Thunder, Lightning, Strike
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| Studio album by The Go! Team | |||||
| Released | September 13, 2004 (Original release) October 2005 (Re-release) |
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| Recorded | 2004 | ||||
| Genre | Alternative dance, indie rock, golden age hip-hop | ||||
| Length | 35:46 (original) 40:29 (re-release) |
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| Label | Memphis Industries (Original release) Columbia Records (Re-release) |
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| Producer | The Go! Team, Gareth Parton | ||||
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Thunder, Lightning, Strike is the debut album by The Go! Team. It was released on British label Memphis Industries in 2004 and was nominated for the 2005 Mercury Music Prize.
The album was re-released in the U.S. and UK by Columbia Records in October 2005. It was slightly remixed (due to sample clearance issues) and contains bonus tracks. It peaked at #48 in the UK in February 2006, some 18 months after its original release.
The track "Get It Together" is the main theme for the 2008 video game LittleBigPlanet.
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[edit] Track listing
[edit] Original release
- "Panther Dash" (The Go! Team/Paul Cooksey) – 2:46
- "Ladyflash" (The Go! Team/Davy DMX/Holland/Dozier/Holland/Smith/Davis/Miner) – 4:10
- "Feelgood by Numbers" (The Go! Team) – 1:58
- "The Power Is On" (The Go! Team) – 3:14
- "Get It Together" (The Go! Team) – 3:25
- "Junior Kickstart" (The Go! Team/Macdermot/Rado/Ragni) – 3:35
- "Air Raid Gtr" (The Go! Team) – 0:38
- "Bottle Rocket" (The Go! Team/Ninja/Ellis) – 3:43
- "Friendship Update" (The Go! Team) – 4:00
- "Huddle Formation" (The Go! Team/Ninja) – 3:12
- "Everyone's a V.I.P. to Someone" (The Go! Team/Neil/Nyro) – 4:58
[edit] Re-release
- "Panther Dash" (The Go! Team/Paul Cooksey) – 2:50
- "Ladyflash" (The Go! Team/Davy DMX/Holland/Dozier/Holland/Smith/Davis/Miner) – 4:16
- "Feelgood by Numbers" (The Go! Team) – 1:56
- "The Power Is On" (The Go! Team) – 3:14
- "Get It Together" (The Go! Team) – 3:28
- "We Just Won't Be Defeated" (The Go! Team) – 2:45
- "Junior Kickstart" (The Go! Team/Macdermot/Rado/Ragni) – 3:32
- "Air Raid Gtr" (The Go! Team) – 0:39
- "Bottle Rocket" (The Go! Team/Ninja/Ellis) – 3:32
- "Friendship Update" (The Go! Team) – 4:00
- "Hold Yr Terror Close" (The Go! Team) – 2:18
- "Huddle Formation" (The Go! Team/Ninja) – 3:11
- "Everyone's a V.I.P. to Someone" (The Go! Team/Neil/Nyro) – 5:08
Listening Note: The versions on the U.S. Re-Issue are differ from the original UK releases. Listen to songs like 'Ladyflash' and 'Huddle Formation' and you can hear the vocal performances are very different from each other and the mixing are done differently.
[edit] Samples
- "Ladyflash"
- "The DMX Will Rock You (Rap Mix)" by Davy DMX
- Wild Style feature film
- "Come See About Me" by Holland/Dozier/Holland, performed by The Supremes
- "I Can't Resist" by Smith/Davis/Miner
- "Ashley's Roachclip" by Lloyd Pinchback as performed by The Soul Searchers
- "Down From Dover" by Lee Hazelwood and Nancy Sinatra (included on the original release only)
- "Tighten Up" by Archie Bell and the Drells (included on the original release only)
- "The Power Is On"
- Theme from Duel at Diablo by Neal Hefti
- "Burning Bridges" by Schifrin/Curb as performed by the Mike Curb Congregation
- The documentary Black Magic
- The Clash documentary Westway to the World
- "Junior Kickstart"
- "Bottle Rocket"
- "Soul Time" by Shirley Ellis
- "Huddle Formation"
- The skiing movie Teddy Bear Crisis (included on the original release only)
- Black Panther Party chant
- "Everyone's a V.I.P. to Someone"
- "Everybody's Talkin" by Fred Neil
- "Stoned Soul Picnic" by Laura Nyro as performed by The 5th Dimension
[edit] Personnel
- Produced – The Go! Team and Gareth Parton.
- Scratching on "Get It Together" – Rob Winterson
- Mastered – Mike Palmer at Masterpiece
