Times Of Grace/Grace

The most played album this week is Neurosis' 6th studio album, 'Times of Grace'. Still riding off the energy of the show on Saturday night, I've been playing a steady rotation of Neurosis albums in my line up. I would have to say that 'Times of Grace' has hit the hardest this week. Produced by Steve Albini (Pixies,Nirvana,Cheap Trick, PJ Harvey, Shellac) 'Times of Grace' is a masterpiece. Neurosis went on to form a side project called 'Tribes of Neurot' which is mostly instrumental, tribal sounding music. 'Tribes' recorded an album titled 'Grace' which is meant to played simultaneously with 'Times of Grace'. I had my first listen of the 2 records side by side last night and it is surely mind blowing. This is the first time (that I know of: the 'Wizard of Oz' and 'Dark Side of the Moon' doesn't quite make the cut) that a band has released an album, to be played alongside another album. It proves the pure genius of this group. Here are the 2 albums playing simultaneously:

1. "Suspended in Light" – 1:59
2. "The Doorway" – 7:35
3. "Under the Surface" – 8:37
4. "The Last You'll Know" – 9:14
5. "Belief" – 5:56
6. "Exist" – 1:41
7. "End of the Harvest" – 7:29
8. "Descent" – 2:57
9. "Away" – 9:35
10. "Times of Grace" – 7:22
11. "The Road to Sovereignty" – 3:39

End of the Harvest-

like the walls of your stare, you will fall (within you)
succumb to the new and give way
old fields will fail (memory)
yielding crops of rock and dust

a book lies open, its pages crumble at your touch
words breed lies (writhe)
wind feeds fire unseen

have you ever tasted the soil (destiny)
and felt your own death in your veins
shield your eyes from the moon (found them all)
as it mocks your wretched self

with fire in your heart the truth lies clear
words breed lies (writhe)
wind feeds fire unseen

bend your thoughts, unveil your soul
now drink, revive, reach, scrape and bind