The Great Destroyer
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- This article is about the album. For the machinima character, see List of characters in Red vs. Blue#The Great Destroyer. For the Nine Inch Nails song, see Year Zero.
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| Studio album by Low | ||||
| Released | January 25, 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 2004 | |||
| Genre | Slowcore | |||
| Length | 52:48 | |||
| Label | Sub Pop | |||
| Producer | Dave Fridmann | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Pitchfork Media | (5.5/10) [2] |
| Robert Christgau |  [3] |
The Great Destroyer is a 2005 album by the slowcore band Low. It was their first recording on Sub Pop Records.[1] "California", a song about Sparhawk's mother, was the first single, backed with a demo of "Cue the Strings".[4] A remix EP of "Monkey", entitled "Tonight the Monkeys Die", soon followed.[5] Music videos were created for both.[4][5]
The title of the album (as well as the song "Silver Rider") is taken from the story within the album art.[6]
In March 2009, the album had scored an 82 out of 100 (or "universal acclaim") on Metacritic.[7]
[edit] Track listing
- "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
[edit] Charts
| Charts (2005) | Peak position |
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| Belgium (Flanders) (Ultratop 50)[8] | 67 |
| France (SNEP)[9] | 190 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[10] | 30 |
| United Kingdom (OCC)[11] | 72 |
| United States Billboard Top Heatseekers[12] | 13 |
| Billboard Top Independent Albums[12] | 19 |
[edit] References
- ^ a b The Great Destroyer - Low | AllMusic
- ^ Pitchfork: Album Reviews: Low: The Great Destroyer
- ^ Robert Christgau: CG: Low
- ^ a b Sub Pop Records : Low : California Single
- ^ a b Sub Pop Records : Low : Tonight The Monkeys Die
- ^ RELEVANT Magazine - Low, The Great Destroyer
- ^ "The Great Destroyer". Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/low/greatdestroyer. Retrieved 2008-03-13.
- ^ "Belgium: Top 100 Albums, Week Ending February 5, 2005". Hung Medien. http://www.ultratop.be/nl/weekchart.asp?year=2005&date=20050205&cat=a. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
- ^ "France: Top 200 Albums, Week Ending January 23, 2005". Hung Medien. http://lescharts.com/weekchart.asp?year=2005&date=20050123&cat=a. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
- ^ "Ireland: Top 75 Albums, Week Ending February 3, 2005". GfK. http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2005&year=2005&week=5. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
- ^ "UK Chart position". ChartStats. http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=42271. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
- ^ a b "The Great Destroyer Charts & Awards". AllMusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-great-destroyer-r727359/charts-awards. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
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