Comments on: Album Review: Wolf Eyes’ “Human Animal”

By: amber

amber — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 14:10:12 +0000

what’s up, ben? i read your review….very cool! i’ll be checking out your site in the future….glad you stopped by superstarcastic!

By: bpmojo

bpmojo — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 23:35:00 +0000

hi amber!

This is ben, i met you at the final fantasy show and we both know ian somehowwwwwwwwwwwoow…anywhos i liked your review and i though you might wanna read the review i wrote of human animal for the site i write for

http://www.urbanpollution.com/music/wolf_eyes/works/human_animal

By: FritzKD

FritzKD — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 21:36:22 +0000

Great review of a beautifully fucked and downright thrilling album. Another measure of its success is how much it sounds like an evolution from what they were doing on Burned Mind, not just a retread.

By: Borch

Borch — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 05:13:01 +0000

Kick ass review, Amber! Wolf Eyes is so intriguing not for its accessibility, but for having the gall to make ‘music’ that leaves you sore. A bonus: if you don’t have candy for the kids on Halloween, put a speaker in your window, play Wolf Eyes, and go hide in a sound-proof room - no one will come near your house, and you will be left in peace.

By: amber

amber — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 01:41:08 +0000

DJ is right! Wolf Eyes always gets lumped in the \\\”noise rock\\\” category, but they are straight up noise. There is actually a difference. Noise rock still has a recognizable melody and structure with noises and experimental crap thrown in. Noise is just NOISE (although there is always a method to the madness, even in noise). Another good example of a noise band is Merzbow, if anybody knows who they are. Noisy, yo.

By: hotshotrobot

hotshotrobot — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 00:55:14 +0000

Wolf Eyes is not a noise-rock band. They are a noise band. And yes, there is a difference.

Hi everybody!

By: Christine

Christine — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 23:54:43 +0000

Noise is not people. SOYLENT GREEN IS PEOPLE.

By: Sam E.

Sam E. — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 23:54:41 +0000

Where is DJ? How is there a review of a noise-rock band that has seven comments and none of them are from DJ?

I will have to listen to this album.

By: bryson

bryson — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 23:52:53 +0000

noise is people too. well written, but i still think wolf eyes is a novelty act. saw them open for sonic youth four years ago and it was way too manly for me. absolutely nothing delicate or varied in their sound at the time. like slayer or wagner with noise pedals. big and loud and dumb. after a few hours i found myself wishing the ceiling would fall on them. not good.

no, noise music like this is definitely not for everyone. approach with caution unless you enjoy hellish rhythms being repeated ad nauseum and/or cutting yourself. this means you, joie.

By: amber

amber — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 23:51:10 +0000

it’s safe to say that 99.9% of the population would dislike wolf eyes intensely. hell, when i saw them live, i was so freaked out i had to step outside for a breather. like three times.

it’s crazy shit, man.

By: joiezabel

joiezabel — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 23:40:00 +0000

your review was marvelous and brilliant enough to let me know that this is not an album i would like. the list of song titles alone…”lake of roaches?” “leper war?”

noise music is not my genre, i suppose. so you just saved me money - now i won’t have to shell out for this one. thanks!

By: amber

amber — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 23:36:27 +0000

sweet. what do i win? slowdive vinyl?!

By: superstarcastic

superstarcastic — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 22:51:09 +0000

Amber wins the “Best First Paragraph Ever” prize.

By: literati

literati — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 22:34:09 +0000

That first paragraph reminds me that I was supposed to bring in my 7000 Dying Rats CD today, but didn’t…