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Rating: Pylon: "Hits". Never was a title less fitting for a compilation by a flash-in-the-pan group like the Athenian (Georgia) band Pylon. Between '80 and '89, they only released two albums and this compilation, then nothing (there will be a return in '90 but not noteworthy).
This compilation, dated indeed '89, gathers almost all their compositions in twenty tracks. And what compositions. The first words that come to mind when listening to the opening track Beep are "alienating, sharp, alternative": The drums dictate a metronomic rhythm, over which abstract sketches of wild guitar play, seemingly there just by chance. The bass enters headfirst and does its dirty work, but it is Vanessa's voice that strikes and immediately kills the listener. Like a child from whom candy has been taken, Vanessa is able to produce screams and shouts that make the sound biting and incisive, and whispers that add a psychedelic touch to it all. The main theme of the songs remains more or less the same with some peaks here and there. Their most famous "Crazy" (later covered for a reason by M.Stipe&Co.), "Human Body" (a driving garage punk-rock track like few others), "Danger" (a dub-underground track with an oblique rhythm and incredible charm), and several others. Since Pylon deserves more than a fleeting listen, I invite everyone to free their shelves of this dusty record, unjustly surrounded by a terrible aura of bad luck. Adieu
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
09 Feast on My Heart (03:34)
Feast on my heart
Drill a hole in it
I want you to drown me in it
Pick up the scalpel and do it
I want you to do it
Feast on my heart
I missed the turnoff
This map has too many symbols
Punch a hole in it
I want you to do it
Drown me through my heart
Pull down your eyebrows
Uncross your arms
I didn't choose your sorrow
No need to worry
Feast on my heart
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