This and Spiderland are so different from each other that it doesn't make any sense to compare them, let's just be glad Slint made two albums before they split up!
"Steve! These headphones are fucked up! It's only coming out of one side, like- Should I just bear with it or what? Shit, they're fucked.....Man, no wait. Please give us some new headphones." lolololololol
I think I like it more than Spiderland tbh. Spiderland makes me feel weird after listening to it, can't exactly put my finger on it.. Great album regardless though.
Godamn those Albini-mic'd drums on Pat! Amazing. Shades of Hated Chinee. That reopening at 24:22. Incredible. And that run up and smash at 25:38 (repeated a few times in that segment). Also on Rhoda, 28:26 onwards.
I first heard this in the summer of 1989, driving past a town called Weed off Highway 5 between San Francisco and Seattle. It had just been released and I have never forgotten it's totally unique sound. I still prefer it to Spiderland.
Got to hold my hands up and say until tonight never heard of this band. Had youtube playing in the background while drinking and this came on auto play. Never heard of them but im listening now
@@andreadrfanis5618 you're using gay as an insult, are you 12? besides, there's nothing remotely "gay" about it. why are you even here if you thought the image was "gay"?
This comment may be a little late but I really like how they remastered "Rhoda" in the EP they did. Listening to the original makes me appreciate them a lot.
Yeah, for sure. You should check out the documentary 'Bread Crumb Trail" about Slint, it goes into depth about all of these recordings. They were big fans of Steve Albini, which is why they wanted him to record it, but were really disappointed in this album because of his influence on the recording. Steve actually feels pretty bad about it now. They were literally children at the time of making Tweez, even Spiderland were insanely young. I still love Tweez and everything this band and it's members did afterwards.
@@demonicsweaters No way, really? I'm surprised to hear that, because I think Steve's engineering on this album is fucking incredible. I'm gonna have to watch that documentary.
@@demonicsweaters Really? I know Steve doesn't like to influence the albums at all, merely documenting. I wonder if this is the reason for that or if they wanted him to be a lil more vocal on things. Either way I think this came out incredible
@@HunterFunk Steve himself said that he maybe was too arrogant with his production on this album, and looking back on it, wishes he'd done a little less. One of the original members left the band because he didn't like steve's mix. But he went on to form a great band called King Kong, though it's nothing like this
All I can say about SLINT is who ever or how ever these kids understood the opinions of the ignorant are designed to be exploited by the intelligent is mind boggling......
Ah a godspeed fan. Godspeed is my favorite band of all time, I love Lift Your Skinny Fits but my favorite album by them is F#A# Infinity. You should listen to In The Aero Plane Over The Sea it's a better album than LYSF but idk about F#. Also check out Spiderland that album is also better than LYSF. But Godspeed is still my favorite band because they have so many masterpieces where nmh and slint only have 2 albums per.
RIP Steve Albini. An alltime musical hero from the day I bought Big Black's Songs About Fucking on vinly when I was 16. I am now 50 and still have that record. Only the other day I was talking to my 16 year old about him and his production work with Pixies and Nirvana. Tweez sounds better than Spiderland. Gutted.
You Eric Lamar, Spiderland is just brilliant!! It's one thing to werite music that sounds different, it's another to write a whole album that gels like Spiderland does. As a muso it's really different and rewarding to learn those many harmonics and alternate timings. Tweez is great but if Slint is mentioned ever in like 20 years it will be in the same breath as "Spiderland" - as has been the case thus far. All things said, I realize you are prolly taking the mickey. And your faves are your faves.
Dont ya just love it when a group of freinds have fun making music and it turns out awesome? No, well I do and no one cares about a blind assertion of what that is. All the stuff is good and most people if not all dont or have ever had fun co/creating music. Love it of piss off w/the negativity
this album reminds ones mind of hints of FZ, King Crimson, CAN, Alan Parsons Project... definitely a must. and don't forget the groups Morphine and Nice Nice. do it. do it. do it.
Listening to this for the first time, I have a feeling like this was meant to be listened to on vinyl, and I don't necessarily think that's always true with 80's records.
Have been in love with Spiderland for over a decade now, but this was never what I was ready for. I listen to it now, and I think maybe I might be ready now. (I realized in composing this that I used the word "now" too much, but it had a certain quality to it I like. Wabi-sabi, eh?
Steve, these headphones are fucked they're only coming out on one side Also, I'm guessing most already know this, but the "Steve" mentioned is Steve Albini, sound engineer for this album who fronted Big Black, Rapeman, and Shellac, and also produced Surfer Rosa for The Pixies and In Utero by Nirvana
Nahh. He claims to have engineered over 1500 albums, I was just giving some of the most notable examples. Others include Goat by the Jesus Lizard, Pod by the Breeders, Rid Of Me by PJ Harvey, an album for Page and Plant, and most recently Ty Segall's self titled. There is a wikipedia article of all the credited albums he has engineered, although he does not like being credited on albums, (especially not as "producer") so I would doubt many albums are listed.
yeah i thought so. for me, steve is one of the most recognizable names in music, i knew i have seen his name a lot but i had no idea to that extent.... and thats odd.... i wonder why he wouldn't want to be credited on an album he works on.
interesting...... he has been involved with some of the most memorable albums in recent memory & doesnt want credit.... i suppose if you love what your doing you dont need all the credit.
Only contrarians say this is better than Spiderland. How? There's hardly any variety or definition on this record. It sounds like an experiment...and just that.
I just discovered them relatively recently somehow, but wish I could hear them again for the first time. "What the fuck is this? HOLY SHIT! WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS?!?!
I bought Tweez back in the 90’s, never really got it, played it on the odd occasion. Just heard Spiderland, for the first time, now I get it. Better late than never.
in a sense slint has a similar atheistic and playing style, obviously they are in different genres but I can see where your coming from.. burzum is definitely more realistically 'spooky,' but slint is lyrically and psychologically way more 'spooky' then burzum. that cold, isolated, loose, yet powerful feeling you get from burzum is reminiscent in slint as well. Black and white visuals, heavy symbol use, and a very repetitive structure in both of the bands music, while also using heavy distortion to break up their traditional roots; id say they actually have a good amount in common.
I like this album a little more than Spiderland tbh- I appreciate that this is a little more conventional while still being incredibly unique at the same time. I'd rate it 10 random shits being thrown around out of 10
Yeah, I hate that as well. I guess they were being intentionally annoying, but I really don't want to hear someone drinking and salivating in that kind of aural detail.
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Cheers to the kid who called this dad rock.
I mean, some of the songs are named after their dads, so I guess it counts.
My dad could probably get down to some tunes from this album, and he is the epitome of a dad liking dad rock
@@jakobsanchez738
This album came out in 1989, you stupid fuck. It is dad rock.
@@profd65 look, it's the TH-cam comments demographic that thinks not drowning in your own drool in your sleep is worthy of listing on your resume
@@myguitardidyermom212
Look: it's the dumb guy who thinks he's witty.
RIP album producer Steve Albini
I found Spiderland and Tweez for eight bucks a piece on vinyl in Melbourne Australia!!!!!
that's a score
I'll pay ya 10
You lucky little man
Grevielle street or Polyester?
That's sweet. Always fun finding a gem when you're digging. I miss the days of dollar records.
David accidentally hit a harmonic at 8:33 and thats how spiderland came to be
TooDamnClean Kent has the same harmonics as breadcrumb trail around the 9 minute mark
@@combinemetro oh sheet u right
The very first riff has harmonics
SHE SAAAID GOODBYEEEE TOO THE GROOOOOUND
Man, you got it. Definitely you got it.
This and Spiderland are so different from each other that it doesn't make any sense to compare them, let's just be glad Slint made two albums before they split up!
Tweez is more like a secret Shellac record. It sounds like Steve Albini in every direction. And I'm fine with that.
@@MisterGrooves you know... i never thought of it like that but it *does* feel an awful lot like a shellac record
@@emili0x Cheers
Had this on cassette back in the day, rocked it on the school bus on my Walkman every day...
"Steve! These headphones are fucked up! It's only coming out of one side, like- Should I just bear with it or what? Shit, they're fucked.....Man, no wait. Please give us some new headphones." lolololololol
Top 3 slint album for sure 😤
Very ahead of their time. This and Spiderland are some brilliant cult classics.
Folks, Spiderland is a splendid album but, don' t forget this album. Slint's debut album: TWEEZ. Pay whatever they are asking. Just get it!
This IDIOT sold own original Spiderland LP :/
I think I like it more than Spiderland tbh. Spiderland makes me feel weird after listening to it, can't exactly put my finger on it.. Great album regardless though.
Godamn those Albini-mic'd drums on Pat! Amazing. Shades of Hated Chinee. That reopening at 24:22. Incredible. And that run up and smash at 25:38 (repeated a few times in that segment). Also on Rhoda, 28:26 onwards.
Albini is the best producer of all time
I first heard this in the summer of 1989, driving past a town called Weed off Highway 5 between San Francisco and Seattle. It had just been released and I have never forgotten it's totally unique sound. I still prefer it to Spiderland.
Post-punk-noisecore-neo-art rock is my favorite genre
my 900 s turbo....yes had 3 900 mods...weird car but even better music...playing it back then on a alpine casette tape...memories!
I will never forget the feeling of getting into my classic 900. Just like stepping into some kind of cosy living room. Weird and wonderfull indeed!
That sound of a baseball bat on a chain link fence, all reverbed out
Darlene is such a treasure
Got to hold my hands up and say until tonight never heard of this band. Had youtube playing in the background while drinking and this came on auto play. Never heard of them but im listening now
One of the best and most under rated and unknown bands ever!!!
Take a look at Spiderland's rating on RYM.
I hear you. I consider myself a music lover but until this evening when this came on on youtube auto play, i'd never heard of this band.
@@tilerman then the universe or algorithm delivered you a treat. Hope you explored more of them after that one.
Came for the Saab, stayed for the music.
Gay pic.
@@andreadrfanis5618 How is it gay?
@@bondedwithpotatoes0076 that guy clearly has no taste in either good music or cars.
@@stevenlars4914 SAABs are good cars
@@andreadrfanis5618 you're using gay as an insult, are you 12? besides, there's nothing remotely "gay" about it. why are you even here if you thought the image was "gay"?
This comment may be a little late but I really like how they remastered "Rhoda" in the EP they did. Listening to the original makes me appreciate them a lot.
For the record that's not a remaster, it's a completely different recording from a different session.
From first note to last, utterly at it. Best thing about this is how they followed their own logic.
it's mad how much this sounds like big black at points, not what i expected at all.
Yeah, for sure. You should check out the documentary 'Bread Crumb Trail" about Slint, it goes into depth about all of these recordings. They were big fans of Steve Albini, which is why they wanted him to record it, but were really disappointed in this album because of his influence on the recording. Steve actually feels pretty bad about it now. They were literally children at the time of making Tweez, even Spiderland were insanely young. I still love Tweez and everything this band and it's members did afterwards.
@@demonicsweaters No way, really? I'm surprised to hear that, because I think Steve's engineering on this album is fucking incredible. I'm gonna have to watch that documentary.
@@demonicsweaters Really? I know Steve doesn't like to influence the albums at all, merely documenting. I wonder if this is the reason for that or if they wanted him to be a lil more vocal on things. Either way I think this came out incredible
@@HunterFunk Steve himself said that he maybe was too arrogant with his production on this album, and looking back on it, wishes he'd done a little less. One of the original members left the band because he didn't like steve's mix. But he went on to form a great band called King Kong, though it's nothing like this
As a fan of Big Black and Shellac its strange because it sounds kinda like a fusion of both, why I love this album
"Past where they paint the houses!!!!!!!!!!!....". Thirsty
"Carol" has propably the best lyrics ever written in music.
>tfw Mi Generalissimo likes Slint
what a world.
Pinochet es patrician, otra razón más para quererlo
it's pinochet saying it so it really checks out
Pariston Hill
>any music opinion whatsoever
>an anime avi
no.
This album is perfect
10:44 goes hard
never bothered to listen to this and just stuck with spiderland, but i decided to take a listen to a bit of it here... and this is awesome.
"Hand me those damn tweezers"
God damn*
All I can say about SLINT is who ever or how ever these kids understood the opinions of the ignorant are designed to be exploited by the intelligent is mind boggling......
What an album. 🖤
Its an interesting album
Ah a godspeed fan. Godspeed is my favorite band of all time, I love Lift Your Skinny Fits but my favorite album by them is F#A# Infinity. You should listen to In The Aero Plane Over The Sea it's a better album than LYSF but idk about F#. Also check out Spiderland that album is also better than LYSF. But Godspeed is still my favorite band because they have so many masterpieces where nmh and slint only have 2 albums per.
lol
yeah a little bit. I'm not the biggest fan.
Godspeed is no longer my favorite band, they are however my #2 or #3. My favorite band now is Sonic Youth.
@@Flawless9183 What's your favorite album i love Sonic youth? Mine is a bit of a usual pick, I enjoy Sister.
RIP Steve Albini. An alltime musical hero from the day I bought Big Black's Songs About Fucking on vinly when I was 16. I am now 50 and still have that record. Only the other day I was talking to my 16 year old about him and his production work with Pixies and Nirvana.
Tweez sounds better than Spiderland.
Gutted.
HE COMES HOME AND FINDS A BOOK TO READ
AND TURNS THE PAGES
Elements of Big Black in the vocals especially in Ron
You Eric Lamar, Spiderland is just brilliant!! It's one thing to werite music that sounds different, it's another to write a whole album that gels like Spiderland does. As a muso it's really different and rewarding to learn those many harmonics and alternate timings. Tweez is great but if Slint is mentioned ever in like 20 years it will be in the same breath as "Spiderland" - as has been the case thus far. All things said, I realize you are prolly taking the mickey. And your faves are your faves.
Grunge, post-hardcore, heavy metal, hard rock, alternative rock, industrial rock, noise rock, rock and roll, psychedelic rock
I disagree. I'm pretty sure it's music.
Or.....just SLINT
everything is just music if you aren't a big nerd
Dont ya just love it when a group of freinds have fun making music and it turns out awesome? No, well I do and no one cares about a blind assertion of what that is. All the stuff is good and most people if not all dont or have ever had fun co/creating music.
Love it of piss off w/the negativity
this is Art
this album reminds ones mind of hints of FZ, King Crimson, CAN, Alan Parsons Project...
definitely a must.
and don't forget the groups Morphine and Nice Nice.
do it. do it. do it.
oh wow now you mention it I totally hear the CAN vibe here.
codeine not to forget
Morphine was amazing live. Sadly, never saw slint.
PAST WHERE THEY PAINT THEIR HOUSES!!
I'm either too high for this or not high enough
king crimson for captain beefheart fans
Listening to this for the first time, I have a feeling like this was meant to be listened to on vinyl, and I don't necessarily think that's always true with 80's records.
Spine-tingling end to the album 29:18. Like a distant chime echoing the closing riff
Beautiful riff!! Hell yes!! Wow!!!
SLINT shudda been on the number plate of that Saab
Maybe 5L1NT
Charlotte sounds like early Swans
Sounds like swans without the ketamine I love both but this wins imo Mainly because i dont do ketamine
I think sounds more like Big Black
What a fuckin album! My college days!
And the algorithm decides to show me Saab 900's.
It's going to be a masterpiece isn't it?
*Edit* Yes, yes it is.
check out spiderland king
@@swanswanswanswanswanswanswan Oh I know Spiderland, Captain. Breadcrumb Trail gives me the 1991 shivvers. Total music.
THAT CHANGE OF RHYTHM !!! 5:49
Props to Steve Albini
Charlotte is so immensely heavy, man
she's a big girl
Hey that’s no way to talk about Britt walford’s mother
@@Meridian-lk2fo underated comment
Turn my left headphone up!
Have been in love with Spiderland for over a decade now, but this was never what I was ready for. I listen to it now, and I think maybe I might be ready now.
(I realized in composing this that I used the word "now" too much, but it had a certain quality to it I like. Wabi-sabi, eh?
Slint are amazing
Steve, these headphones are fucked they're only coming out on one side
Also, I'm guessing most already know this, but the "Steve" mentioned is Steve Albini, sound engineer for this album who fronted Big Black, Rapeman, and Shellac, and also produced Surfer Rosa for The Pixies and In Utero by Nirvana
Was that all he produced? I feel like he did a lot more than that...
Nahh. He claims to have engineered over 1500 albums, I was just giving some of the most notable examples. Others include Goat by the Jesus Lizard, Pod by the Breeders, Rid Of Me by PJ Harvey, an album for Page and Plant, and most recently Ty Segall's self titled. There is a wikipedia article of all the credited albums he has engineered, although he does not like being credited on albums, (especially not as "producer") so I would doubt many albums are listed.
yeah i thought so. for me, steve is one of the most recognizable names in music, i knew i have seen his name a lot but i had no idea to that extent.... and thats odd.... i wonder why he wouldn't want to be credited on an album he works on.
BEATmyguest31 He doesn't want to take any credit for his work as I've heard.
interesting...... he has been involved with some of the most memorable albums in recent memory & doesnt want credit.... i suppose if you love what your doing you dont need all the credit.
nice bassline
I gotta say I like this album a lot more than Spiderland. (I DO NOT HOWEVER DISLIKE SPIDERLAND! DO NOT HIT ME WITH A BASEBALL BAT PLEASE!)
Surely you jest?
Trash Can Prince agree
do you hear strong bass parts in track Carol just like from Tool band ? This track had to have an effect on the Maynard and his team members :D :D :D
definitely! Also Spiderland was probably a big influence for Tool.
Slint Was Around Before Tool Got Recognized And Broke Up A Year Before Tool Released Their 1st E.P. 7'' In 1992
God-tier
These guys were really cool
I know it's an unpopular opinion, but I've always preferred this album to Spiderland.
I like this as much as Spiderland, but in different ways. So I can see where you’re coming from
Wow Hum x Tool
Nice profile pic
@@vekerz thx
Oh man.. this is really good. o_o
This is far far better than Spiderland which is brilliant, so .... had this on cd lol
Only contrarians say this is better than Spiderland. How? There's hardly any variety or definition on this record. It sounds like an experiment...and just that.
Pedazo de banda
Steve Albini ftw!!!
PRE NIRVANA SOUND.
I just discovered them relatively recently somehow, but wish I could hear them again for the first time.
"What the fuck is this? HOLY SHIT! WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS?!?!
I like Tweez more, than Spiderland. Fight me!
I bought Tweez back in the 90’s, never really got it, played it on the odd occasion. Just heard Spiderland, for the first time, now I get it. Better late than never.
this reminds me of the time I wanted to ……..
This album fucks
I always hear burzum in this
Michael Hofmann wow probably the strangest most thought provoking comment in here
Mr. Joey I get exactly what you mean..
Yeah, I also hear Burzum in this :D Probably because both combine a lot of reverb with distortion.
Because it's so cheaply recorded probably.
in a sense slint has a similar atheistic and playing style, obviously they are in different genres but I can see where your coming from.. burzum is definitely more realistically 'spooky,' but slint is lyrically and psychologically way more 'spooky' then burzum. that cold, isolated, loose, yet powerful feeling you get from burzum is reminiscent in slint as well. Black and white visuals, heavy symbol use, and a very repetitive structure in both of the bands music, while also using heavy distortion to break up their traditional roots; id say they actually have a good amount in common.
banda original si la hay larga vida
Weltklasse! Wow!!!!
Pat is a slapper
This album is so much better than Spiderland!!!
it's so albinish
I've got a Christmas tree
Inside my head
same
7:24 Holy shit that is annoying to listen to. Cool album though.
OH, oh alright.
This has absolutely nothing on Spiderland whatsoever, but I appreciate it all the same.
post-hardcore king crimson
I like this album a little more than Spiderland tbh- I appreciate that this is a little more conventional while still being incredibly unique at the same time. I'd rate it 10 random shits being thrown around out of 10
I would love to hear this album without chorus.
king crimson+pixies
really weird comparison but oddly enough i agree. Even though i dont like the pixies.
cheers everyone
You can definitely hear the Big Black influence.
fucking asmr at 7:24
Am i the only one that can't listen to the beginning of kent?
Yeah, I hate that as well. I guess they were being intentionally annoying, but I really don't want to hear someone drinking and salivating in that kind of aural detail.
i kind of love it haha mainly because i drink water hella fucking loud, so im prolly just used to it
Nope
tweeze my slint
this is sick !
Pat sounds very 80's King Crimson
Which car is the one that appears in the album cover?
A Saab 900s from the mid-late 80s.
@@DoodleNoodle26 thx bro
Duh
... and a secret track : Rupert.
The rawness is kind of better than spiderland
better than spiderland
classic
rIP STeve albini
ravioli