Limbo is both an awesome ablum AND song; I never tire of it. This is one of TM’s best in my opinion. Listen to it over and over, and you’ll discern just how much this album RULES–lyrically, musically, and generally.

It’s fantastic art made of pure grit and energy.
Rating: 5 / 5

one of the coolest albums i own, and i own quite a few albums. very diverse music, clean sound, great vocals–perfect throwing-muses-trademark. the songwriting is excellent. i bought the cd after i heard track #6 (”tar kissers”) on the local college station. the rest of the cd took time, but grew on me nonetheless. tracks #1-4, 6, and 7 are current favorites. and if anyone figures out who/what the motivation was for writing “tar kissers, plz let me know”
Rating: 5 / 5

It’s quite difficult to convince someone today how important have the Throwing Muses been for rock – female and in general – throughout the 80’s and the early 90’s when never did important numbers of people buy their albums . Still , one could say it was meant to be that way and they were destined to become a cult secret between eclectic music listeners , all fascinated by dark things . Maybe then it’s because of the fact that their music initially needs some extra energy and patience to get into . Occasional cd buyers who help Bon Jovi and Lenny Kravitz conquer the charts every now and then or people who listen music once in a while , during a ride in the car simply won’t get what this band is about . Downloading isolated tracks for the internet simply won’t do either . You have to buy their stuff , study them . Once you see the whole picture though you’ll instantly get hooked .

Limbo now , is actually album number eight for the Boston band . Kristin Hersh had nothing to prove to nobody . Childhood friend David Narcizo was still on the drums sit . Ex guitarist Tanya Donelly was preparing for the release of her first solo album . Bassists Leslie Langston and Fred Abong had deceided to continue their lives outside the music business long time ago . Bernand Georges was now playing the four-chord instrument . In past efforts the Muses combined that sense of madness that had always been their trademark with power ( ” University ” ) , sorrow ( ” Hunkpapa ” ) and ethereal nature ( ” The Real Ramona ” ) . On Limbo they sound plain schizophrenic .

Many fans who adore them will simply be satisfied by watching Hersh , a strangely happy woman perfoming a grey, unhappy rock song in the video clip of ” Ruthie’s Knocking ” . ” Tango ” ‘ s lyrical agenda ( ” thank you for chaining me into bed / that was sweet ” ) and cold , impersonal vocals are indicative of the record’s mood . Not that the energy is not once again here and there are many good ideas to notice ( you would never have imagined how well a cello could fit in a rock tune like ” Buzz ” ) . You can tell that the songwritting is strong and that there’s something special in there but often , it’s simply unpleasant listening .

In conlusion , ” Limbo ” suffers from the same things which made Belly’s ” King ” so problematic in the first place : it deserves respect for sounding messy by choice and carries the power of the mysterious personallity behind it but lacks the overall power to make it matter outside the artist’s fanbase .

Rating: 2 / 5