Constructive Melancholy: 30 Years of Pearls Before Swine

Artist: Pearls Before Swine
Label: Birdman
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 607287002125
EAN: 0607287002125
ASIN: B00000IAGT

Release Date: 1999-08-24

Constructive Melancholy: 30 Years of Pearls Before Swine

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Tracks:

Margery
Snow Queen
If You Don't Want To I Don't Mind
Riegal, The
Once Upon a Time
Sonnet 65
Casablanca
City of Gold
Miss Morse Update
Froggle
Everybody's Got Pain
Song About a Rose
She's Gone
Wedding, The
These Things Too
Green & Blue
Saw the World/ Another Time
Rocket Man
Jeweler, The
From the Movie of the Same Name
Raindrops
Love/Sex
Look Into Her Eyes
Sail Away
Old Man, The
Wizard of Is, The

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Album Description

1998 collection spanning their years with Reprise Records ('69-'71) as well as a new recording of the classic 'I Saw the World/Another Time' as well as a 1972 radio recording of 'Love/Sex'. Standard jewel case.

Customer Reviews:

It's really good...but............2003-04-24

I wasn't aware that Constructive Melancholy existed before I heard rumors of a 4 disc Pearls Before Swine covering their Reprise Period. I considered the options and decided to save more than a few bucks.
Constructive Melancholy is a wonderful addition for any fan of their music's collection. However, as one who just couldn't wait for their "next one" after first hearing One Nation Underground back in High School, it just doesn't do it for me.
As wonderful as it was to hear The Jeweler, The Reigel and the Wizard of Is once again(without the scratches and hiss of 30+ year old LP's) I found that some of the remakes (Froggle, I Saw the World) became annoying in very short order.
If you lived and breathed it so long ago, it's really worth the $50 or so to get These Things Too,Use of Ashes,Cities of Gold and Beautiful Lies in their original entirty.
One final word. The only time I ever got to see them was right after the release of Star Dancer. If Sunforest is on CD why isn't this one.

can't get any better.......2002-11-20

CONSTRUCTIVE MELANCHOLY; 30 YEARS OF PEARLS BEFORE SWINE got me to retrieve all my old Rapp albums. Although I have listed to all these albums over the years the new album refreshed my memory as to the genius of Tom Rapp. I truly enjoy all of his writing and his music. It's good to know we may hear more from Rapp----Tom, try again another time. Wonderful mind.. Joan

can't get any better.......2002-11-20

Come by again, to die again...........2002-03-20

Ah, finally a collection of crystaline gems from a very underated and short-lived band called Pearls Before Swine. Stuff by this group is near impossible to find so's anything I can find will do. True, the first 2 albums are missed here, but if you purchase 'One Nation Underground' (the better in my opinion) and/or 'Balaclava' all bases would be pretty much covered. Pearls Before Swine deserves at least a 3-cd box set...heck, add some of Tom Rapp's solo work and up the anty to a 5-cd box!!!!!

This is totally cool acid-folk music which still defies easy catagorization. Be aware though, Tom Rapp's voice can be an acquired taste...he has a very slight lisp (at worst) which actually adds to the nuance of the surreal imagery of his lyrics.

pearls before invalid sound engineers.......2002-02-24

I'm in shock. just bought "constructive melancholy" today and was so glad to finally have some of these gems on cd.
I believe tom rapp and pearls before swine made some of the most moving and interesting music ever recorded, and a compilation of their long unavaliable records seemed overdue.
the selection of tracks here is flawless and gives a very good overview of their post-esp-albums.
but what in the world have they done ! I couldn't believe my ears when I heard "rocket man" - what a terrible remix ! seems they blasted the treble all the way up to make it more transparent, the balance of the instruments is changed, and they took all the reverb from the voice. this version sounds completely sterile and dull, compared to my original vinyl. "the jeweller" is even worse, with the over-accentuated shrill backing choir - a crime.
I didn't have the heart to listen to "old man" and "the riegal" after that.
to me, this sounds like the engineer had tried everything to make the recordings sound modern and well recorded, but, alas, he took away the spirit and soul of the music.
it may be because I'm so used to the originals, but I believe it unethical to change a recording that is not avaliable in its original (and marvelous) form.

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