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| View Larger Image | Sperm Whale | Audio CDby Thrones
| List Price: | $10.98 | |
| | Binding: | Audio CD | | Studio: | Kill Rock Stars | | Release Date: | September 19, 2000 | | Sales Rank: | 298,447th |
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TRACK LISTING |
Disc: 1
- Track 1: Oso Malo
- Track 2: Nuts and Berries
- Track 3: Manmtn
- Track 4: Acris Venator
- Track 5: Django
- Track 6: Ephraim
- Track 7: Anguish of Bears
- Track 8: Obolus
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CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 8 reviews)
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Sludgy slush by IRate  2 Stars
February 10, 2009
Typical in an overhyped, flavor-of-a-moment way, where so much feels irrelevant or downright ugly-edgy in an attempt to subvert the lack of real talent (hear how the intro sounds like TVOTR's- who can be overpraised in their own right- retarded step cousin)...but, including just enough compelling musical insight throughout the jagged and jaded indulgence to wearily lead me into a final, (beginning of) track where he seemingly "gets it" and places ingredients of doom, bloom, and boom optimally.
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holy crap is this a great album by lilaholland (san francisco)  5 Stars
June 03, 2005
i love it when music that seems like it should be scary becomes total bliss.
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As good as everyone here is saying by M. P. Lockwood (Brooklyn, NYC) 5 Stars
December 30, 2004
The reviews below say it pretty well: This is diverse, innovative and heavy as hell. Definitely for fans of the Melvins (which Joe Preston was a member of at one time), especially their weirder stuff, and now I hear Mr. Preston is a member of the OTHER heaviest band in existence, High on Fire! Check them out too. The first song on here is wild, sounds like Brainiac jamming with 9 Black Sabbaths.
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Here endeth the lesson... by Chinaski (waiting at the bar (thirsty)) 5 Stars
October 10, 2004
Truly one of the most astonishing things I have ever heard in my life. As I write this, I am in the process of constructing a shrine to Joe Preston. 'Nuts & Berries' made me f**king regress - foetal position - tears or eyes just watering (not sure). 'Ephraim' doesn't really do anything or go anywhere but still manages to be the most unnerving piece of music I've heard since somebody played me a Goblins record on a broken turntable when I was small. 'The Anguish Of Bears' is sooooo phenomenally crushing and beautiful, made me cry (this time, sure). And finally 'Obolus'. This is the really special one. Restrictions of language as means of communication mean that I cannot tell you how this will affect you, suffice to say you will be different when it stops. Angels, gravity and pretty angels...
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Play "Nuts and Berries" for grandma and watch her die. by A. Cordray (California) 5 Stars
May 12, 2004
It's seriously that heavy and scary, folks. This album is so balls out massive at points that you can't help but wonder what could have been had Joe gotten along better with the Melvins... or you might agree with me that getting kicked out of that band might have been the best thing for Preston, and for us.I can't put this album down. It snakes its way back into heavy rotation no matter what else I get into. Joe's drum programming is not just adequate, it carries it's own irreplacable aesthetic. And what he does on top of those drums is mind blowing. These are the heaviest riffs I've ever heard. Preston doesn't let them drone on excessively like Earth and Sunn))), he keeps them immediate and powerful, taking thick chunks of flesh and bone with every deliberate stroke. His use of vocoders really enhance the experience, taking this album to the left of being a sludge-fest towards some dreamlike uncharted territory. In a lot of ways, Thrones owes much to the Melvins. But as this album testifies, Joe has taken that influence and improved upon it... and also broken some new ground, which is exactly what chanelling influence is all about. I really, really hope he pushes the envelope and puts out another album.
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