One would think Simple Minds is a better band of choice for said person, being in relation and all.

Neurosis is an acquired taste, most certain, and if youve got it, its like caviar for the sonically intelligent. They do much the same as Godflesh once did. I distinctly recall an interview with Broadrick where he stated he wanted to create sound “that hurts the listener”, and that stuck with me. I feel Neurosis is much in the same vein, its punishing, abysmal, but excellent at the same time. An experience, really.

Much better than ripping off Swede melodies, infusing pseudo NY hxc breakdowns, throwing token death growls and following the other lemmings off the flavor of the year cliff.

Damn, that is the perfect way to say it. Cheers.

When I think of the word “heavy”. To me it doesn’t get any heavier then Neurosis. End of the line. Done. Cannot be beat.

I honestly feel bad for people who can’t “hear” or “feel” the power of Neurosis. Any metal fan who doesn’t like Neurosis should look up the song “Locust Star” live on YOUTUBE. Thats fucking POWER!!!!

I know that Neurosis seem to lack a lot of the traits that make metal appealing to a lot of people: energy (what really happens is that the huge amount of energy they have they utilize to drain YOU of any energy; POWER seems to apply more in their case), speed, blazin’ riffs (though I think they have unique, awesome riffs, they are admittedly quite simplistic…and slllooooww), hell, even melody (Isis has got them beat as far as simplistic yet lush “post-metal” melodies go, for example) but I think that if you approach Neurosis from the angle I described above, you can get an idea of why they appeal to so many people… I suggest you start from their latest, Given to the Rising, as it’s probably their most melodic-yet-heavy release.

Or you can just smoke a bowl and listen to “Enemy of the Sun”, like terryg75 said (it probably works just fine)