Neurosis
I thought about starting this post with a comment about how the sound of Neurosis has changed over the years, but then realized I have no idea what they sound like now. Last I heard of Neurosis was 1993’s Enemy of the Sun, and by that point my short attention span couldn’t get around the sprawling prog-metal that the group was churning out. Not to say I didn’t appreciate the changes in the band’s sound from the heavy thrash of 1988’s Pain of Mind to the ambitious soundscapes captured on 1992’s monstrous Souls At Zero, but a little went a long way. 1989’s Aberration EP on Lookout is a decent capture of the band before their metamorphisis began. The “A” side contains two rough, mid-tempo metalcore tracks, the flip a longer, more interesting cut. I can only imagine that this sounds primitive by comparison to their latter day material, but it still works for me.
Neurosis - Self Doubt.mp3
Neurosis - Nonsense.mp3
Neurosis - Pollution.mp3
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Awesome. This single and the “Souls at Zero” LPs are my favorite Neurosis releases.
This blew my socks off when i first heard it - the tension & madness in ‘pollution’ is just fantastic! ‘Pain of mind’ was equally good too I thought - great fierce playing with fantastic dynamics…’double edged sword’ is the killer track…then after that(for me at least) they become very unexciting & pretty damn dull…Great post - I’ve been waiting for this for ages!
These tracks rage! They bring an image of crusties head banging and shaking their fists.
hahaha i didnt notice richard on the cover. thats hilarious and random. great tunes.
My favorte NEUROSIS stuff. I actually won this 7″ in a game of pool with a loud-mouthed crust girl. I tried to win her disorder and discharge patch covered ass-flap the next game but to no avail. Oh well……good record though.
Nice post! The change that Neurosis made reminds me of how The Boredoms went from crusty to spacey. I had this 7″ on a cassette comp, good to have it back in “digital”.
i have bought every single neurosis release since pain of mind/alchemy. I never minded the growth. when other bands vanished neurosis kept pushing themselves. I always loved this 7″ for its crust/primitive aesthetic. one of a kind band
i have bought every single neurosis release since pain of mind/alchemy. I never minded the growth. when other bands vanished neurosis kept pushing themselves. I always loved this 7″ for its crust/primitive aesthetic. one of a kind band
Right arm! I don’t have to bust out this vinyl anymore.
Great stuff. My favorite was always Pain of Mind. They
ripped that shit live at Gilman.
Word is Law is awesome too.