Let me explain why I think this recording has merit. Rice is not afraid to admit that life is often about annoyance and nuisance and sometimes about what is undeniably intense pain. He admits that people are as they are, with their galaxies of flaws included. I can't imagine that self-help books have any place in his cosmology. I think he tries to see both himself and his world pretty much just as they are without ever resorting to the escapist optimism that seems to have become mandatory for U.S. citizens. He doesn't feel that either people or civilization have changed for the better at any point since the inception of civilization. The world Rice depicts isn't pretty or nice. The representation of the world and the way it really is and really works is, I think, more or less accurate. Rice is clearly an independent thinker and would prefer, all other things being equal, that others be independent thinkers as well; thus he doesn't feel that the listener has to agree with his worldview point by point. He is letting the listener know in a quite direct way that he's long since gotten rid of his rose-colored glasses. I'm reminded of the lyrics of James White: "I don't want to be happy. I don't think people are very pretty inside." The record should appeal to those who appreciate the lyrics of Glenn Danzig, Michael Gira, Lou Reed, Iggy Pop, Sage Francis and the band Portishead.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars I already know how you feel, December 19, 2010

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A Dinosaur-Shaped Car "Homosexual Porn" - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Way I Feel (Audio CD)

Let's say past all his aggressive social Darwinism, racism and chauvinism (none of which really gel with his claims to be "misanthropic", because that means hating everybody), Boyd Rice was really just a crude prankster all along, and so most of his critics miss the point. Fair enough. But that means conversely, if you buy his music, the joke is really on you.

At his best, he's slightly amusing, at his worst, he's a strawman Christian pundits used to use to make all atheists look bad. To all the gawffs who dig this, I guess you could be listening to less interesting music. Still, you'll grow out of it.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Welcome to Hatesville, May 18, 2010

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L. Wadsworth "vinyl reject" (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Way I Feel [RARE] (Vinyl)

First off, i'd like to say something just about the vinyl and the condition i received it in.

This album sounds much better on vinyl than it does on CD or in mp3 format. Such is the case with most vinyl records. I was shocked to see that the record was pressed on red vinyl. There we're no scratches on the record when i got it in the mail. A huge bonus, considering how far it traveled to get to where i was. All in all i was very satisfied with the condition i received the record in. I won't be listening to it any time soon, you know, in order to preserve it.

Now about the content of the album. It's about feelings and thoughts. You would be surprised how often Boyd's thoughts mirror your own. Some of the ideas that are discussed are racist or sexist, which i don't embrace. But after listening to the record a few times, you start to discover a lot of what old Boyd has to say is very true.

A lot of the songs are just spoken word with some interesting little melody going on in the backround. But there are some actual songs with singing in them. If your a fan of the whole neo-folk scene then you'll recognize some of the collaborations on this record. Douglas P., David Tibet, and John Murphy to name a few. While the main focus of the songs are the words being spoken, the backround music is always interesting and does a pretty good job of capturing the ear's attention. COIL lends their devious hand to this album in a dark little instrumental piece. Joel Haertling also produces a few instrumental pieces for the record, most notably in "Pearls before swine" , the album's opening track.

"The way i feel" is not for everyone. If you do a little research, you find that Boyd Rice is affiliated with the church of satan. And he has an eletist and darwinistic view of the world. But the album itself does not discuss any of these beliefs directly. So sit back, smile, relax, and let the hate come in. This album is sure to please even the casual listener.