SWANS - Live at The Town & Country Club in London (1987) [FULL SET]

[@JasonPizzolato]

SWANS playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLlgkhuushXY7YdV7CrqipFDSGYtAUbwyz

[@DogBrainAsh]

0:00 - Drone intro/Blood and Honey 7:12 - Trust Me 13:25 Sex, God, Sex 23:42 - Like a drug (Sha La La) 34:12 - Blackmail 39:01 - Blind Love 51:30 - Children of God 58:31 - Beautiful Child (Infamous “A Capella” version)

[@koollegged5739]

A few other notes about this show: It was apparently their loudest due to the soundman pushing the PA to maximum power; a house behind the club was vibrating from the volume; the club wrote a statement saying they would not be putting shows of this nature on anymore; people were vomiting from the volume/shooting up/making love in the audience; the plug was pulled at the end, leaving Gira screaming into the night...One for the history books.

[@clarkem2212]

If I remember rightly, he was screaming 'Kill!' over and over. I was at that gig with a mate who was a big fan of Swans. Loudest gig I ever went to and the whole noise and rhythm thing was hypnotic. Sugarcubes, featuring a pre-fame Björk, were the supporting act. Brilliant stuff.

[@koollegged5739]

@@clarkem2212 My father was at the show, and he's said, many times, that todays "loud" acts are just a fart in the wind in comparison!

[@mickyvionsellinas6743]

@@koollegged5739 He ain't lying dude , they really were too loud in that confined space , far too loud ;D

[@thiweygulber3138]

Most metal gig ever

[@theslydog59]

The Sugarcubes were supporting that night, and Bjork was seen dancing to Swans! Makes sense, since her earlier group KUKL had elements of this

[@juancitolimon8743]

tremeeeeendo

[@inhalingcrows2376]

Man.. I tell you what I love the way these tracks sound live, in my opinion a lot of their live material sounds so much better than the studio versions. A lot more gritty and evil sounding.

[@JasonPizzolato]

Yep, especially when it comes to live renditions of the tracks from 'Greed/Holy Money' that they were doing in like '85/'86. Way slower, heavier, & just better.

[@crieff1sand2s]

Agreed totally hypnotic...

[@mosiacmaniacswarm]

live versions of weakling are always top tier

[@mickyvionsellinas6743]

I can't beleive that I found this gig on here . I went to it with my mate who had a couple of their records , but I never imagined , nobody could , just how frikken LOUD their set was . I had tiiyus for 3 days afterwards, not a boast ...My frinds girlfriend had some kindd of fit , puked up in the car on the way back on the A1! Total noize overload. It vibrated peoples vertibrae so much it induced peep's puking up outside... We saw then at the Candem Pally too, ust as loud... They were , at this time , probably the loudest tour de force on the planet. The songs were so awesome, uplifting, just brilliant. Very fond memories of this Epic performance , and of their whole tour. Cheers for downloading this , what a real blast from the past . Nice one :D

[@mickyvionsellinas6743]

I beleive Norms quote went along the lines of ...' you just can't beat volume, the more excessive the better ..' Something like that . What a dude, he's probably lip reading now i'd imagine :S Along with the rest of 'em , those Awesome, stupendous , Crazy yanks ! Love 'em , always ...cheers for downloading fella , biig up !

[@crieff1sand2s]

I was at this gig and it was one of the funniest things i ever saw.....the sugarcubes were supporting and there was a big buzz around them and there first single 'birthday' a lot (most?) of the audience were there to see them and when the swans cranked up they started leaving in droves....it was hysterical.....cracks me up every time i think about it......one of the loudest gigs i ever heard.... The Irish lads i used to squat with in Finsbury Park loved GREED(not)!!!lol

[@daikiraihatesu]

Wow. Björk and Gira in the same night. Lucky bastard…

[@carefulpress]

untrue. people didn’t leave.

[@Clyne-sv4hd]

I WAS at this gig unlike @carefulpress & like crieff1sand 2s said when the swans played people left on masse the place emptied😂😂

[@electrik_loss]

Imagine if Coward was performed at this show, like the version on Public Castration.. heads would've rolled, or at least severe structural damage.

[@rzeszo222]

The legendary show I read about. Maybe this boot quite good captured sonic intensity of this show. Great sound quality for most of the show. Brutal version of Like a Drug. Insane, interrupted performance of Kill the Child. "A capella" ending sounds evil and breathtaking. Performance of gentle Blackmail after very loud Like a Drug is also great moment of this show.

[@koollegged5739]

I have the soundboard version, which is a little clearer in places. I'll upload it hopefully soon.

[@oreooreo3896]

@@koollegged5739 Do you still have it? If so can you please upload it or link it?

[@paulvasquez4482]

You gonna upload it?

[@Skeebins]

Amazing piece of history right here, Thank you so much for posting all of these gems Jason, you are doing a very important job that not many are. The show is something wonderful, the information is something exciting to learn and read about. Godspeed my man, I hope you and yours are well

[@mosiacmaniacswarm]

23:42 - like a drug 58:31 - beautiful child

[@rzeszo222]

Check out probably only full footage from this tour - Poland, Warsaw at Remont 1987-08-29 kzbin.info/www/bejne/maCcY3R6f956lbc The video is quite blurred, but can be watched. Unfortunately, the audio track has one channel damaged. Someone would have to upload the repaired version with duplicated one channel over damaged and good equalization - too few high tones. Despite its drawbacks, this material is a treasure. Sorry for my bad english

[@JasonPizzolato]

Understood you perfectly. :) I ran across that Warsaw show a few weeks back. I watched a lil bit & still have to watch the rest. It is a shame about the quality, as it seems to be a damn good show. Hopefully, someone will fix it up!

[@monolithzero2929]

Incredible! Thanks for sharing!

[@kultofskaro]

this version of beautiful child is fucking awesome

[@kali-ka69]

🖤🖤🖤

[@ceef8688]

If I had to guess which song would make me physically ill, I guess it would be Sex God Sex. My body would not like all that start-stop!