Free All Angels
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| Free All Angels | ||||
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| Studio album by Ash | ||||
| Released |
16 April 2001(UK) August 7, 2001(USA) |
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| Recorded | November 2000- February 2001 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 48:29 | |||
| Label | Infectious Records | |||
| Producer | Owen Morris, Ash | |||
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Free All Angels is the third studio album by Ash, which was initially released on 16 April 2001, through Infectious Records. The name of the album is taken from a T-shirt worn by a Hells Angel.
On August 7, 2001 Free All Angels was released in the United States.
The album entered the charts at #1 in the UK, and has won numerous awards, including awards for the singles "Shining Light" and "Burn Baby Burn". It is also certified Platinum by the BPI. The UK version has a (CD-ROM Enhanced CD), the ashvideomixer that allows fans to make and share online their own music video.
The American edition was released on the Kinetic Records label. It includes the bonus track "So the Story Goes" and also a remixed "Burn Baby Burn", which subsequently appeared on Intergalactic Sonic 7"s.
A German Special Tour Edition of the album featured with different artwork and a second CD of b-sides, acoustic tracks and the French version of "Candy".
The Japanese release includes the tracks "Warmer Than Fire" and "Gabriel".
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[edit] Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AbsolutePunk | (83%) link |
| Allmusic | |
| Drowned in Sound | (6/10) link |
| NME | (8/10) link |
| Pitchfork Media | (7.3/10) link |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Stylus Magazine | (C+) link |
Initial critical response to Free All Angels was positive. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 76, based on 11 reviews.[1]
The album has sold 3 million records worldwide.[citation needed]
[edit] Track listing
- "Walking Barefoot" (Wheeler) – 4:13
- "Shining Light" (Wheeler) – 5:09
- "Burn Baby Burn" (Wheeler) – 3:28
- "Candy" (Wheeler/Bacharach/David) – 4:52
- "Cherry Bomb" (Wheeler) – 3:16
- "Submission" (Wheeler/McMurray) – 3:32
- "Someday" (Wheeler) – 4:31
- "Pacific Palisades" (Wheeler) – 1:57
- "Shark" (Wheeler/Hamilton/Hatherley) – 3:18
- "Sometimes" (Wheeler) – 4:04
- "Nicole" (Wheeler/Hamilton) – 3:26
- "There's a Star" (Wheeler) – 4:20
- "World Domination" (Wheeler) – 2:17
[edit] European Edition (German Tour Edition Extra Disc)
- "Skulfull of Sulphur" - 3:09
- "So The Story Goes" - 2:59
- "The Sweetness of Death by the Obsidian Knife" - 3:31
- "Melon Farmer (Live)" - 2:10
- "Nocturne" - 3:34
- "Stay in Love Forever" - 3:43
- "Thinking About You" - 3:52
- "Candy (French version radio edit)" - 3:48
- "Shining Light (Acoustic version)" - 4:12
- "Burn Baby Burn (Acoustic version)" - 3:30
- "Candy (Video CD Rom)"
- "Sometimes (Video CD Rom)"
[edit] References
- ^ "Ash:Free All Angels (2002): Reviews". Metacritic. CNET Networks, Inc. http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/ash/freeallangels. Retrieved 2009-04-02.
| Preceded by Just Enough Education to Perform by Stereophonics |
UK number one album 5 May 2001 – 11 May 2001 |
Succeeded by Survivor by Destiny's Child |
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