Throwing Muses – Throwing Muses (1986)

[Album 794/1001]

Have you ever accidentally listened to the ‘wrong’ self-titled album?

For example, when intending to check out weezer’s 1994 self-titled ‘blue’ debut, did you unwittingly listen to their self-titled green / red / white / teal / black albums instead?

So there I was, listening to Throwing Muses by Throwing Muses, remarking on how remarkably well tracks like the 4th track, Pandora’s Box, stand up.

A couple of spins later…I realized I had been listening to their eponymous 2003 album, rather than their 1001-listed 1986 album of the same name!

But unlike opening Pandora’s Box, this was no curse.

In fact, it ended up being a bit of a blessing in disguise as this week, I’ve been enjoying the 1986 version of Throwing Muses by Throwing Muses.

And as luck would have it, their self-titled debut album also stands up remarkably well, particularly the 4th track, Vicky’s Box.

So as long as there is ‘Throwing Muses’ in both the album + the band name, and there’s a ‘Box‘ of some sort featured in track 4, you’re all set!

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Verbalize the Positive

The penultimate tune here is named, Soul Soldier.

And I was reminded of one of the best song lyric graphs I’ve seen (as shown below, for The Killers’ tune, All These Things That I’ve Done).

My only wish? That I’d thought of it first!