I know, a very stupid reason to buy a CD is the artwork. Lo and Behold, this is a fucking great album. I've since gone and done some "pokin 'round" on the internets about Michael Gira, and before this disc I didn't know a goddamn thing about him.
I've since read some wildly varying reviews about the disc, but I have to say, this shit creeps me out. This is a "value added" purchase, in that unless you hang out with a bunch of art rock people from New York, I think most "normal" people will find this recording very scary. Of course I mean this all as high praise.
This is one of those rare CDs for me that when I first listened to it, I didn't know what the hell to think; or feel. Which in my case most of the time works out to be a recording I come to cherish very much. I could say more, but I can only recommend that you go find this, buy it, and listen to it. With lines like "your eyes are your holes where you suck in your need", I'm getting a feeling this is a keeper..
Also, the last Nels Cline record with the pics of the Hadron Collider on it is fucking fantastic. As usual. Go get that motherfucker too, and listen to where modern rock REALLY is.
