Neurosis - Pain Of Mind
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Double disc reissue of the first Neurosis album. Fans of Neurosis's later material may find it hard to fathom that this crust-laden hardcore punk album is by the same band that made Given to The Rising. Hell, Souls at Zero was only four years later and they were already a completely transformed band. While this album doesn't push the limits of what heavy music can be, like their later albums did, this is a highly enjoyable collection of punk songs. Neurosis are not known for sounding like other bands. If anything, they are the ones being constantly copied. However, this album features Neurosis playing a more conventional style. Yes, it is true that this type of thing has been done many times before, but Neurosis did a damn good job at playing it. The music does not completely follow a formula all of the time, however. There is the occasional emergence of a thrash or doom metal riff. The instrumentation never becomes very complicated and the production is raw - both of which work perfectly for this type of music. The dual vocals create an energetic dynamic, as well as keeping the album from getting stale. Another thing that wards stagnation away from this record is that while there is plenty of fast stuff, they often slow it down for a change of pace.