People who listen to "To Be Kind" be like "this song made me anxious, gave me a panic attack, see demons in my ceiling fan, kill my neighbor, and start coughing up blood 10/10 exhilarating masterpiece
I was like "10 Songs? This finna be a BREEZE" Little did I know this nigga put a mixtape in the album Edit: I didn't know Swans was a band at the time posting this
I remember I saw these guys perform in LA and they performed this song and I remember the energy of it. I felt like I was in hell. Gira was literally screaming into the mic and the crowd was cheering, and screaming. The whole experience felt demonic but at the same time strangely euphoric.
@@erri4433 Gira ended this incarnation of Swans (Seer, To be kind and Glowing man), he's touring with new musicians so the guess is that they'll play pieces from Leaving Meaning only
I didn't hear it live... but I heard live The Knot which is basically the whole culmination of the Incarnation in a 45 minute sound. The equivalent of big bang...remains one of the most overwhelming sound experiences I've ever heard.
I’ve been listening to the Swans non-stop the last week, or so, and I can say without hyperbole, my anxiety level has gone up considerably. I hear Gira’s chanting in my dreams. I can’t get songs out of my head. These are all good things, by the way. They’re brilliant!
I did mean the former, and thank you very much for the recommendation! All I've heard of Schnittke as I am writing this is is his Concerto Grosso No. 1, but there are a few things I'd like to bring up about the differences between the types of difficulty on presentation in each piece. Schnittke's use of 20th century harmonies is obviously not hospitable to the average music listener, but the thing I find to be so utterly monstrous about Swan's music is not the sound, (through at points in this piece they certainly approach the blistering dissonance of classical atonality) but the structure. Swans' music is repetitive to such an extreme extent. I was listening to this song on a train a few weeks ago with nothing to pay attention to but the slow build of Bring the Sun and I felt like I was going to have a heart attack by the end of it. When Swans aren't preforming one of their extremely long groves in this song, it often boils down to music so structureless and minimalist that the listener feels almost stranded between the larger events of the piece. Scnittke's music becomes easier to listen to the more attention you pay to it, as the atonal melodies become more understandable through development. Swans' music is the opposite insofar as I can tell.
@@iamQuiliamQuil I would heavily argue that this repetitive beat in the background is what makes Swans, Swans. The beat remains the same while more and more layers are added upon it which really adds up to that climaxing build up
@@Zorooooooooooooooooooooooooooo I don't think he was trying to say that was a bad thing. I often feel the same when listening to swans. That feeling is part of the swans experience tho, and no other music I have ever listened to creates that.
My first time ever listening to this song , I remember i was drunk as hell ,closing the door and lights though it was going to be a fun little trip before sleep , until this specific part comes up , one of the most scariest music experience ever. Had a panic attack and i swear i saw the shadow of a horned best erupted from my wall , had me run and scream frantically(I’M NOT SCARED I’M NOT SCARED YOU AREN’T REAL) while searching for light switch lol
The bass at 8:20 .....The whole song is a killer and the reason why I am getting deaf more and more. At 12:00 is the smash-ur-head-against-something-part.
Listening to this while sleep deprived and doing some work at 5 AM, I legit can't even walk straight because of how tired I am. Feeling surreal, thanks Swans.
@@nild9153 well I only listen to Swans while having mental breakdowns and so I can say with confidence that neither of you absolute plebians truly understand Swans. Until you've experienced screaming at your refection in the mirror for ruining your life before slamming your face into it and shattering it while laughing maniacally as blood trickles down your face and Michael Gira screeches in the background you'll never really, "get" Swans afterall. Smh. Where are all the real fans at amiright?!?!?!!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!??!?!?:!?!??!?!?!?!?!??!
That build up from 18:18 all the way to 20:20 is absolutely jaw dropping. That part and the outro of to be kind are by far the best parts of this damn album, an album that I so far have only listened through once, but that has already given me an unforgettable experience. Everything seems so emphatically complex and difficult to put together, but it's executed in the best way possible. Must have taken years to produce.
It's also my fav part of the album. The way every instrument layers and crescendos on top of each other help create this image of a violent and abrasive beast, leashed by the fortification of and synergy of Swans.
The first time I listened to that part in Toussaint as well as the ending part, I was stoned out my tree and was utterly terrified and mesmerised by such intense out-of-control chaos. The same goes for the middle part of the song where there's all those swirling head-bending sounds being made by guitars which I would've never thought was even conceivable nor humanely possible.
Wow so Swans can play the same chord over and over again as loud as they can and it’s called a “Masterpiece” but when i do it it’s “annoying” and the “whole neighborhood can hear me”.
sorry, comrade, that may not be the RIGHT chord (or the right neighbourhood^^). But by curiosity, try (if you like) to listen to Tony Conrad's Four Violin (1964) and Charlemagne Palestine's Strumming Music. Do you feel it's the "same note/chord" over and over, or do you hear the symphony of harmonics above/below ? (Nevertheless, of course, I got the joke, and I too have "the wrong neighbourhood"^^)
This is by far the most relentlessly epic thing I have ever heard. Some might complain about length but with the proper almost meditative patience required this can set you free unlike almost any music out there,
For anyone who cares, I (22 y/o male) had a really intense experience listening to this song sometime in 2020. I was listening to TBK on my headphones while fishing 10 miles off of the coast of San Pedro, CA. I was with my older brother (31 y/o) and his son (10 y/o) in a small center console boat. It was midday and there were no clouds in the sky. The sunlight reflecting off of the water was uncomfortably brilliant and omnipresent. There were no other boats in sight. When this song came on, we began to approach an oil rig that we saw on the horizon that my brother said was a good fishing spot. Even amongst all the light that surrounded us, I could make out a sharp crimson and orange glow on the rig that I knew had to be a fire. We got closer to the oil rig as the song progressed. The song became more fierce and the size of the rig became more apparent. Eventually, we’re floating what feels like directly beside this flair stack that’s attacking the sky with a building-sized pillar of flames while Michael Gira is shouting “BRING THE SUN” over this divine orchestra of human voices and post-rock instrumentals that are playing full blast in my ears. My nephew is crying with a fear and discomfort not unlike that shown on the album art. My brother is stoic and unmoved. I’ve never had a musical experience that made me feel so small. Not only small in the face of the human creation/destruction I was witnessing or small in the face of the open waters and heavens that surrounded us in every direction. As cliche as this sounds, I felt small in the cosmic sense…like a bacterium lost in space. Like everything I could do or ever dream of doing would amount to nothing more than dust in the wind in comparison to these gargantuan sounds that were filling my ears and the industrial and natural spectacles that were filling my eyes. For a few minutes, I was completely and profoundly stunned. If you care about Swans and their music as much as I do, hopefully you got a non-zero amount of amusement from that anecdote. Please continue to support Swans and other great artists by buying their music and telling anyone who will bother to hear you about how great they are!
Love this record. Great production. Great songs. I haven't had the pleasure of seeing them since '99 or so, but I have seen them live on three different occasions. Cathartic is the best description of "feeling" them live. The last time I saw(felt) them was at The Fenix in Seattle ( a club that was destroyed in the 2002 earthquake). I went w/ my friend who was one of the guitarist's in the metal band Sanctuary. Half way through the set he disappeared and when he came back I asked where he went for so long. He said he went out to the parking lot and threw up. No alcohol, he doesn't drink ; no drugs involved. Just a cathartic reaction to the intensity. For me it was a positive release of energy. I love them. Thank you Swans!
And now a 'In Swans' studio conversation. Mike: 'Hey guys, so we're gonna need a saw, some wood, a hammer and a horse drawn carriage for the middle section' Band: 'Um, sure Mike. That shouldn't be a problem. Can we get a free jazz crescendo for the end? Mike: 'Well yeah... I mean duhhhhhhhhhhhhh.'
Is that a fart at 25:06? Like an inside joke from the band: "let's make this super complex and powerful 30 minutes piece of art-rock music and sneak a fart sound in the middle see if anyone'll notice"
I've listened to this song multiple times religiously, and I can honestly say that now that I've heard the alleged fart, I will never not hear it every time I listen again. *BBRRRAAAAPP!*
wow, I've always had a tendency to stop listening to this song once bring the sun was over (just due to length and not really remembering the second half that well) But oh my god, listening to the whole half hour after a couple months not really listening to Swans gave a new appreciation for this song! I never realized how harrowing and explosive the second half was, and I surely didn't remember how visceral the majority of the last leg is! the subdued drums and the immense ambiance really kept my attention when the quieter parts came out. Needless to say, I no longer think this behemoth is the "worst track" on the album. And imo, TBK doesn't have a single weak song! I love it, simple as that
the sound the toussaint is incredible but the in contrast overly calm transision between the songs is what makes ppl leave, echoes from pink floyd also has this character with the whale sounds if you are interested
Toussaint L'overture! Toussaint L'overture Freedom! Equality! Fraternity! Blood God! Son of God! God's Love! Blood is Life! Life is Blood! Blood is Love! Love is Blood! Toussaint! Toussaint!
@@HerrTelef bad comparison, but in this case it would teach you how to open the door instead of running head first. Bad trips, at least for me, have helped me understand more about myself and the material world surrounding me. One trip in particular was so inspiring, that it made me enter med school (wich I am doing currently) to do research in the neurology field.
@@franciscomedeiros8662 I know what you mean and imo my comparison is not really wrong. Was it the expierence of a bad/horror trip for your decide of a med school?
This song starts as absolutely punishing. You have to be masochistic to continue listening, because you are obligated to turn up the bone-thrumming percussion. You are compelled to feel it. I mean, you have to really want to hurt yourself. Then comes the joy, a blessed peace where only a moment ago you could never forget what has brought you here.
The annoying RUclips ads interrupting the music feel like shards of dirty broken glass being forced into my urethra. Anyone have a similar experience/agree?
Toujours aussi Humain ! quand on sait qu'ils ont influencé tant et tant de personnes et de groupes depuis toutes ces années ! Swans m'accompagnent dans ma peinture au même titre que : Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Jesu ( Justin Broadrick ), A Silver Mt. Zion . . . Merci à Michael Gira .
Never heard of Swans, never heard of this type of music, never fully listened to a half an hour song. but this is very interesting and i'm absolutely loving it brad taste in music sent me here lol the emphasization on the buildup is so long and dragged on which makes it literally unforgettable. it is also extremely layered with just a chaos of noise such as in 19:25 where it's just an organized mess, and i love it. other miscellanous sounds (otuside sounds like the neighs) really immersed me in the song. my only complaint is that i had to pull up the lyrics seven times to just understand what he was saying lmao. all in all, i might listen to this album (if i have the time, this album is literally two hours lol)
lool I listened to this song many times without noticing it has lyrics in Spanish (I'm native Spanish speaker). His pronunciation is weird, especially in "Dios".
i personally love these monologues from singers that reveal so much about us and about the world. who produce so much that we prefer to keep secret. these singers and philosophers tell the truth in their drunk - and that's exactly why they bring us, as humanity, further - and if that is possible, please go to the stars. Enjoy it.
¡Siento exactamente lo mismo pero con la civilización maya! Asombroso. Es como una especie de ritual chamanico en la punta de una pirámide. Saludos desde Argentina.
Been reading Blood Meridian lately and this album definitely gives me vibes of the old west, the power of war, human nature, and the inevitability of death and impermanence. Some give Earth credit for making Blood Meridian: The Album with Hex (which is a good album), but I think To Be Kind comes far closer to that realization without being conscious of it, probably.
Blood Meridian is such a good book, I really love it, although I feel like there’s a lot of parts of the seer that fit that better than most of To Be Kind does
im so glad someone else made that connection, I always listen to swans when reading cormac mccarthy (I find that soundtracks for the blind compliments the road quite nicely)
in love with Swans since Bright Light at Edge of infinity but this track is my new favorite song of all time, takes it to a whole new, unearthly, level
Immense I didn't Swans could pull off such a long track but they have with this one. Some kind of twisted classic music track. Not for the faint hearted.
It’s too short
true
The Bring The Sun part? Sure, it is.
Yeah, it should last the entire albums length
I agree its too short
maybe Dopesmoker by Sleep fits your size. (one hour song)
when he's trilingual 😍
DIIIIOOOOOS
EGH!! EHHH!!!!!
Earlier on the album he speaks cat so he’s pretty much a polyglot
SANGREEEEEEEE
Dam this just turned eatin my lunchable into a spiritual experience
I eat lunchables too. I'm 33.
2 flowers It took you 34 minutes to eat a lunch able
@@eliasmsv3156 To be fair it took you two years to reply. so you are even.
@@richywalsh488 may we press f to pay respects
@@cowstrum5334 *presses F*
It's like an orchestra piece but it's rock.
that's what post-rock is
How would it sounds if the London symphonic orchestra play this instead of the shit of Queen a.o.???
That’s what post and prog rock is fool
ThatKidWhoLiesAboutHisAge OnTheInternet uh
It could be.
Prog isn't all just crazy time signatures and weird lyrics.
I've been a Swans fan since 1984, but I'd been ignoring these new records. Dumb. This is fantastic.
Glad to see it. Better late than never.
woahh !!!
I really love how dramatic Gira's voice is
He sounds really serious
when not?
@@paolovallejo8022 "IM JUST A LITTLE BOYYYY!"
Have you watched him live ? Believe it or not it gets much more apparent when he´s on a stage .
Loved the part where he said "Hazamadadamadadahazadama"
Also dig the ”freedommammammammammam”
$2 at one of those online jukeboxes at my local dive bar. Best money ever spent.
I hit my townie bar with this and Glowing Man b2b. Cleared the place out
You monster
I'll queue in Matt Elliott's The Maid We Messed next.
Damn, hope those people didn't get tired
Ah yes, my favorite /mu/ greentext.
That intro is one of the best things i've heard in music so far
The Glowing Man is waiting.
People who listen to "To Be Kind" be like
"this song made me anxious, gave me a panic attack, see demons in my ceiling fan, kill my neighbor, and start coughing up blood
10/10 exhilarating masterpiece
"This music makes me physically and mentally ill. In a good way"
lol i imagine Anthony Fantano killing his own neighbour.
To me is just like a bad part of the trip; nothing psychotic
10/10 had the worst time of my life
@@zackzallie8735 Why is this funny
I was like "10 Songs? This finna be a BREEZE"
Little did I know this nigga put a mixtape in the album
Edit: I didn't know Swans was a band at the time posting this
Lmaooo
I was like
nice if youtube to not put ads between song- wait,
I'm in the-
SAME SONG THIS WHOLE TIME?
Best comment on music ever made
Would that make She Loves Us an EP?
their eps are like 50 mins long lol
This song alone is three times the length of Daughters’s first album
wasn't that an EP?
@@meruida4694 The EP was 4 minutes
They were a grindcore group, of course it was short. That's what grind do.
Which is a masterpiece btw
It's also longer than the entirety of Kids See Ghosts
I can only imagine what it would be like, to hear this song in a concert.
I heard the Knot, insane! Mindblowing
I remember I saw these guys perform in LA and they performed this song and I remember the energy of it. I felt like I was in hell. Gira was literally screaming into the mic and the crowd was cheering, and screaming. The whole experience felt demonic but at the same time strangely euphoric.
It's beautiful 😍
I'm having trouble coping with the fact that I'll never hear this live.
Fuck, now that's all I'm thinking about
Wait why, aren't they touring?
@@erri4433 Gira ended this incarnation of Swans (Seer, To be kind and Glowing man), he's touring with new musicians so the guess is that they'll play pieces from Leaving Meaning only
I didn't hear it live... but I heard live The Knot which is basically the whole culmination of the Incarnation in a 45 minute sound. The equivalent of big bang...remains one of the most overwhelming sound experiences I've ever heard.
@@vinyldiary6664 sounds amazing.. I lost that tour sadly.. Looking forward to the leaving meaning date in my country tho!
I’ve been listening to the Swans non-stop the last week, or so, and I can say without hyperbole, my anxiety level has gone up considerably. I hear Gira’s chanting in my dreams. I can’t get songs out of my head. These are all good things, by the way. They’re brilliant!
Somehow i feel this album makes me release my anxieties completly
These songs drown out all my anxieties
*The Swans*
this is the apex of modern music.
@@finneganlindsay please elaborate
LOL
Apex twin
0:00 Bring The Sun
14:42 Transition
20:54 Toussant L'Ouverture
so that's a 14 mins song followed by a 6 mins transitionn which is then continued by another 14 mins song. mad.
The / isn't just a way to differenciate the songs here it's a song entirely
Coughing the opening
@@colodrillo the translate is a little off
@@bingushead3491 I don't know what I meant by that nor I remember writing it
This has to be one of the most difficult pieces of music I have ever encountered.
Difficult in means of listening or performance? If you mean the former, have you heard Schnittke?
I did mean the former, and thank you very much for the recommendation! All I've heard of Schnittke as I am writing this is is his Concerto Grosso No. 1, but there are a few things I'd like to bring up about the differences between the types of difficulty on presentation in each piece. Schnittke's use of 20th century harmonies is obviously not hospitable to the average music listener, but the thing I find to be so utterly monstrous about Swan's music is not the sound, (through at points in this piece they certainly approach the blistering dissonance of classical atonality) but the structure. Swans' music is repetitive to such an extreme extent. I was listening to this song on a train a few weeks ago with nothing to pay attention to but the slow build of Bring the Sun and I felt like I was going to have a heart attack by the end of it. When Swans aren't preforming one of their extremely long groves in this song, it often boils down to music so structureless and minimalist that the listener feels almost stranded between the larger events of the piece. Scnittke's music becomes easier to listen to the more attention you pay to it, as the atonal melodies become more understandable through development. Swans' music is the opposite insofar as I can tell.
@@iamQuiliamQuil damn Willem you really speaking to me
@@iamQuiliamQuil I would heavily argue that this repetitive beat in the background is what makes Swans, Swans. The beat remains the same while more and more layers are added upon it which really adds up to that climaxing build up
@@Zorooooooooooooooooooooooooooo I don't think he was trying to say that was a bad thing. I often feel the same when listening to swans. That feeling is part of the swans experience tho, and no other music I have ever listened to creates that.
The opening salvo of Bring the Sun is one of the most transcendent sounds ever recorded.
that build from 18:30 to 20:20 is one of the most frightening things i have ever heard
heartattack inducing, jesus christ what a hellish sonic soundscape does this band create here.
My first time ever listening to this song , I remember i was drunk as hell ,closing the door and lights though it was going to be a fun little trip before sleep , until this specific part comes up , one of the most scariest music experience ever. Had a panic attack and i swear i saw the shadow of a horned best erupted from my wall , had me run and scream frantically(I’M NOT SCARED I’M NOT SCARED YOU AREN’T REAL) while searching for light switch lol
When mom says "one more song before you go to bed"
lmao
you play dopesmoker by sleep
@@owenf2835 lol
Good luck sleeping after this one lmao
@@hola979 i love going to bed to this song?
The bass at 8:20 .....The whole song is a killer and the reason why I am getting deaf more and more.
At 12:00 is the smash-ur-head-against-something-part.
this is a song worth getting deaf by
Holy shit that huge chord around 14:40 fucking cleaves me in half
Beautiful way to put it man thank you so much for that
Listening to this while sleep deprived and doing some work at 5 AM, I legit can't even walk straight because of how tired I am. Feeling surreal, thanks Swans.
You're the only one in the comments who gets Swans, not the Fantano people coming here
@@nild9153 damn bro you edgy af
@@dariojuric4833?
@@nild9153 well I only listen to Swans while having mental breakdowns and so I can say with confidence that neither of you absolute plebians truly understand Swans. Until you've experienced screaming at your refection in the mirror for ruining your life before slamming your face into it and shattering it while laughing maniacally as blood trickles down your face and Michael Gira screeches in the background you'll never really, "get" Swans afterall. Smh. Where are all the real fans at amiright?!?!?!!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!??!?!?:!?!??!?!?!?!?!??!
That build up from 18:18 all the way to 20:20 is absolutely jaw dropping. That part and the outro of to be kind are by far the best parts of this damn album, an album that I so far have only listened through once, but that has already given me an unforgettable experience. Everything seems so emphatically complex and difficult to put together, but it's executed in the best way possible. Must have taken years to produce.
It's also my fav part of the album. The way every instrument layers and crescendos on top of each other help create this image of a violent and abrasive beast, leashed by the fortification of and synergy of Swans.
The first time I listened to that part in Toussaint as well as the ending part, I was stoned out my tree and was utterly terrified and mesmerised by such intense out-of-control chaos. The same goes for the middle part of the song where there's all those swirling head-bending sounds being made by guitars which I would've never thought was even conceivable nor humanely possible.
@@JoePesciBallsack its both fast and heavy but in a seemingless manner
I want David Lynch and swans to collaborate
@Bobby Danger or Lars Von Trier, since Gira supposedly wrote Kirsten Supine based on his movie, Melancholia
@Bobby Danger TRY AGAIN.
What about Michael Haneke
deberian hacer una pelicula basado en la trilogia de estos discos de swans
@@nigeljohnkelvin9166 You would have to be one patient bitch to enjoy that!
Wow so Swans can play the same chord over and over again as loud as they can and it’s called a “Masterpiece” but when i do it it’s “annoying” and the “whole neighborhood can hear me”.
Yeah
That is correct. Playing the RIGHT chord is the secret.
sorry, comrade, that may not be the RIGHT chord (or the right neighbourhood^^).
But by curiosity, try (if you like) to listen to Tony Conrad's Four Violin (1964) and Charlemagne Palestine's Strumming Music. Do you feel it's the "same note/chord" over and over, or do you hear the symphony of harmonics above/below ?
(Nevertheless, of course, I got the joke, and I too have "the wrong neighbourhood"^^)
Bend sinister.
I’m starting to believe that we live in a society :/
Such an incredible piece of rock music!
Love that Kendrick album
@@seamac206 me too
This is by far the most relentlessly epic thing I have ever heard. Some might complain about length but with the proper almost meditative patience required this can set you free unlike almost any music out there,
For anyone who cares, I (22 y/o male) had a really intense experience listening to this song sometime in 2020. I was listening to TBK on my headphones while fishing 10 miles off of the coast of San Pedro, CA. I was with my older brother (31 y/o) and his son (10 y/o) in a small center console boat. It was midday and there were no clouds in the sky. The sunlight reflecting off of the water was uncomfortably brilliant and omnipresent. There were no other boats in sight.
When this song came on, we began to approach an oil rig that we saw on the horizon that my brother said was a good fishing spot. Even amongst all the light that surrounded us, I could make out a sharp crimson and orange glow on the rig that I knew had to be a fire. We got closer to the oil rig as the song progressed. The song became more fierce and the size of the rig became more apparent. Eventually, we’re floating what feels like directly beside this flair stack that’s attacking the sky with a building-sized pillar of flames while Michael Gira is shouting “BRING THE SUN” over this divine orchestra of human voices and post-rock instrumentals that are playing full blast in my ears. My nephew is crying with a fear and discomfort not unlike that shown on the album art. My brother is stoic and unmoved.
I’ve never had a musical experience that made me feel so small. Not only small in the face of the human creation/destruction I was witnessing or small in the face of the open waters and heavens that surrounded us in every direction. As cliche as this sounds, I felt small in the cosmic sense…like a bacterium lost in space. Like everything I could do or ever dream of doing would amount to nothing more than dust in the wind in comparison to these gargantuan sounds that were filling my ears and the industrial and natural spectacles that were filling my eyes. For a few minutes, I was completely and profoundly stunned.
If you care about Swans and their music as much as I do, hopefully you got a non-zero amount of amusement from that anecdote. Please continue to support Swans and other great artists by buying their music and telling anyone who will bother to hear you about how great they are!
holy shit
Having grown up in San Pedro I can totally relate to this comment
That’s awesome man thank you for sharing
Whoa, this comment needs more likes! That’s amazing that you had that experience
Love this record. Great production. Great songs. I haven't had the pleasure of seeing them since '99 or so, but I have seen them live on three different occasions. Cathartic is the best description of "feeling" them live. The last time I saw(felt) them was at The Fenix in Seattle ( a club that was destroyed in the 2002 earthquake). I went w/ my friend who was one of the guitarist's in the metal band Sanctuary. Half way through the set he disappeared and when he came back I asked where he went for so long. He said he went out to the parking lot and threw up. No alcohol, he doesn't drink ; no drugs involved. Just a cathartic reaction to the intensity. For me it was a positive release of energy. I love them. Thank you Swans!
As you do lmao
I listen to this and cloud of unknowing every day. I'm not human anymore. I'm just a troll now that lives in a sewer under an abandoned K-Mart
And now a 'In Swans' studio conversation.
Mike: 'Hey guys, so we're gonna need a saw, some wood, a hammer and a horse drawn carriage for the middle section'
Band: 'Um, sure Mike. That shouldn't be a problem. Can we get a free jazz crescendo for the end?
Mike: 'Well yeah... I mean duhhhhhhhhhhhhh.'
why the fuck am i listening to that exact part while reading your comment?
Gira has actually stated he wanted to get a real horse in the studio for this song, but the band had to talk him out of it
Don't forget a kid falling over something! That is the best part
oh was that a horse the whole time? I thought it was children.. arghhh....
I discovered this because of Facebook Reels, I don't regret it, really nice music
lmao what reel?
20:54 I've never been so captivated by a single note bassline before
0:00 Bring The Sun 14:42 Toussaint L'Ouverture
This has to be one the most breathtaking experiences I’ve ever heard. 10/10
Nobody expected the soundtrack to the Spanish Inquisition!
*Haitian Revolution
come on man, Haitian revolution
Fear, surprise and ruthless efficiency.
what an experience.
Is that a fart at 25:06? Like an inside joke from the band: "let's make this super complex and powerful 30 minutes piece of art-rock music and sneak a fart sound in the middle see if anyone'll notice"
cf also Scott Walker's fart recordings ruclips.net/video/pasFgQjKMww/видео.htmlm16s
Sounds more like a guitar cable being plugged in.
its probably a pick being slid across a bass with some effects, does sound a bit like a righteous toot though
I've listened to this song multiple times religiously, and I can honestly say that now that I've heard the alleged fart, I will never not hear it every time I listen again. *BBRRRAAAAPP!*
fuck you ill never unhear that god
This is helping my smoking addiction. Thank you man, amazing work
That's nice.
How
@@pancrazio1 smoking more
lmao
All these years in all my life it’s still the best track I’ve ever heard just the raw intensity in a blanket of tears it’s just power and human
dude to be kind in its entirety is so fucking crushing and heavy but come on, this is transcendental
this is such a great description@@maedle99
wow, I've always had a tendency to stop listening to this song once bring the sun was over (just due to length and not really remembering the second half that well) But oh my god, listening to the whole half hour after a couple months not really listening to Swans gave a new appreciation for this song! I never realized how harrowing and explosive the second half was, and I surely didn't remember how visceral the majority of the last leg is! the subdued drums and the immense ambiance really kept my attention when the quieter parts came out. Needless to say, I no longer think this behemoth is the "worst track" on the album. And imo, TBK doesn't have a single weak song! I love it, simple as that
the sound the toussaint is incredible but the in contrast overly calm transision between the songs is what makes ppl leave, echoes from pink floyd also has this character with the whale sounds if you are interested
That first song was incredibly unique. Now, bring in the horse for the second one.
Broughthony Meheretano
I wish I could say the same, but I knew about the swans previously from my digging into sludge metal
@@mr.froglegs oh cool, did you like then then
Toussaint L'overture!
Toussaint L'overture
Freedom!
Equality!
Fraternity!
Blood God!
Son of God!
God's Love!
Blood is Life!
Life is Blood!
Blood is Love!
Love is Blood!
Toussaint!
Toussaint!
Now that's some Bloodborne shit right there
SANGRE EEES VIIIIIDAAAA
VIIIIIIDAAAA ES SANGREEEEE
I DON'T GIVE A DAMN,
I SANGRE EEES VIIIIIIDAAAAA ON THE UNTIED STATES
@@Darkblood112 I don't care about real life
jodorowsky listening to swans?
interesting.
Hi Jodorowsky.
The perfect soundtrack for a trip on datura.
Garrido
Could be an one way ticket.
@@HerrTelef bad trips can teach you as well.
@@franciscomedeiros8662
Sure, the pain by running against the wall means: use the door, please .
@@HerrTelef bad comparison, but in this case it would teach you how to open the door instead of running head first. Bad trips, at least for me, have helped me understand more about myself and the material world surrounding me.
One trip in particular was so inspiring, that it made me enter med school (wich I am doing currently) to do research in the neurology field.
@@franciscomedeiros8662
I know what you mean and imo my comparison is not really wrong.
Was it the expierence of a bad/horror trip for your decide of a med school?
Timed the climax of Bring the Sun with solar eclipse totality back in April absolutely transcendent experience
SAAAMEEE it was geniuenly one of the greatest experiences i'll ever have in my life
This song starts as absolutely punishing. You have to be masochistic to continue listening, because you are obligated to turn up the bone-thrumming percussion. You are compelled to feel it. I mean, you have to really want to hurt yourself. Then comes the joy, a blessed peace where only a moment ago you could never forget what has brought you here.
I did a paper on Toussaint L'Ouverture back in 9th grade.
You still have it?
Paper sucks my ass!
what is it exactly?
Sick
The general/slave revoltist or the song?
The annoying RUclips ads interrupting the music feel like shards of dirty broken glass being forced into my urethra.
Anyone have a similar experience/agree?
Yes I have, broken glass and urethra do not work really good together
Toujours aussi Humain ! quand on sait qu'ils ont influencé tant et tant de personnes et de groupes depuis toutes ces années ! Swans m'accompagnent dans ma peinture au même titre que : Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Jesu ( Justin Broadrick ), A Silver Mt. Zion . . . Merci à Michael Gira .
The dulcimer section around 15:15 is one the most beautiful moments in their entire catalogue
Never heard of Swans, never heard of this type of music, never fully listened to a half an hour song.
but this is very interesting and i'm absolutely loving it
brad taste in music sent me here lol
the emphasization on the buildup is so long and dragged on which makes it literally unforgettable. it is also extremely layered with just a chaos of noise such as in 19:25 where it's just an organized mess, and i love it. other miscellanous sounds (otuside sounds like the neighs) really immersed me in the song. my only complaint is that i had to pull up the lyrics seven times to just understand what he was saying lmao.
all in all, i might listen to this album (if i have the time, this album is literally two hours lol)
Same!
It was a combination of Brad Taste In Music and Anthony Fanfano who sent me here, definitely don’t regret it.
I really like a piece of the sky - swans. it is 20 minutes long but it really puts you in a trance.
if you like what brad likes then the 2 hours are definitely worth it
just go listen to The Seer, 10x better than TBK and shorter
this album is a masterpiece. it was the soundtrack to my summer of 2014.
Out of this world...artwork and pure genius...THE Band = Swans!!! Sublime!!!!!!!
Well, it seems they finally did it.
It would appear
lool I listened to this song many times without noticing it has lyrics in Spanish (I'm native Spanish speaker). His pronunciation is weird, especially in "Dios".
Holy crap I didn't realize that either 😂
The French is even worse (speaking as a non-native of either)
He obscured his vocals he does the same thing in English
Yeah, it's really hard for me to take the song seriously with that horrible pronunciation.
SANGRE DO DÍOS.
@@Melkac chill the fuck down and appreciate the art, thank you
Probably the greatest run song ive heard. Gets my adrenaline pumping everytime.
Another example of Annie Clark´s subtle background vocals which adds a lot to another song on this album .
Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité !!! France and Freemasons !
i personally love these monologues from singers that reveal so much about us and about the world.
who produce so much that we prefer to keep secret. these singers and philosophers tell the truth in their drunk -
and that's exactly why they bring us, as humanity, further -
and if that is possible, please go to the stars. Enjoy it.
A haunted madhouse of a song that brings me, hours or days after listening to it, to repeat in my head the accusative man shouting, "Toussaint!"
this one song is longer than green days newest album.
This sound alone worth the whole Green Day discography.
Lol ratioed
@@vinyldiary6664 not worth, better
@@starcatcherrr. i dont think that worked
@rotunda_ yeahhhh doesnt appear like it 😵💫
on second listening, this is the perfect companion to clr james' 'the black jacobins'. two meditations on slavery and revolution worth anybody's time.
Great book
words cant do this justice.... blown away at the emotional level this delivers
i listened to this while studying for a midterm I had the same day. Almost had a full blown panic attack multiple times. Amazing song
The obvious difference in genres aside, there's something of The Doors 'The End' about this.
the first 2 and a half minutes are like a meditation or a ritual. I don't know why I keep repeating it it's just one note but I cant stop.
listen to yummy by Justin beiber for a spiritual experience rather than this garbage
i can’t help but associate “bring the sun” with the Aztecs
Same dude. Same
¡Siento exactamente lo mismo pero con la civilización maya! Asombroso. Es como una especie de ritual chamanico en la punta de una pirámide. Saludos desde Argentina.
28:02
rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrico suave
Jerkhov BR aqui?
HUEY
Hey Michael... I love you too man
I have this song on repeat it’s so good ❤️
so bring the sun, i am the sun and god damn the sun? so we should bring you, even though you’re damned?
there's another song for the sun on white light
And now: Sunfucker!
S U N F U C K E R
This is the song of all time
*the most epic
I tried really hard to finish it, but stopped around 13:00. Anxiety took me.
This used to give me anxiety too but now i love it
Come back in a few months
No shame in that. Swans’ music is deeply affecting. Give it another try when you feel ready, I promise it’s worth it.
i swear it took me multiple months to get through this experience of a song
@@eliasmsv3156 Am i the only mentally damaged person around here who can take this without flinching?
Kelvin k I have adhd so that played a huge role aswell. I sometimes couldn’t concentrate.
A masterpiece. Hypnotic and exhilarating.
You are not legally allowed to skip through any part of this song.
I fucking love this song.
Been reading Blood Meridian lately and this album definitely gives me vibes of the old west, the power of war, human nature, and the inevitability of death and impermanence. Some give Earth credit for making Blood Meridian: The Album with Hex (which is a good album), but I think To Be Kind comes far closer to that realization without being conscious of it, probably.
Blood Meridian is such a good book, I really love it, although I feel like there’s a lot of parts of the seer that fit that better than most of To Be Kind does
im so glad someone else made that connection, I always listen to swans when reading cormac mccarthy (I find that soundtracks for the blind compliments the road quite nicely)
@@exmilsitaryI was actually going to right the same about soundtracks.
The seer is a better fit imo but I can see the angle on this
T-thank you swans for m-making my exam anxiety vanished. I uh... can finally face the test today
BEST SONG I HAVE EVER HEARD.
8:03 - This electronic sound make all the difference in the Bring The Sun part
this feels so eerie and disturbing, even if i describe it, it can't be described
SANGRE DE DÍOOOOOS
HIJO DE DÍOOOOOOOS
AMOR DE DÍOOOOOOS
SANGREEEE ES AMOOOOOOGGGGG
Mom: “Just one more song and then bedtime, ok?”
Me: Plays this.
Goat song
Tired of having to restart every 34 minutes
i had one of the best drives i ever had listening to this song
Happy 10th birthday to this amazing album.
my headphones aren't good enough quality for this
The perfect song.
i had to turn it up at 19:00. too good, too good.
in love with Swans since Bright Light at Edge of infinity but this track is my new favorite song of all time, takes it to a whole new, unearthly, level
White light at the mouth of infinity is also really good, I'm unfamiliar with bright light, is it an EP?
There are 3 parts now on CD- the white light at the edge of infinity, Love of life and an all new alt-version remix of these albums
@@PeterChoyce oh ok I'll look
This is all I need now.
Immense I didn't Swans could pull off such a long track but they have with this one. Some kind of twisted classic music track. Not for the faint hearted.
This really hits different when you understand spanish and french
not rly
It does
This whole song is a whole band’s album usually lol