CD Universe
Music MP3 Movies Games
» Search  Existing Customer?  Sign In   
McAfee Secure Certified
.
Slint - Spiderland CD Cover Art
Large Front

Slint Spiderland CD

 Slint Discography of CDs
4.5 stars (4 Customer Reviews)

Add to Cart

 Our Price: $11.59  CD
For Sale Usually ships in 1-2 days

Recorded from August to October 1990.
Personnel: Brian McMahan (vocals, electric guitar); David Pajo (guitar); Britt Walford (drums).
Recording information: 08/1990-10/1990.
Photographers: Noel Saltzman; Will Oldham.
More known for its frequent name-checks than its actual music, Spiderland remains one of the most essential and chilling releases in the mumbling post-rock arena. Even casual listeners will be able to witness an experimental power-base that the American underground has come to treasure. Indeed, the lumbering quiet-loud motif has been lifted by everybody from Lou Barlow to Mogwai, the album's emotional gelidity has done more to move away from prog-rock mistakes than almost any of the band's subsequent disciples, and it's easy to hear how the term "Slint dynamics" has become an indie categorization of its own. Most interestingly, however, is how even a seething angularity to songs like "Nosferatu Man" (disquieting, vampirish stop-starts) or "Good Morning, Captain" (a murmuring nod to "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner") certainly signaled the beginning of the end for the band. Recording was intense, traumatic, and one more piece of evidence supporting the theory that band members had to be periodically institutionalized during the completion of the album. Spiderland remains, though, not quite the insurmountable masterpiece its reputation may suggest. Brian McMahan softly speaks/screams his way through the asphyxiated music and too often evokes strangled pity instead of outright empathy. Which probably speaks more about the potential dangers of pretentious post-rock than the frigid musical climate of the album itself. Surely, years later, Spiderland is still a strong, slightly overrated, compelling piece of investigational despair that is a worthy asset to most any experimentalist's record collection. ~ Dean Carlson
Beloved of critics, ignored by the record-buying public, Slint stretched six tracks over 40 minutes and left an indelible impression on almost everyone. The songs on SPIDERLAND evolve of their own accord, without reference to narrative structure. What at first glance appears meandering and prosaic ("For Dinner ...") becomes, on second and subsequent listenings, hypnotic, beatific and pan-dimensional. If Brian McMahon has a peer as alternative rock's most innovative guitarist it would have to be Steve Albini, who just happens to be the producer on SPIDERLAND. The back of the CD features the legend: "This recording is meant to be listened to on vinyl", as if to ram home its left-field credentials. Whatever format you choose, SPIDERLAND will not disappoint.Spin (9/99, p.154) - Ranked #69 in Spin Magazine's "90 Greatest Albums of the '90s."
Q (5/01, p.72) - "The sound of hardcore types like Big Black slowed down to a snail's pace....the architects of the quiet/loud/quiet dynamic..."
Uncut (p.126) - "[I]nnovation and an air of menace continue to make SPIDERLAND an authentically disconcerting listen."
Alternative Press (7/95, p.92) - Rated #61 in AP's list of the `Top 99 Of '85-'95' - "...zen scientists with a yen for synthesizing the best jazz and noise rock...reinvented rock-song structure and rejuvinated the concept of dynamics....No less an authority than Steve Albini called this album a landmark and that may be the truest statement he's ever uttered."
Magnet (p.114) - "[Featuring] the band's characteristic quiet/loud/quiet sonic conceit. As stylistic signifiers go...it's a nifty trick, one Slint deploys in ways that are hypnotic..."
NME (Magazine) (8/12/00, p.29) - Ranked #22 in The NME "Top 30 Heartbreak Albums" - "...A harrowing document of barely-imaginable remorse..."
Spiderland Music


Detailed Spiderland Music Information



List Price $13.97 (You save $2.38)
Category Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, Alternative, Punk, Post Rock
Label Touch & Go
Orig Year 1991
All Time Sales Rank   1383  
CD Universe Part number 1049878
Catalog number 64
Discs 1
Release Date Mar 31, 1994
Studio/Live Studio
Mono/Stereo Stereo
Producer Steve Albini
Engineer Brian Paulson
Slint Spiderland Songs


Slint Spiderland Album Track Listing



Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample1.Breadcrumb Trail  
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample2.Nosferatu Man  
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample3.Don, Aman
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample4.Washer  
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample5.For Dinner...
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample6.Good Morning, Captain  

Spiderland Music


Spiderland Other Versions



Spiderland Music Review


Customer Spiderland Reviews 




Average Rating: (4.5 out of 5 stars) 4.5 stars

5 stars The slow burns are the best...
I heard all the hype around this album and how it (along with Talk Talk's Laughing Stock) created the post-rock genre. Now I have to be honest and say that I am not really a fan of Mogwai or the other post rock bands that have followed, but I am always interested in the artists how have pioneered of movement. Well, I downloaded a few tracks from this album about a year ago and wasn't impressed. Not that I didn't like it, but it didn't effect me at all. But then...there's always a but then, Breadcrumb Trail came on my computer on shuffle and it really hit me. I went out and picked up the cd and I have been listening to it ( on headphones, very recommended) at least once all the way through everyday for three weeks. I wanted to write this review because I just wanted to give support to the theory that this is a slow burn album and the more listens you give it, the better it will be.
Submitted by David Syvilian slowgraffiti80 (Chicago, IL) Verified Buyer
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No

3 stars Amazing
Never heard of the band. Never heard of the album. Played it by a friend. Bought it immediately. Unbelievable. How have I never heard if it/them before? Buy it.
Submitted by 24 (New Forest, Hampshire, England)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No

5 stars One of the most disturbing records
Metal heads for years thought of cranking up the volume , down tuning and of course a few satanic symbols and the average listener would be creeped out. This record goes against all that , and the result is a quiet giant of a record that has all its impact by its focus on silence and the subtle. The songs are so creepy , yet is a beautiful album . The guitars are being struck at one minute barely audible to the listener then it slowly gets louder . I heard this album when it originally came out and (as it is today) was just in a league of its own , nothing sounded like it , nothing has impacted me like it since. People over the next decade will find this record . Yes discovering the Pixies , Sonic Youth, Butthole Surfers, Don Caballero are all very important but this is an album I know I am still going to be hearing musicians and listeners alike talking about for a very long time. It is a timeless record , it still blows me away . If I haven't convinced you just go and buy it anyway .
Submitted by The Lil Dude (Northern Ireland)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No

5 stars Legendary For a Reason
I'm surprised nobody has reviewed this record yet, seeing as it is, without a doubt, one of the single finest recordings ever made. Depending on your vantage point, it sounds either like an artifact from a bizarre alternate reality's past, or a document from the distant future that hints at what rock and roll could possibly transform into. References truly are few and far between... The songs are breathtaking: McMahon's mumbled monologues serve as the perfect accompaniment to the band's calculated quiet approach, and together create unparallelled tension; his heart-rending screams, coupled with the visceral impact of the musical violence that follows, are the unparallelled release. These pieces don't convey emotion, they embody it. I believe it was Steve Albini who pointed out that people who bought "Spiderland" back in the day undoubtedly still listen to it on a regular basis. As emotionally, and even physically taxing an experience as it is, I return to "Spiderland" often, and never regret it. Kids, if you like music, you need to hear this: "Spiderland" is, without exaggeration, a masterpiece; 39 minutes and 36 seconds of perfection.
Submitted by Arthur (Colonia, NJ)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No

Have you heard this album?Write A Review


Ads by Google (turn off ads)
Purchase Spiderland CD


Customers Who Buy Spiderland CD Purchase:



To buy, Click on price to add to cart
Double Nickels On The Dime
Also Bought
Minutemen Double Nickels On The Dime CD  (1984)

Spiderland
CD $13.69  4.9 stars Top 500 Audio Samples Definitive Album

Tweez
Also Bought
Slint Tweez CD  (1989)

Spiderland
CD $11.65  Top 500 Audio Samples

In The Aeroplane Over The Sea
Also Bought
Neutral Milk Hotel In The Aeroplane Over The Sea CD  (1998)

Spiderland
CD $12.25  4.8 stars Top 500 Audio Samples Definitive Album
Neutral Milk Hotel: Jeff Mangum ( vocals, guitar, organ, bass, drums, tapes, shortwave radio); Julian Koster (banjo, accordian, saw); Scott Spillane (trumpet, flugelhorn, trombone, euphonium); Jeremy Barnes (organ, drums).
Additional personnel: Michelle Anderson (Uilleann pipes); Marisa Bissinger (saxophone, flugelhorn); Rick Benejamin (trombone); Laura Carter (zanzithophone); ...

F# A# (Infinity)
Also Bought
Godspeed You Black Emperor F# A# (Infinity) CD  (1998)

Spiderland
CD $11.89  4.1 stars Audio Samples
Unknown Contributor Roles: Thea ?; Mauro; Colin ?; Aidan; Efrim .
"We are trapped in the belly of this horrible machine, and the machine is bleeding ...

Loveless
Also Bought
My Bloody Valentine Loveless CD  (1991)

Spiderland
CD $6.19  4.8 stars Top 500 Audio Samples Definitive Album

Funeral
Also Bought
Arcade Fire Funeral CD  (2004)

Spiderland
CD $12.05  4.5 stars Top 500 Audio Samples Definitive Album

Shangri-La
Four Coins Shangri-La CD  (1995)

Spiderland
CD $10.59  Audio Samples

Millennium Music: A Meta-Musical Portrait
Experimental Audio Research Millennium Music: A Meta-Musical Portrait CD  (1998)

Spiderland
CD $11.79  Audio Samples
Experimental Audio Research: Tom Prentice (electric viola); Sonic Boom (synthesizer, Theremin); Pete Bassman (electric bass); Eddie Prevost (drums, cymbals, percussion).
Recorded at Cabin Studios, Coventry, England.
Conceived as both a video and recording project, Millennium Music features ...

Xen Cuts
Xen Cuts CDs  (2000)

Spiderland
CD $12.85  Audio Samples

Golden Hits
Everly Brothers Golden Hits CD  (1994)

Spiderland
CD $6.29  Audio Samples

Independence, Vol.: 1: Demos And Out-Takes
Jeremy Wilson Independence, Vol.: 1: Demos And Out-Takes CD  (2005)

Spiderland
CD $12.95  5 stars Audio Samples
For More info go to http://www.mastanmusic.com/studio/610/Wilson, now free from his previous label commitment with Mercury Records, self-produced this album as a celebration of creative freedom. Released on his new record label MastanMusic the album\'s title is exactly what it implies; a scrapbook collection of never before released songs of some of the ...
Mto Volume 1
Steven Bernstein & Millennial T Mto Volume 1 CD  (2006)

Spiderland
CD $14.65  5 stars Audio Samples

Comrades Demand Conquest
Ham Comrades Demand Conquest CD  (2006)

Spiderland
CD $13.29

Real Stories
Gerry Reid Real Stories CD  (2007)

Spiderland
CD $9.85
It was my dad who got the ball rolling by showing me a few guitar chords when I was about five years old. On my first gig, at age seven, I sang Daydream Believer by the Monkees. We made a whopping $2 each and I was hooked; I have been a performer and songwriter ever since. At one time or another I've played every genre of music, and I still love all types. As well as guitar and a smattering of keyboards, I spent about ten years in intensive classical training as a flute player and have a great deal of experience playing in symphonies and chamber ensembles. At some point, I'm not sure when, I returned to my young roots as a singer-guitar player. I've been fortunate enough in my career to work with some truly extraordinary musicians and done hundreds of gigs, as well as vocal sessions for radio and television It was a chance meeting at a party/jam session that I came to know Steve Sexton, who at the time was keyboard player in the iconic Canadian band Red Rider. Over the years Steve has always been very supportive, playing on a lot of my early song demos. When it came time to record my debut album Steve was the logical choice to take the helm as producer. With Steve's vast musical experience with such artists as Bryan Adams, Celine Dion, Anne Murray and countless others, I knew I was good hands, so I went to work writing the songs that would comprise the album "You Get What You Give." We settled on 11 original songs and one cover song written by Randy California and recorded by Spirit. Randy's song, "Natures Way" was a song I had performed live for many years Having chosen the songs, we assembled a group of fantastic musicians and friends and began working on the album. All the people involved were a joy to work with; especially notable are the contributions of guitar player Doug Macaskill (Rod Stewart, Mister Mister, Eddie Money,) and my close friend Jay Speziale the extremely talented singer and bassist. Having completed the tracks, it was time to tackle the mix. At this point it was my good fortune to have Terry Brown come on board to mix. Terry's reputation as a producer and mixing engineer are legendary and his world renowned ...
.

30 Days until Christmas
19 Days
to standard
shipping cutoff


More
1. I Dreamed A Dream 
Susan Boyle
2. Never A Dull Moment 
Rod Stewart
3. Blues Breakers With Eric Clapton 
Eric Clapton
4. Fall 
Norah Jones
5. For Your Entertainment 
Adam Lambert
  All Time Top Sellers

This Week More
1. I Dreamed A Dream 
Susan Boyle
2. For Your Entertainment 
Adam Lambert
3. Live Anthology 
Tom Petty
4. Not Fade Away: The Complete Studio Recordings And  
Buddy Holly
5. Glitter And Doom Live 
Tom Waits
Next Week More
1. Live At Madison Square Garden 
Bon Jovi
2. In The Court Of The Crimson King Box 
King Crimson
3. Untitled 
R. Kelly
4. Unbreakable 
Lil Wayne
5. The Very Best of Enya 
Enya

More  
1. Love It To Death 
Alice Cooper
2. Buffet Hotel 
Jimmy Buffett
3. Dixie Chicken 
Little Feat
4. Songs & Stories 
George Benson
5. Michael Jackson: The King 
Michael Jackson
Best Music of 2009
Best 2009 MP3 Albums
Best MP3 Songs of 2009

Holiday Music on CD
Holiday Music on MP3
Classical Holiday Music

Remembering Michael
Music on DVD

More
Alternative
Blues
Box Sets
Classical
Country
Dance
Heavy Metal
International
Jazz
Latin
Live Performance
Oldies
R & B
Rap/Hip Hop
Rock/Pop
Soundtrack
Music Features & More
Vinyl Records
Accessories
Audiobooks
Bobbleheads
DVD Audio
Enhanced CD
Super Audio CD
Calendars

Bargain Bin
Radio Top 20
Top Music Charts
Most Requested Lyrics
Browse Movies
Action/Adventure
Comedy
Drama
Horror
Music Videos
TV on DVD


Circle of Excellence   Verisign   BizRate Certified

1996 - 2009 CD Universe; Portions copyright 1948 - 2009 Muze Inc.
For personal non-commercial use only. All rights reserved.

cdu4asppid music 1049878 cdu4pidall cdu4pls7 ver231cdu cdu4all 11/25/2009 12:43:16 AM