“Blind” serves as another angle of a “Failure”-like message, where a man, presumably Gira, starts strong, but naive, and withers in ambition as the passage of time goes by, until he becomes a failure (“Nothing has transpired”). This song was added as a bonus track in the 2015 remaster of "White Light From the Mouth of Infinity" – it did not appear on the original 1991 release, instead, it was originally used as the final track of Michael Gira’s solo album, "Drainland" in 1995.
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“Blind” serves as another angle of a “Failure”-like message, where a man, presumably Gira, starts strong, but naive, and withers in ambition as the p… read more
“Blind” serves as another angle of a “Failure”-like message, where a man, presumably Gira, starts strong, but naive, and withers in ambition as the passage of time goes by, until he beco… read more
Swans is a American experimental rock band from New York, United States, active from 1982 to 1997, reformed in 2010, led by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Michael Gira. Marginally associated with the no wave scene at first, their original sound was slow and extremely heavy, with live performances that were often so brutal and physical that in a number of instances certain audience members were made ill, police were called and venues were shut down. This early physical sound is possibly best heard on the live album Public Castration Is A Good idea. Their initial style s… read more
Swans is a American experimental rock band from New York, United States, active from 1982 to 1997, reformed in 2010, led by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Michael Gira. Margin… read more
Swans is a American experimental rock band from New York, United States, active from 1982 to 1997, reformed in 2010, led by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Michael Gira. Marginally associated with the no wave scene at firs… read more