History YMMV / Spiderland

* VindicatedByHistory: ''Spiderland'' received little to no notice when it first came out, not helped by Slint's break up before the album's release. In the later years however, it became a classic among underground music nerds and is often considered ''the'' secondary essential PostRock album alongside Music/TalkTalk's ''Music/LaughingStock''.

* SpiritualAntithesis: To Music/TalkTalk's ''Music/LaughingStock'', the other TropeMaker for post-rock that came out in the same year. The two, while both considered cornerstones of the genre, are so starkly different from each other that they inadvertently illustrate just what a nebulous phrase "post-rock" actually is. ''Laughing Stock'' is a lush, jazzy record that uses diverse instrumentation and free flowing song structures to create a peaceful, spiritual, faintly melancholic atmosphere. It was made by a British band that already had several commercially successful NewWave albums under their belt, and featured over a dozen studio musicians playing everything from saxophone to viola. ''Spiderland'' meanwhile is a sparse, cold, eerie record made in a basement by a bunch of Louisville punks, which uses unusual song structures, deadpan vocals, and skeletal production to create an oppressive, macabre atmosphere. If ''Laughing Stock'' is a beautiful, Edenic garden, then this album is an old, rusting railroad bridge standing over a swamp.

** "Don, Aman", what with it being entirely in spoken word (except for the "door without a key" line, which is also just as freaky), the low-key guitars, and the lack of percussion entirely. There's also what sounds like Britt Walford sobbing once the clean guitar fades out and the distorted guitar fades in. There's also the abrupt opening: "Don steps outside".

** "For Dinner..." is slow, gradual buildup, and instils a sense of anticipation.

* VindicatedByHistory: ''Spiderland'' received little to no notice when it first came out, not helped by Slint's break up before the album's release. In the later years however, it became a classic within underground music nerds and is often considered ''the'' secondary essential post-rock album alongside ''Music/LaughingStock''.

* CultClassic

* VindicatedByHistory: ''Spiderland'' received little to no notice when it first came out, not helped by Slint's break up after the album's release. In the later years however, it became a classic within underground music nerds and is often considered ''the'' secondary essential post-rock album alongside ''Music/LaughingStock''.

* VindicatedByHistory

** Also the ThrashMetal riff that closes off "Good Morning, Captain". It's only in the song for about twenty seconds, but any self-respecting fan of PostRock should be able to pick it out almost instantly.

* NightmareFuel:

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: Why else would ''Spiderland'' be so influential?:

* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** There were two songs planned for the album that were eventually cut: "Pam", which sounds like it came straight off of ''Tweez'', and a slower version of "Glenn", which would have fit into the album much more nicely.
** Slint were planning on touring Europe to promote ''Spiderland'''s release, but they broke up before it came into fruition. They also began to work on new material, and recorded a rough take of two tracks: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0d8BT0K0BwE Todd's Song]]" and "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=709wX-AZAFI Brian's Song]]".
** The sleeve has a note asking "interested female vocalists" to write to the band. Brian [=McMahan=] has stated that the offer was sincere and the group listened to demos that were submitted, but "that idea of adding someone sort of fell by the wayside."

** "Good Morning, Captain", the song that the entire album builds up to, and especially its ending with Brian screaming "[[CarefulWithThatAxe I MISS YOU]]" as David Pajo goes nuts with harmonics.

** Slint were planning on touring Europe to promote ''Spiderland'''s release, but they broke up before it came into fruition. They also began to work on new material, and recorded a rough take of two tracks: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0d8BT0K0BwE Todd's Song]]" and "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=709wX-AZAFI Brian's Song]]".

* LoveItOrHateIt: It's either a work of genius or it's boring and overrated.

** "Don, Aman", what with it being entirely in spoken word (except for the "door without a key" line, which is also just as freaky), the low-key guitars, and the lack of percussion entirely. There's also what sounds like Britt Walford sobbing once the clean guitar fades out and the distorted guitar fades in.
** "Good Morning, Captain". The second verse ends with the captain hearing a sound at the window, with Brian saying "Slowly, he turned". What follows is a [[JumpScare creepy, disturbing, ominous guitar segment]] rather than any revelation.

* VindicatedByHistory

* MagnumOpus: Not just for Music/{{Slint}}, but for some PostRock as a whole. It's usually between this, ''[[Music/TalkTalk Laughing Stock]]'', ''[[Music/{{Swans}} Soundtracks For The Blind]]'' and ''Music/LiftYourSkinnyFistsLikeAntennasToHeaven'' for the eternal debate over what is the greatest PostRock album ever.

* MagnumOpus: Not just for Music/{{Slint}}, but for some PostRock as a whole. It's usually between this, ''[[Music/TalkTalk Laughing Stock]]'', ''[[Music/{{Swans}} Soundtracks For The Blind]]'' and ''[[Music/GodspeedYouBlackEmperor Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven]]'' for the eternal debate over what is the greatest PostRock album ever.

* ParanoiaFuel: Designed to [[InvokedTrope invoke]] either this ("Don, Aman") or outright NightmareFuel.
* TearJerker: "Washer"

* TearJerker: "Washer"

* ParanoiaFuel: Designed to {{invoke}} either this ("Don, Aman") or outright NightmareFuel.
* TearJearker: "Washer"