- Old Money (album)
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Old Money 
Studio album by Omar Rodríguez-López Released November 10, 2008 Recorded 2005 - 2006 Genre Experimental rock, progressive rock, psychedelic rock, funk rock Length 45:25 Label Stones Throw Records Producer Omar Rodríguez-López Omar Rodríguez-López chronology Minor Cuts and Scrapes in the Bushes Ahead
(2008)Old Money
(2008)Megaritual
(2009)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic 
[1]CHARTattack (favorable)[2] Drowned in Sound (6/10)[3] The Skinny 
[4]Paste (75/100)[5] PopMatters 
[6]Tiny Mix Tapes [7]highlandernews.org [8]Old Money is a studio album by Omar Rodríguez-López released by Stones Throw Records in November 2008, and is the musician's first album on that label.[9] Rodríguez-López explained that the album is "loosely based on the concept of exploitative industrialists and, well, their old money."[10] Stones Throw Records released the vinyl version of the album on February 6, 2009.
Rodriguez-Lopez has hinted that this record was a potential follow up to the 2006 The Mars Volta studio album Amputechture until he changed his musical direction.[11] Many songs share similarities with previous Mars Volta live jams, although to say which came first is difficult knowing Rodriguez-Lopez' musical tendencies.
Metacritic gave the album a 70/100 but erroneously referred to it as "The debut album for the Mars Volta guitarist." [12]
Contents
Track listing
- "The Power of Myth" – 5:29
- "How to Bill the Bilderberg Group" – 3:27
- "Population Council's Wet Dream" – 6:17
- "Private Fortunes" – 4:12
- "Trilateral Commission as Dinner Guests" – 4:51
- "1921" – 1:35
- "Family War Funding (Love Those Rothschilds)" – 3:55
- "Vipers in the Bosom" – 1:49
- "I Like the Rockefellers' First Two Records, but After That..." – 4:31
- "Old Money" – 9:18
Release history
Region Date Label Format United States November 10, 2008 Stones Throw Records MP3 United States November 21, 2008 Stones Throw Records CD United Kingdom January 26, 2009 Pinnacle CD United States January 27, 2009 Stones Throw Records CD (wide release) United States February 6, 2009 Stones Throw Records LP Personnel
- Omar Rodríguez-López – Guitars (except 2), Synths (except 6, 8), Bass (2, 4, 5), Keys (2, 4, 7, 10), Wurlitzer (2), Theremin (3), Effects & TV (6), Percussion (8)
- Juan Alderete – Bass (1, 3, 7, 9, 10)
- Adrian Terrazas-Gonzalez – Woodwinds (5), Percussion (7)
- Marcel Rodriguez-Lopez – Percussion (1, 4, 7, 9, 10), Drums (5, 9), Synths (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10), Clavinet & Keys (10)
- Deantoni Parks – Drums (1)
- Cedric Bixler-Zavala – Drums (2)
- Jon Philip Theodore – Drums (3, 7, 10)
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ CHARTattack review
- ^ Drowned in Sound review
- ^ The Skinny review
- ^ Paste review
- ^ PopMatters review
- ^ Tiny Mix Tapes review
- ^ highlandernews.org review
- ^ Stones Throw Online Store
- ^ http://www.stonesthrow.com/news/2008/11/omar-rodriguez-lopez-releases-old-money-on-stones-throw
- ^ Stones Throw Records Website
- ^ http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/rodriguezlopezomar/oldmoney?q=old%20money
Categories:- 2008 albums
- Stones Throw Records albums
- Omar Rodríguez-López albums
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