- The Lemon of Pink
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The Lemon of Pink Studio album by The Books Released October 7, 2003 Genre Electronic
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- Allmusic
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- Almost Cool (8/10) link
- Dusted Magazine link
- Pitchfork Media (8.4/10) 9 Oct 03
- Prefix Magazine (8.5/10) link
- Robert Christgau
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- Stylus Magazine (B) link
- Wackiness.org (90/100) 7 Oct 03
The Books chronology Thought for Food
(2002)The Lemon of Pink
(2003)Lost and Safe
(2005)The Lemon of Pink is the second album by The Books, released October 7, 2003 on the Tomlab record label.
Contents
Reception
Initial critical response to The Lemon of Pink was very positive. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 86, based on 9 reviews.[1]
Track listing
- "The Lemon of Pink" – 4:40
- "The Lemon of Pink" – 1:34
- "Tokyo" – 3:43
- "Bonanza" – 0:52
- "S Is for Evrysing" – 3:32
- "Explanation Mark" – 0:19
- "There Is No There" – 3:36
- "Take Time" – 3:36
- "Don't Even Sing About It" – 4:09
- "The Future, Wouldn't That Be Nice?" – 3:15
- "A True Story of a Story of True Love" – 4:25
- "That Right Ain't Shit" – 2:44
- "PS" – 0:55
Presence in pop culture
"That Right Ain't Shit" was used as the soundtrack in an advertisement for a Hummer vehicle.[2]
"Tokyo" was used in a commercial for spreading awareness of HIV.
References
- ^ "The Books:The Lemon of Pink (2003): Reviews". Metacritic. CNET Networks, Inc. http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/books/lemonofpink. Retrieved 2009-03-19.
- ^ almost cool music review
External links
- The Books official website which contains samples of songs on this album
- The Lemon of Pink at MusicBrainz
Categories:- 2003 albums
- The Books albums
- 2000s indietronica album stubs
- Allmusic
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