} From: Arthur B. Purvis
} Sent: Saturday, September 05, 1998 10:41 AM
}
} >yes, i'd definately say that skinny puppy is worth investigating. while
} >my contact w/ them has been pretty limited, i can whole-heartedly
} >recommend last rights and too dark park. the only caveat is ogre's
} >voice - if you really cannot deal w/ vocals you might not be able to
} >tolerate these cds. the little exposure i have to spuppy's older stuff
} >(vivisect vi) has not impressed me as much. which brings up a question
} >from me - if i like tdp & last rights, what other skinny puppy do i
} >need?
}
} Nothing. Those albums are Puppy's best by an _enormous_ margin.
} Especially if you heard VivisectVI and weren't impressed, you really
} should look no further, because they're all pretty samey and not very
} good.
} But man, Last Rights is sheer genius.
As always everyone here has differing opinions and I completely disagree
with the above. Imo, the best Skinny Puppy albums by a longshot are
_VIVIsectVI_, _Mind: The Perpetual Intercourse_, and _Cleanse Fold and
Manipulate_. Those 3 focus more on the beat, while retaining a gritty and
experimental edge. The later albums definitely have a more drug induced and
freeform feel, though, if that's what you're after. I personally like the
earlier albums since they fit well with the Meat Beat Manifesto and Front
242 sounds of that era, which I was/am still a fan of. Just make sure to
avoid their worst (and last) album _The Process_.
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