Public Castration Is a Good Idea

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Public Castration Is a Good Idea
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Length
8 tracks, 44:01
Release Date
1986
Public Castration Is A Good Idea is a live album by Swans, recorded from shows in London and Nottingham on the Greed/Holy Money tour in 1986. The first six songs are taken from a show at London's I.C.A. Public Castration Is A Good Idea is often regarded as the band's most brutal live album, as the song performances here are musically quite different from their studio versions, in particular the lengthy, minimal version of "A Screw". An accompanying VHS of these live performances was released called A Long Slow Screw. View wiki
Public Castration Is A Good Idea is a live album by Swans, recorded from shows in London and Nottingham on the Greed/Holy Money tour in 1986. The fi… read more
Public Castration Is A Good Idea is a live album by Swans, recorded from shows in London and Nottingham on the Greed/Holy Money tour in 1986. The first six songs are taken from a show a… read more

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1 Play track Money Is Flesh
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 4:55 39,497 listeners
2 Play track Fool
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 5:21 40,066 listeners
3 Play track A Screw
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 5:37 21,501 listeners
4 Play track Anything for You
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 4:48 35,765 listeners
5 Play track Coward
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6 Play track A Hanging
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7 Play track Stupid Child
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8 Play track Another You
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 7:14 31,892 listeners

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Swans are an American experimental rock band from New York, United States, active from 1982 to 1997, reformed in 2010, led by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Michael Gira. Marginally associated with the scene at first, their original sound was slow and extremely heavy, with live performances that were often so brutal and physical that in a number of instances certain audience members were made ill, police were called and venues were shut down. This early physical sound is possibly best heard on the live album Public Castration Is A Good idea. Their initial style… read more
Swans are an American experimental rock band from New York, United States, active from 1982 to 1997, reformed in 2010, led by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Michael Gira. Marg… read more
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