- The "Pretty Little Lightning Paw" E.P.
Infobox Album
Name = The "Pretty Little Lightning Paw" E.P.
Type = ep
Artist = Thee Silver Mountain Reveries
Released =May 10 ,2004
Recorded = Second half of 2003 at theHotel 2 Tango
Genre =Post-rock
Length = 30:16
Label = Constellation CST030
Producer =
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:iqjx7ia4g76r link]
*Pitchfork Media (7.6/10) [http://pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/21720/A_Silver_Mt_Zion_Pretty_Little_Lightning_Paw_EP_as_Thee_Silver_Mou link]
Last album = ""This Is Our Punk-Rock," Thee Rusted Satellites Gather + Sing, "
(2003)
This album = "The "Pretty Little Lightning Paw" E.P."
(2004)
Next album = "Horses in the Sky "
(2005)"The "Pretty Little Lightning Paw" E.P." is an EP by Thee Silver Mountain Reveries. It was released in May of 2004 on
Constellation Records . The name the band assumed for this EP was temporary; they have since reverted to using Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-la-la Band.Many of the band members switched instruments for this recording.Cite web|url=http://cstrecords.com/cst030.html|title=Thee Silver Mountain Reveries – "The "Pretty Little Lightning Paw" E.P."|accessdate=2007-01-07|publisher=Constellation Records|year=2004|author=Constellation Records|work=Records Index|format=html] For example,
Sophie Trudeau , who can usually be found playingviolin , plays thebass guitar . Ian Ilavsky, usually one of the band's guitarists, plays drums.When recording was complete, the EP was played on a
boombox and rerecorded from that, giving it a rough sound.On the track, "There's a River in the Valley Made of Melting Snow", the Hebrew lyric, "baruch atta adonai" (ברוך אתה אדוני), means "bless the Lord".
Track listing
# "More Action! Less Tears!" – 5:20
# "Microphones in the Trees" – 9:47
# "Pretty Little Lightning Paw" – 10:01
# "There's a River in the Valley Made of Melting Snow" – 5:08Personnel
Thee Silver Mountain Reveries
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Efrim Menuck – guitar,piano , organ, vocals, feedback, toybox
*Thierry Amar –violin , bass, vocals, pianohandle
*Sophie Trudeau – bass
*Jessica Moss – violin, vocals
*Ian Ilavsky – drumsOther musicians
*Aimee – yells (on "More Action! Less Tears!")
*Chad – vocals (on "Microphones in the Trees" and "Pretty Little Lightning Paw")
*Nadia – vocals (on "Microphones in the Trees" and "Pretty Little Lightning Paw")Technical
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Harris Newman – masteringNotes
External links
* [http://cstrecords.com/cst030.html "The "Pretty Little Lightning Paw" E.P."] at
Constellation Records
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