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"Silver Rider" redirects here. For the bus route, see Silver Rider (bus route).
- This article is about the album. For the machinima character, see List of characters in Red vs. Blue#The Great Destroyer. For the Nine Inch Nails song, see Year Zero.
The Great Destroyer Studio album by Low Released January 25, 2005 Recorded 2004 Genre Slowcore Length 52:48 Label Sub Pop Producer Dave Fridmann Low chronology Trust
(2002)The Great Destroyer
(2005)Drums & Guns
(2007)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1]
Pitchfork Media (5.5/10) [2] Robert Christgau [3]
The Great Destroyer is a 2005 album by the slowcore band Low. It was their first recording on Sub Pop Records.[1] "California", a song about Sparhawk's mother, was the first single, backed with a demo of "Cue the Strings".[4] A remix EP of "Monkey", entitled "Tonight the Monkeys Die", soon followed.[5] Music videos were created for both.[4][5]
The title of the album (as well as the song "Silver Rider") is taken from the story within the album art.[6]
In March 2009, the album had scored an 82 out of 100 (or "universal acclaim") on Metacritic.[7]
Track listing
- "Monkey" – 4:19
- "California" – 3:23
- "Everybody's Song" – 3:55
- "Silver Rider" – 5:03
- "Just Stand Back" – 3:04
- "On the Edge Of" – 3:49
- "Cue the Strings" – 3:30
- "Step" – 3:18
- "When I Go Deaf" – 4:41
- "Broadway (So Many People)" – 7:14
- "Pissing" – 5:08
- "Death of a Salesman" – 2:28
- "Walk into the Sea" – 2:56
Charts
Charts (2005) Peak
positionBelgium (Flanders) (Ultratop 50)[8] 67 France (SNEP)[9] 190 Ireland (IRMA)[10] 30 United Kingdom (OCC)[11] 72 United States Billboard Top Heatseekers[12] 13 Billboard Top Independent Albums[12] 19 References
- ^ a b The Great Destroyer - Low | AllMusic
- ^ Pitchfork: Album Reviews: Low: The Great Destroyer
- ^ Robert Christgau: CG: Low
- ^ a b Sub Pop Records : Low : California Single
- ^ a b Sub Pop Records : Low : Tonight The Monkeys Die
- ^ RELEVANT Magazine - Low, The Great Destroyer
- ^ "The Great Destroyer". Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/low/greatdestroyer. Retrieved 2008-03-13.
- ^ "Belgium: Top 100 Albums, Week Ending February 5, 2005". Hung Medien. http://www.ultratop.be/nl/weekchart.asp?year=2005&date=20050205&cat=a. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
- ^ "France: Top 200 Albums, Week Ending January 23, 2005". Hung Medien. http://lescharts.com/weekchart.asp?year=2005&date=20050123&cat=a. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
- ^ "Ireland: Top 75 Albums, Week Ending February 3, 2005". GfK. http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2005&year=2005&week=5. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
- ^ "UK Chart position". ChartStats. http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=42271. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
- ^ a b "The Great Destroyer Charts & Awards". AllMusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-great-destroyer-r727359/charts-awards. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
Studio albums I Could Live in Hope · Long Division · The Curtain Hits the Cast · Secret Name · Christmas · Things We Lost in the Fire · Trust · The Great Destroyer · Drums and Guns · C'monOther albums Maybe They Are Not Liking the Human Beings · One More Reason to Forget · OwL Remix · Paris '99: "Anthony, Are You Around?" · A Lifetime of Temporary Relief: 10 Years of B-Sides and RaritiesEPs Low · Finally… · Transmission · Songs for a Dead Pilot · Bombscare · The Exit Papers · In the Fishtank 7 · Tonight the Monkeys Die: Low Remixed · MurdererSingles "Over the Ocean" · "If You Were Born Today (Song for Little Baby Jesus)" · "Venus" · "Joan of Arc" · "Immune" · "Dinosaur Act" · "K./Low" · "Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me" · "Canada" · "David & Jude" · "California" · "Tonight" · "Hatchet"Related articles Categories:- 2005 albums
- Kranky Records albums
- Low albums
- Sub Pop albums
- Double albums
- English-language albums
- Albums produced by Dave Fridmann
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