Title: A prototype goth album
Review: I haven't heard any of the group's other albums, but I recently got around to "Bloodletting" after finding it for cheap. I had heard the title track which was pretty memorable and one my parents had listened to when I was pretty young, as well as "Joey" and "Tomorrow, Wendy." The latter is so stand-out-ish. It's disturbing yet beautiful and I don't know what draws me into the track. It has such a cynical view on the world, yet somehow it really appeals to me.However, I will give one warning: If you don't like dark music that is also humorless, you're not going to enjoy "Bloodletting." Aside from the fact that it arguably takes it self a bit too seriously, and some tracks come off as rather average on here, but there are plenty of great cuts -- particularly "The Sky Is a Poisonous Garden" and "Darkening of the Light." It is well written and performed, though.
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