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{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Albums -->
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| Name = The Word as Law
| Type = studio
| name = The Word as Law
| Cover = The Word as Law cover.jpg
| type = studio
| Artist = [[Neurosis (band)|Neurosis]]
| artist = [[Neurosis (band)|Neurosis]]
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| cover = The Word as Law cover.jpg
| Recorded =
| Released = 1990
| alt =
| released = June 1990<br/>1991 (CD reissue)
| Genre = [[Crossover thrash]], [[hardcore punk]]|
| recorded = Sound & Vision, 684 Indiana, [[San Francisco]]<br>December 1989 <small>(Original tracks)</small><br>February 15-17, 1991 <small>(Bonus tracks)</small>
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| Length = 59:49
| venue =
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| Label = [[Lookout! Records|Lookout!]]
| studio =
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| Producer = Mark Lemaire, Neurosis
| genre =
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| Last album = ''[[Pain of Mind]]'' <br /> (1987)
*[[Crust punk]]<ref name="chimes">{{cite web|title=Neurosis brings post-metal back to its roots|url=http://chimes.biola.edu/story/2016/sep/26/neurosis-brings-post-metal-back-its-roots/|last=Heilman|first=Maxwell|publisher=The Chimes|date=September 26, 2016|accessdate=January 5, 2017|quote=}}</ref>
| This album = '''''The Word as Law''''' <br /> (1990)
*[[crossover thrash]]<ref name="bbc1">{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/zhj9 | title=Neurosis - Times of Grace Review | publisher=[[BBC]] | accessdate=January 5, 2016 | author=Moffitt, Greg}}</ref>
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| Next album = ''[[Souls at Zero]]'' <br /> (1992)
*[[post-hardcore]]<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Neurosis on 30 Years of Finding 'New Ways of Being Heavy'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/neurosis-on-30-years-of-finding-new-ways-of-being-heavy-w445282|last=Grow|first=Kory|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=November 22, 2016|accessdate=March 30, 2017}}</ref>
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| length = 38:03
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| label = [[Lookout! Records|Lookout!]]
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| producer = Mark Lemaire, Neurosis
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| prev_title = [[Pain of Mind]]
| prev_year = 1987
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| next_title = [[Souls at Zero]]
| next_year = 1992
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
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| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|2|5}} [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r13894|pure_url=yes}} link]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|2|5}} [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r13894|pure_url=yes}} link]
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'''''The Word as Law''''' is the second [[album]] from [[California]]n band [[Neurosis (band)|Neurosis]]. It was released in 1990 through [[Lookout! Records]]. Although this album is still firmly rooted in the band's early [[crossover thrash]] style, it showcases some of their more experimental tendencies, and can be seen as a precursor to their eventual transformation.
'''''The Word as Law''''' is the second studio album by American [[post-metal]] band [[Neurosis (band)|Neurosis]]. It was released in 1990 through [[Lookout! Records]], originally on LP only. In 1991, the album was released on CD with several re-recorded tracks from previous releases as bonus material.


''The Word as Law'' is the first Neurosis album to feature [[Steve Von Till]].
The original 1990 release was on LP only. In 1991, the album was released on CD and featured several re-recorded tracks from previous releases as bonus material.

A different version of "Common Inconsistencies" is featured on the 1989 compilation ''[[The Thing That Ate Floyd]]''.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
#"Double Edged Sword" – 4:05 (Music & Lyrics: Kelly)
#"Double-Edged Sword" – 4:05 (Music & Lyrics: Kelly)
#"The Choice" – 4:07 (Music: Edwardson, Lyrics: Edwardson/Kelly)
#"The Choice" – 4:07 (Music: Edwardson, Lyrics: Edwardson/Kelly)
#"Obsequious Obsolescence" – 5:12 (Music: Kelly/Edwardson/Von Till, Lyrics: Kelly)
#"Obsequious Obsolescence" – 5:12 (Music: Kelly/Edwardson/Von Till, Lyrics: Kelly)
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#"Day of the Lords" - 5:17 ([[Joy Division]] cover)
#"Day of the Lords" - 5:17 ([[Joy Division]] cover)
#"Untitled" – 10:41
#"Untitled" – 10:41

== Personnel ==
== Personnel ==
* [[Scott Kelly (musician)|Scott Kelly]] − [[Electric guitar|guitar]], [[vocals]]
* [[Scott Kelly (musician)|Scott Kelly]] − guitar, vocals
* [[Steve Von Till]] − [[Electric guitar|guitar]], vocals
* [[Steve Von Till]] − guitar, vocals
* [[Dave Edwardson]] − [[bass guitar]], vocals
* Dave Edwardson − bass guitar, vocals
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* [[Jason Roeder]] − drums
* Simon McIlroy − [[Electronic keyboard|keyboards]], tapes, [[Sampling (music)|samples]]
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* Jason Roeder − [[Drum kit|drums]]


==References==
Tracks 1-8 recorded at Sound & Vision, 684 Indiana, San Francisco in December 1989
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Tracks 9-15 recorded at Sound & Vision, 684 Indiana, San Francisco in February 1991


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Latest revision as of 15:48, 24 November 2024

The Word as Law
Studio album by
Neurosis
ReleasedJune 1990
1991 (CD reissue)
RecordedSound & Vision, 684 Indiana, San Francisco
December 1989 (Original tracks)
February 15-17, 1991 (Bonus tracks)
Genre
Length38:03
LabelLookout!
ProducerMark Lemaire, Neurosis
Neurosis chronology
Pain of Mind
(1987) 		The Word as Law
(1990) 		Souls at Zero
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link

The Word as Law is the second studio album by American post-metal band Neurosis. It was released in 1990 through Lookout! Records, originally on LP only. In 1991, the album was released on CD with several re-recorded tracks from previous releases as bonus material.

The Word as Law is the first Neurosis album to feature Steve Von Till.

A different version of "Common Inconsistencies" is featured on the 1989 compilation The Thing That Ate Floyd.

Track listing

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  1. "Double-Edged Sword" – 4:05 (Music & Lyrics: Kelly)
  2. "The Choice" – 4:07 (Music: Edwardson, Lyrics: Edwardson/Kelly)
  3. "Obsequious Obsolescence" – 5:12 (Music: Kelly/Edwardson/Von Till, Lyrics: Kelly)
  4. "To What End?" – 6:23 (Music & Lyrics: Von Till)
  5. "Tomorrow's Reality" – 5:47 (Music & Lyrics: Edwardson)
  6. "Common Inconsistencies" – 4:24 (Music: Edwardson, Lyrics: Edwardson/Kelly)
  7. "Insensitivity" – 0:47 (Music & Lyrics: Edwardson)
  8. "Blisters" – 7:18 (Music: Kelly/Edwardson, Lyrics: Kelly)

Bonus tracks

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  1. "Life on Your Knees" – 2:54 (Music: Edwardson, Lyrics: Kelly/Edwardson)
  2. "Pain of Mind" – 3:10 (Music: Kelly/Edwardson, Lyrics: Kelly)
  3. "Grey" – 3:01 (Music: Edwardson, Lyrics: Kelly)
  4. "United Sheep" – 3:15 (Music & Lyrics: Kelly)
  5. "Pollution" – 4:09 (Music & Lyrics: Kelly)
  6. "Day of the Lords" - 5:17 (Joy Division cover)
  7. "Untitled" – 10:41

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Heilman, Maxwell (September 26, 2016). "Neurosis brings post-metal back to its roots". The Chimes. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  2. ^ Moffitt, Greg. "Neurosis - Times of Grace Review". BBC. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  3. ^ Grow, Kory (November 22, 2016). "Neurosis on 30 Years of Finding 'New Ways of Being Heavy'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
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