In the Name of Suffering

In the Name of Suffering

Track Listings

1. Depress

2. Man Is Too Ignorant to Exist

3. Shinobi

4. Pigs

5. Run It into the Ground

6. Godsong

7. Children of God

8. Left to Starve

9. Hostility Dose

10. Hit a Girl

Tracks:

Depress
Man Is Too Ignorant to Exist
Shinobi
Pigs
Run It into the Ground
Godsong
Children of God
Left to Starve
Hostility Dose
Hit a Girl
Left to Starve [*][Demo Version]
Hit a Girl [*][Demo Version]
Depress [*][Demo Version]
Children of God [*][Demo Version]

Average customer rating:

"Not knowing if you'll live much longer gives you the freedom to take chances."
Poor debut; dont buy this if your new to them
dont start here.....
Awesome debut
a not-so-excellent debut from an excellent band

In the Name of Suffering
Eyehategod
Manufacturer: Century Media
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Rock | Styles | Music

Alternative Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music

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General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music

Take as Needed for Pain
Dopesick
Southern Discomfort
Confederacy of Ruined Lives
When the Kite String Pops

ASIN: B000005HLD
Release Date: 1992-12-01

Tracks:

Depress
Man Is Too Ignorant to Exist
Shinobi
Pigs
Run It into the Ground
Godsong
Children of God
Left to Starve
Hostility Dose
Hit a Girl

Customer Reviews:

"Not knowing if you'll live much longer gives you the freedom to take chances.".......2006-09-25

I am not surprised that the reviews are so polarized. 15 years after its release, this remains one of the most challenging albums ever recorded. Musically simple -even naive- the brilliance of this record is the way it captures the tragic aesthetic of the trailer park. This is a terrifying, agonizing record about poverty, racism, drug addiction, and spousal abuse. Unlike the dungeons and dragons crap that seems to obsess most heavy metal bands, EHG forces the listener to a very real world of toothless methheads, broken veterans, bad acid trips and redneck superstitions.

It's every bit as ugly as punk bands like Man Is The Bastard or Drop Dead, but (unlike those bands) there's also a musicality here that sticks with you. ITNOS crosses the monstrous heaviness of the Melvins with the raw sloppiness of early Black Flag, but under it all is a solid foundation of classic bluesy southern rock. The second album, "Take as Needed for Pain" is better, but just barely.

And, for my money, Mike Williams is the best frontman in the history of punk. Like GG Allin, he was (and is) constantly getting injured, wasted, and incarcerated. But, like Bukowski, his self-destruction is self-conscious and highly literate. Williams grins back at the abyss with a cheerful enthusiasm, as if to say: "you can't hurt me as much as I can."

Through the chaos, EHG has barely been able to put out a record every 5 years, and I think this earliest work is by far their best. So, I am happy that this record has just been remastered and rereleased. The production was always pretty good for a record of this kind, but the remaster totally blows out the low-end.

The reissue also includes the band's 1990 demo, the original versions of four tracks that were rerecorded for this record. These are mostly of historical interest, since they sound like they were recorded from single clock radio speaker. Still, that's sort of this band's style, so diehards will be pleased.

Poor debut; dont buy this if your new to them.......2005-08-09

Eyehategod are a great band; if you buy this as your first title by them you'll get a poor reflection of their ability. Recommended for... well pretty much nobody. Even die-hard EHG fans will probably not find much for them.

Get Dopesick and Take as needed... both those efforts are sludge at it's dirtiest.

dont start here............2005-01-21

this is one of my favorite bands,but this album is NOT where to start for the uninitiated.thankfully this wasnt my first experience with them,or perhaps my high opinion of them would never have developed.
anyway,this album displays them more or less engaging in Melvins worship,not quite developing their own sound or style.the really low end muddy production doesnt help matters,either.
so skip this one and move on to "take as needed for pain".
you will thank me later

Awesome debut.......2003-08-02

Such a tortured debut from a groundbreaking band. Those who give this bad reviews just don't get man. this came out in 1992. This has influenced so many bands. Sure, there is plenty of early melvins influencing them, but they take it in a different direction than did the melvins. Catchy? No. Poppy? No. Angry, brutal, and tortured? Yes. Pick up an album that started a genre. Those who diss just don't know.

a not-so-excellent debut from an excellent band.......2003-03-29

as reviewers are so fond of saying, "this one is for the fans". while the formula that later gave rise to a masterful band is all here, it is not executed well enough to be noteworthy. while there is indeed some excellent material on this release, it can also become a tedious bore rather quickly, especially for people who are not fans of eyehategod or of sludge in general. this is definitely not a very good starting point for a new listener; for that, check out their last two albums, Dopesick and Confederacy of Ruined Lives, instead.

Irina Arkhipova: Sacred Chants for Soloists & Male Choir

Average customer rating:

Sacred Arias
Wonderful singing, less than wonderful material

Irina Arkhipova: Sacred Chants for Soloists & Male Choir

Manufacturer: Russian Season
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000007T01
Release Date: 1998-06-09

Customer Reviews:

Sacred Arias.......2002-03-13

The title here is somewhat misleading, as many of the sacred chants are really sacred arias. As the notes explain, this was once the practice in the Russian church - to write music that demanded a soloist with operatic abilities. Irina Arkhipova is such a singer, and a wonderful one at that (she has top billing on the CD, after all). I've heard her on Polyansky's Rachmaninoff Vespers CD on Melodiya, as well as on other Russian Season CDs and her performances are always excellent.

As usual with Russian Season, sound quality, intonation, and ensemble are excellent (the basses are up to the task, as well). Although the notes are good, we get no texts or translations (which is my only complaint with Russian Season). I must say that I was not expecting to hear so much flashy solowork and while I can't find fault with it, I personally prefer the more homogeneous side of sacred Russian choral music. On this CD, tracks 9 and 10 are my favorites (those tracks don't have the soloist). It is, however, a matter of preference, as the performance here is excellent. Just be ready for definite operatic overtones in these chants.

Wonderful singing, less than wonderful material.......2002-03-09

The Orthodox Singers Choir conveys incense and majesty every time they sing. The soloist is quite compelling in many selections. No instruments, just powerful, solemn voices raised in worshipful praise.

But the material does not vary enough. It is all quite similar music, performed in a similar manner, and leaves me a little tired. And it just does not grab...none of these reach the level of Rachmaninov's Vespers, or the chillingly beautiful portions of Alexander Nevsky.