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THE REVIEW
Well, here we are... where to start?
More than starting, in my case it's about arriving. Yeah, because for a year or two the notes have been fading past my ears.
Perhaps I've listened to so much music that I've lost the curiosity and astonishment (and hearing) of the early days.
The dry leaves of a dying season... to then face a new youth? No, I almost certainly say it's about old age, "dadrock."
I hardly even have the desire to rummage through the underground anymore.
It doesn't seem like an epochal event, but it disturbs me a lot.
This is where the Royal Trux come in, with their Twin Infinitives, an enigma never solved. Could it simply be said to be a bad record?
No.
Royal Trux have provided other great proofs as artists, both before and after. And if Twin Infinitives is garbage, then I dare to tell you from the height of my musical knowledge, that no one in rock had given precedents to Twin Infinitives.
Twin Infinitives is not just noise; you can discern much of the old Exile on Main St., cubism, and their deformed and sick psychedelia, a trademark also of exceptional albums like [Untitled] and Cats and Dogs.
And that's why I'm obsessed with this album, almost impossible to penetrate and decipher. If you go with a magnifying glass there's something rational and it hides a huge treasure.
I worship Twin Infinitives because I bought it many years ago alongside other records/listens and... over time like at an orphanage, it remained alone.
Who knows, once understood I might fall back into depression. Or leave it behind like the other records, deciding to throw the guitars from the balcony straight into the bins (but then who uses guitars to make music today anyway?), throw away all the CDs and vinyls and find a new passion (perhaps diving into auteur cinema).
How sloppy I am at writing, happy new year folks!
P.S. As a passion for sure not reviews, which I'm not good at. <3
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The review reflects on the challenging and enigmatic nature of Royal Trux's Twin Infinitives. Despite its difficulty, the album is revered for its originality and ties to experimental rock traditions. The author expresses a deep obsession with the album's hidden treasures and the unique psychedelic and cubist elements it contains. Ultimately, it stands as a complex and influential piece in underground rock.Tracklist Videos
Royal Trux
Royal Trux is an American duo formed by Jennifer Herrema and Neil Hagerty (ex-Pussy Galore). Renowned for fusing bluesy grit with noise and avant-collage, they issued landmark recordings from Twin Infinitives through later albums like Accelerator and Veterans of Disorder. After their initial 1987–2001 run, they reunited 2015–2019 and released White Stuff.10 Reviews
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By Stoopid
"Twin Infinitives is a cubist masterpiece, one of the most dazzling viewpoints in the short history of electric music."
"They really loved rock, Neil and Jennifer, and created a fertile humus for the years to come."
By SyrMerr
"Twin Infinitives, or how to destroy 40 years of rock music in just over an hour."
"After listening to it, anything, even the noise of the fridge at night... will seem like Beethoven symphonies in comparison."
By Caspasian
Anarchic-individualist underground transcendence: "no ass today."
They invite without trying, without empathy, just to be together sitting on the carpet mystifying musical images in a thought form, a pure dialogue.
By kloo
The pandemic leads to reflecting on the uselessness of humans in the face of the forces that govern the globe, the universe, and existence.
Guernica turned rock.
