Odditorium or Warlords of Mars
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| Studio album by The Dandy Warhols | ||||
| Released | September 13, 2005 | |||
| Recorded | April 2004 – January 2005 The Odditorium, Portland, Oregon |
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| Genre | Alternative rock, neo-psychedelia | |||
| Length | 62:09 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | Courtney Taylor-Taylor, Gregg Williams | |||
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| Singles from Odditorium or Warlords of Mars | ||||
Odditorium or Warlords of Mars is the fifth studio album by American alternative rock band The Dandy Warhols. It was released on 13 September 2005 on Capitol Records. The album features a return to the psychedelic guitar-rock of ...The Dandy Warhols Come Down, following their foray into electropop with 2003's Welcome to the Monkey House.
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[edit] Track listing
All songs written and composed by Courtney Taylor-Taylor, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Colder Than the Coldest Winter Was Cold" | 1:02 | |
| 2. | "Love Is the New Feel Awful" | 9:36 | |
| 3. | "Easy" | 7:32 | |
| 4. | "All the Money or the Simple Life Honey" | Taylor-Taylor, Miles Zuniga | 4:29 |
| 5. | "The New Country" | Taylor-Taylor, Peter Holmstrom | 2:10 |
| 6. | "Holding Me Up" | 7:15 | |
| 7. | "Did You Make a Song with Otis" | 0:55 | |
| 8. | "Everyone Is Totally Insane" | 3:41 | |
| 9. | "Smoke It" | Taylor-Taylor, Zuniga | 4:06 |
| 10. | "Down Like Disco" | 4:54 | |
| 11. | "There Is Only This Time" | Taylor-Taylor, Holmstrom | 4:40 |
| 12. | "A Loan Tonight" | Taylor-Taylor, Holmstrom, Zia McCabe, Brent DeBoer | 11:49 |
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| 13. | "11cc" | Taylor-Taylor, Holmstrom | 8:16 | ||||||
[edit] Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Drowned in Sound | [3] |
| The Guardian | [4] |
| NME | 6/10[5] |
| Piero Scaruffi | 5/10[6] |
| Pitchfork | 1.2/10[7] |
| PopMatters |   [8] |
| Q | favorable[9] |
| Robert Christgau |  [10] |
| Rolling Stone Australia | [11] |
The album received a mixed critical reception, generally polarising critics. Allmusic called it "half inspired, half-embarrassing, and completely self-indulgent."[2] Pitchfork gave the album an exceptionally low 1.2/10 rating, writing "only the truly earless would mistake this assortment of bloated in-jokes and interminable, sub-song drones for some kind of masterpiece",[7] while The Guardian called it "their best yet".[4]
[edit] Personnel
- Courtney Taylor-Taylor – vocals, guitar, keyboard, and percussion
- Peter Holmstrom – guitar and vocals
- Zia McCabe – keyboards and vocals
- Brent De Boer – drums, guitar, and vocals
- Bill Kurtis - narrates intro on track 1
[edit] References
- ^ Sean Gothman (28 October 2005). "'Money' Single Available For UK Download". dandywarhols.com. http://www.dandywarhols.com/news/money-single-available-for-uk-download/. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
- ^ a b Heather Phares. "Odditorium or Warlords of Mars - The Dandy Warhols". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r786180. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
- ^ Sean Adams (14 September 2005). "The Dandy Warhols - Odditorium or Warlords of Mars". Drowned in Sound. http://drownedinsound.com/releases/4226/reviews/13131-. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
- ^ a b Dave Simpson (9 September 2005). "The Dandy Warhols, Odditorium or Warlords of Mars". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2005/sep/09/popandrock.shopping1. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
- ^ Mark Beaumont (19 September 2005). "The Dandy Warhols: Odditorium Or Warlords Of Mars". NME. http://www.nme.com/reviews/the-dandy-warhols/7767. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
- ^ "Dandy Warhols". scaruffi.com. Piero Scaruffi. http://www.scaruffi.com/vol5/dandywar.html. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
- ^ a b Marc Hogan (15 September 2005). "Album Reviews: The Dandy Warhols: Odditorium or Warlords of Mars". Pitchfork. http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/2164-odditorium-or-warlords-of-mars/. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
- ^ Maura McAndrew (9 September 2005). "The Dandy Warhols: Odditorium or Warlords of Mars". PopMatters. http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/dandywarhols-odditorium. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
- ^ Q.
- ^ "The Dandy Warhols". robertchristgau.com. Robert Christgau. http://robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=The+Dandy+Warhols. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
- ^ Rolling Stone Australia.
[edit] External links
- Odditorium or Warlords of Mars at The Dandy Warhols' official website
- Odditorium or Warlords of Mars at Allmusic
- Odditorium or Warlords of Mars at Discogs (list of releases)
- Odditorium or Warlords of Mars at Metacritic
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