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2005 studio album by Low
The Great Destroyer
Released January 25, 2005 (2005-01-25 ) Recorded May 3 – September 27, 2004 Studio Tarbox Road Studios, Cassadaga, New York, United States
Genre
Slowcore Length 52 :48
Label
Sub Pop
Producer
The Great Destroyer is the seventh
studio album by American
indie rock band
Low . It was released on January 25, 2005, as their first recording on
Sub Pop Records.
[1]
"California", a song about Sparhawk's mother, was released as the album's first single, backed with a demo of "Cue the Strings".
[2] A remix EP of "Monkey", entitled "
Tonight the Monkeys Die ", soon followed.
[3] Music videos were created for both.
[2]
[3]
The title of the album (as well as the song "Silver Rider") is taken from the story within the album art.
[4]
Critical reception
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According to the review aggregator
Metacritic , The Great Destroyer received "universal acclaim" based on a
weighted average score of 82 out of 100 from 34 critic scores. The site named it the 46th-best reviewed album of 2005.
[5]
Track listing
All songs written by Mimi Parker,
Zak Sally , and Alan Sparhawk
"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
Personnel
Low
Mimi Parker – percussion, vocals,
production ,
mixing
Zak Sally – bass guitar, production, mixing, painting, illustrations
Alan Sparhawk – guitar, vocals, production, mixing
Additional personnel
Gerry Beckley – backing vocals on "Everybody's Song"
Greg Calbi –
mastering at Sterling Sound
Dave Fridmann – production, mixing, keyboards on "California", "Everybody's Song", "Step", and "Broadway (So Many People)"
Tom Herbers –
engineering
Jeff Kleinsmith – layout
Hollis Mae Sparhawk – vocals on "Step", photography
Charts
References
^
a
b Phares, Heather.
"The Great Destroyer – Low" .
AllMusic . Retrieved November 11, 2016 .
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a
b
Sub Pop Records : Low : California Single
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a
b
Sub Pop Records : Low : Tonight The Monkeys Die
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"RELEVANT Magazine - Low, The Great Destroyer" . Archived from
the original on March 22, 2012. Retrieved August 15, 2011 .
^
a
b
"Reviews for The Great Destroyer by Low" .
Metacritic . Retrieved November 11, 2016 .
^
Wolk, Douglas (March 2005).
"Low: The Great Destroyer" .
Blender (34): 141. Archived from
the original on April 3, 2005. Retrieved November 11, 2016 .
^ Chen, Steven (January 21, 2005). "Low: The Great Destroyer".
Entertainment Weekly . p. 88.
^ Peschek, David (February 11, 2005).
"Low, The Great Destroyer" .
The Guardian . Retrieved November 11, 2016 .
^ "Low: The Great Destroyer".
Mojo (135): 94. February 2005.
^ "Low: The Great Destroyer".
NME : 59. January 29, 2005.
^ Raposa, David (January 26, 2005).
"Low: The Great Destroyer" .
Pitchfork . Retrieved November 11, 2016 .
^ "Low: The Great Destroyer".
Q (224): 100. March 2005.
^
Fricke, David (February 10, 2005).
"Low: The Great Destroyer" .
Rolling Stone . Archived from
the original on December 14, 2007. Retrieved November 11, 2016 .
^ Scholtes, Peter S. (February 2005).
"Low: The Great Destroyer" .
Spin . 21 (2): 91. Retrieved November 11, 2016 .
^
"Ultratop.be – Low – The Great Destroyer" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
^
"Lescharts.com – Low – The Great Destroyer" . Hung Medien. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
^
"GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 5, 2005" .
Chart-Track .
IRMA . Retrieved August 25, 2011.
^
"Official Albums Chart Top 100" .
Official Charts Company . Retrieved August 25, 2011.
^
"Low Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)" .
Billboard . Retrieved August 25, 2011.
^
"Low Chart History (Independent Albums)" .
Billboard . Retrieved August 25, 2011.
External links
Alan Sparhawk
Mimi Parker
John Nichols
Zak Sally
Matt Livingston
Steve Garrington
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