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Title: Soundtracks for the mind
Review: Swans are an intimidating prospect for any listener; a constant evolution of confrontational, brooding, enigmatic intensity. This live album is a great introduction for the newcomer, and essential document for the completist. It contains a fine version of their greatest ever song, 'Helpless Child', and definitive versions of many others from the final two studio albums. More importantly, it better outlines their 15 year progression from gutter brutality to sublime magnificence than any other record in their back catalogue. The transformation of 'I Crawled' from the 'Young God' EP provides the most obvious example. A near perfect representation of one of the definitive underground bands.
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