and as records go…
… France the Mute must be one of the most complex ones I have.
Have listened to it several times now (though not in a row like Aaro suggests), and I clearly am missing a clue. Or multiples thereof.
Persistence will reward. Or at least I hope it to. But this is a tough nut to crack. Way, way tougher than their previous album (De-Loused in the Comatorium), which wasn’t exactly a walk in the park either.
Time to retreat to regressive rock for a while: a good mix of Hellacopters, Ramones and Motörhead ought to do the trick. Perhaps the appreciation of the immeasurables of Frances will grow as a result. Perhaps not. But at least I’ll know what the songs are about.
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