Junkmedia.org Review - Pleasant foolishness
junkmedia | Los Angeles, CA | 05/26/2003
(4 out of 5 stars)
"There are lots of records out there that people say are too long and would be stronger with some of the songs cut. Joan of Arc's So Much Staying Alive and Lovelessness was apparently one of those records before it was indeed cut, making it the fine and acclaimed disc that it is. This is not to say that the tunes that were cut from So Much Staying Alive..., which came out earlier this year, were so bad. Because here they are, almost immediately, on In Rape Fantasy and Terror Sex We Trust.In Rape Fantasy... was assembled as a "loose sequel to its conservative, bigger brother," according to its label, Perishable. That it is. People tend to like Joan of Arc when they play songs, but get all worked up and annoyed when the band stretches out with the experimental stuff. This record is a bunch of the stuff that would have [iritated] that latter group of people had the music been bunched in with So Much Staying Alive...But it's neat stuff. Performed by several different permutations of Joan of Arc, much of this consists of perfectly cohesive songs ("Sing the Scarecrow Song," "Excitement is Exciting," "Moonlighting"). The second half goes way out, with mostly instrumental workouts including a three-part suite, "Dinosaur Constellations," some very pleasant foolishness ("That Radiant Morning," "Them Heartache Nights") and the finale title track, an eight-minute drone you'll listen to once.Ric Dube"
Nay to Nay sayers
Christopher | Sayreville, Nj | 04/12/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This was the first JOA album I bought after falling in love with CaP' n Jazz last year. I hated this album when I first bought it. Now I consider it to be my favorite Joan of Arc album. Every track is so diferent it's great. I even listen to the last track if I'm able to great through the whole album uninterupted. And track 4, ("Barge") has got to be one of the most beautiful songs to ever come out of the punk underground. Joan of Arc take sometime to get into to, jump around the albums, and watch out for the Gap, you really have to be ready for that album."
Track Listings (14) - Disc #1