I’ve done a couple whole-show-playing-one-band-type episodes of The Obelisk Show on Gimme Metal before, but to my recollection this is the first time I’ll have dedicated two episodes to one band. Can you argue? Starting with Pain of Mind in 1985, the career and legacy of Neurosis is simply unparalleled, and to even get to listen to two hours of their material in a row, let alone talk about it on a silly radio show, is a personal treat, let alone of any critical importance or something any other human beings might dig.

We go from Pain of Mind through The Word as Law — quickly, admittedly, since those songs are short — and slam headfirst into Souls at Zero as the band’s style progressed into tribalist heavy and what was considered avant garde at the time and became the foundations on which post-metal was laid. Enemy of the Sun, Through Silver in Blood, Times of Grace, Sovereign, and finally A Sun That Never Sets is a lot of ground to cover, but consider how much is left. This doesn’t even include solo stuff or side-projects or the version of Times of Grace with the Tribes of Neurot release Grace synched up to it or any of that other awesome whatnot. Still, one does the best one can to get in as much as one can. Sometimes two hours just isn’t enough. So we’ll do four between this ep and the next one in two weeks.

Thanks for listening and/or reading. I hope you enjoy.

The Obelisk Show airs 5PM Eastern today on the Gimme app or at: http://gimmemetal.com

Full playlist:

The Obelisk Show – 06.25.21

Neurosis	United Sheep	Pain of Mind
Neurosis	Pain of Mind	Pain of Mind
Neurosis	To What End?	The Word as Law
Neurosis	Takeahnase	Souls at Zero
VT
Neurosis	Souls at Zero	Souls at Zero
Neurosis	Lost	Enemy of the Sun
Neurosis	Raze the Stray	Enemy of the Sun
Neurosis	Locust Star	Through Silver in Blood
VT
Neurosis	Through Silver in Blood	Through Silver in Blood
Neurosis	The Doorway	Times of Grace
Neurosis	Times of Grace	Times of Grace
Neurosis	Flood	Sovereign
Neurosis	A Sun That Never Sets	A Sun That Never Sets
Neurosis	Falling Unknown	A Sun That Never Sets
VT
Neurosis	Stones From the Sky	A Sun That Never Sets

The Obelisk Show on Gimme Metal airs every Friday 5PM Eastern, with replays Sunday at 7PM Eastern. Next new episode is July 9 (subject to change). Thanks for listening if you do.

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