Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- wave-like pacing with intensity shifts
- short bursts of frenetic energy
- dynamic flow with varied intensity
- sharp lyrics provoking thought
- engaging two-halves listening experience
Maybe skip if you want
- prefer long, uniform tracks
- seek smooth, consistent melodies
Where this album fits
- Career context
- Released in 1984, 'Blueprints for a Blackout' was The Ex's third album, coming off their previous work 'Treat' which had established them as a unique voice in the Dutch underground scene. At this point, the band was solidifying its identity by embracing politically charged themes and avant-garde influences, setting the stage for their later experiments in sound.
- Stylistic neighbors
- Shellac· The Flying Lizards· Don Caballero
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 Streetcars Named Desire/Animal Harm (Medley) 2:39
- 2 Blueprints for a Blackout 3:53
- 3 Rabble With a Cause 2:19
- 4 Requiem for a Rip-Off 2:52
- 5 Pleased to Meat You 4:16
- 6 A Goodbuy to You 3:38
- 7 The Swim 1:47
- 8 Boohoo 2:28
- 9 U.S. Hole 2:41
- 10 (Not) 2B Continued 1:09
- 11 Grimm Stories 4:52
- 12 A Plague to Survive 5:22
- 13 The Rise of the Dutch Republic 3:53
- 14 Kidnap Connection 2:16
- 15 Fire and Ice 4:41
- 16 Jack Frost Is Innocent 2:53
- 17 Love You Till Eh 2:47
- 18 Food on 45 3:17
- 19 Scrub That Scum 8:18
Reference: Wikipedia · MusicBrainz · Wikidata
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