Love of Life (album)

Love of Life is the eighth studio album by American experimental rock band Swans. It was released in 1992 on Young God Records.

Love of Life
Studio album by
Swans
ReleasedFebruary 24, 1992
RecordedOctober–December 1991
StudioB.C. Studios (Brooklyn, New York)
Genre
Length53:58
LabelYoung God
ProducerMichael Gira
Swans chronology
Body to Body, Job to Job
(1991)		 Love of Life
(1992)		 Real Love
(1992)
Singles from Love of Life
  1. "Love of Life" / "Amnesia"
    Released: 1992

Background

Like its predecessor, White Light from the Mouth of Infinity, Love of Life was out of print for a long time and had not been reissued until December 2015.[2] Six of the eleven songs appear on the Various Failures compilation, and a further four appear on the Forever Burned compilation. These two compilations therefore contain all the material on this release, except the Jarboe composition "She Cries (For Spider)", as well as tracks 1 and 9.

The cover art is a painting by Deryk Thomas. All of the untitled segues, listed as both "(—)" and "(---)", are credited to the band Beautiful People LTD, which is a one-off collaboration between Jarboe and then-Swans bass player Lary 7.

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Pitchfork8.0/10[4]

Trouser Press wrote, "Not as stunning in its passion as the band's best work, Love of Life is still an often beautiful, haunting record."[5] AllMusic wrote, "Love of Life unsurprisingly proves to be yet another Swans masterpiece."[3]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Michael Gira; all music is composed by Gira and Jarboe except all untitled tracks.

Side One
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."(---)"Jarboe, Larry Seven0:17
2."Love of Life" 3:41
3."The Golden Boy That Was Swallowed by the Sea" 4:32
4."(---)"Jarboe, Larry Seven0:37
5."(---)"Jarboe, Larry Seven2:06
6."The Other Side of the World" 4:40
7."Her" 5:24
8."The Sound of Freedom" 4:34
Total length:25:51
Side Two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
9."(---)"Jarboe, Larry Seven0:34
10."Amnesia" 4:19
11."Identity" 4:31
12."(---)"Jarboe, Larry Seven1:02
13."In the Eyes of Nature" 4:42
14."She Cries (For Spider)"Jarboe4:57
15."God Loves America" 3:43
16."(---)"Jarboe, Larry Seven1:20
17."No Cure for the Lonely[a]" (this track is not present on all vinyl releases) 2:56
Total length:28:04
2015 bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
18."Amnesia (Long)" (from "Love of Life/Amnesia" single) 7:42
19."Song for Dead Time (MG Version)" 4:34
20."You Know Everything" (from "Celebrity Lifestyle" single) 4:25
21."Mother's Milk (Live)" (from Omniscience) 4:37
22."The Child's Right" (from Ten Songs for Another World by World of Skin) 3:36
23."Love of Life (Short)" (from "Love of Life/Amnesia" single) 3:20
24."Unfortunate Lie" (instrumental version) 2:18
25."No Cruel Angel" (from "Saved" single) 4:29
26."Black Eyed Dog" (from Ten Songs for Another World by World of Skin)Nick Drake3:48
27."Love of Life (Long)" (from "Love of Life/Amnesia" single) 6:07
28."Picture of Maryanne" (from "Love of Life/Amnesia" single) 4:22
29."Amnesia (Live)" (from Omniscience) 6:20
30."Dream Dream" (from Ten Songs for Another World by World of Skin) 5:32
31."Please Remember Me" (from Ten Songs for Another World by World of Skin) 4:37
32."Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes" (edit, from Ten Songs for Another World by World of Skin) 1:18
33."The Unknown (Live)" 6:45
34."Blood on Your Hands (Live)" (from Anonymous Bodies in an Empty Room) 3:11
35."A Young Girl Needs (Live)" (from Anonymous Bodies in an Empty Room) 2:35

Personnel
  • Michael Gira – vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, samples, production, sleeve artwork concept and design
  • Jarboe – vocals, keyboards, backing vocals, mellotron
  • Clinton Steele – guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Algis Kizys – bass guitar
  • Vincent Signorelli – drums
  • Jenny Wade – bass
  • Ted Parsons – drums
  • Troy Gregory – bass guitar
  • Larry Seven – bass guitar, guitar
  • Adam Jankowski – narration on "Identity"
  • Martin Bisi – engineering, additional programming
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering
  • Mark Richardson – additional recording
  • Deryk Thomas – front cover illustration
  • Larry Lame – sleeve photography
  • Patricia Mooney – sleeve artwork and layout
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References
  1. Lariviere, Aaron (November 9, 2012). "Swans Albums From Worst To Best". Stereogum. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  2. Young God Records staff. "WHITE LIGHT. . . + LOVE OF LIFE (LTD ED VINYL BOX SET / 3CD RELEASE)". Young God Records. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
  3. Raggett, Ned. "Love of Life – Swans : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
  4. "Swans". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  5. Leland, John; Sheridan, David; Kenny, John; Frampton, Peter. "trouserpress.com :: Swans". trouserpress.com. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
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