Massacre is an experimental rock trio formed in New York in 1980. Its best-known early lineup included Fred Frith (guitar), Bill Laswell (bass) and Fred Maher (drums); the debut album Killing Time was released in 1981. The group later reconvened with Charles Hayward on drums and released Funny Valentine.

Lineups mentioned in the reviews: Fred Frith (guitar), Bill Laswell (bass), Fred Maher (original drums), Charles Hayward (replaced Maher). Debut album: Killing Time (1981). Second studio album mentioned: Funny Valentine (released 17 years after the debut).

Two DeBaser reviews by macaco look at Massacre's debut Killing Time (1981) and its long-delayed follow-up Funny Valentine. Killing Time is presented as a confrontational, instructive document about guitar approach; Funny Valentine is described as puzzling and singular — to be heard once and archived. Both reviews give the records a middling score (3/5).

For:Fans of experimental/avant-garde rock, free improvisation, adventurous guitar music, and listeners who like challenging albums.

 "listen to it only once, with great attention, maybe even with a coffee break, and then archive it, don’t listen to it again, don’t try to understand it, to dissect it in a thousand listens to see if you find something more, because there’s nothing more, \"Funny Valentine\" is just as it presents itself, without ambiguity, without tricks, without pretense."

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 "I feel that \"Killing Time\" should be the first album to listen to when deciding to learn to play the guitar.*"

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