Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons

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Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons
Studio album by
Blonde Redhead
ReleasedJune 6, 2000 (2000-06-06)
RecordedJanuary 25 – February 16, 2000
StudioBear Creek Studio (Woodinville, Washington)
Genre
Length39:29
LabelTouch and Go
Producer
Blonde Redhead chronology
In an Expression of the Inexpressible
(1998) 		Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons
(2000) 		Mélodie Citronique
(2000)
Blonde Redhead studio album chronology
In an Expression of the Inexpressible
(1998) 		Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons
(2000) 		Misery Is a Butterfly
(2004)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic73/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
NME8/10[3]
Pitchfork7.8/10[4]
Q[5]
Spin8/10[6]

Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons is the fifth studio album by American alternative rock band Blonde Redhead. The album was released on June 6, 2000 through Touch and Go Records. It was produced by Guy Picciotto and Ryan Hadlock.

The song "For the Damaged Coda", which is based on Nocturne in F minor, Op. 55, No. 1 by Frédéric Chopin,[7] gained renewed exposure after appearing in the animated series Rick and Morty as the recurring theme for the character Evil Morty.[8][9]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Blonde Redhead (Kazu Makino, Amedeo Pace and Simone Pace)

No.TitleLength
1."Equally Damaged"0:40
2."In Particular"6:05
3."Melody of Certain Three"3:53
4."Hated Because of Great Qualities"4:42
5."Loved Despite of Great Faults"4:12
6."Ballad of Lemons"1:54
7."This Is Not"4:50
8."A Cure"5:23
9."For the Damaged"3:02
10."Mother"2:08
11."For the Damaged Coda" (unlisted on back cover, but appears in the liner notes with an asterisk)2:37
Total length:39:29

Personnel

Credits for Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons adapted from album liner notes.[10]

Blonde Redhead

  • Kazu Makino
  • Amedeo Pace
  • Simone Pace

Additional personnel

  • Toby Christensen – piano on "Loved Despite of Great Faults", "A Cure", "For the Damaged" and "For the Damaged Coda"
  • Ryan Hadlock – production, engineering
  • Guy Picciotto – production
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering
  • Brad Zeffren – engineering (2nd)[clarification needed]

References

  1. ^ "Reviews for Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons by Blonde Redhead". Metacritic. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  2. ^ Strickler, Yancey. "Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons – Blonde Redhead". AllMusic. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  3. ^ Empire, Kitty (May 20, 2000). "Blonde Redhead – Melody Of Certain Damaged Lemons". NME. Archived from the original on June 21, 2000. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  4. ^ Macauley, Hefner (June 6, 2000). "Blonde Redhead: Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  5. ^ Davies, Paul (August 2000). "Blonde Redhead: Melody Of Certain Damaged Limitations". Q (167). Archived from the original on October 18, 2000. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  6. ^ Strauss, D. (August 2000). "Blonde Redhead: Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons". Spin. 16 (8): 149. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  7. ^ Welsh, Caitlin (September 20, 2017). "A 17-year-old Blonde Redhead song is on the Shazam chart thanks to Rick & Morty". The Music Network. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  8. ^ Matar, Joe (July 24, 2015). "Rick and Morty: 13 Best Ridiculously Weird Moments From Season 1". Den of Geek. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  9. ^ Mufson, Beckett (March 23, 2018). "Rick and Morty's "For the Damaged Coda" Scene Spawns a Savage New Meme". Vice. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  10. ^ Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons (liner notes). Blonde Redhead. Touch and Go Records. 2000. TG216CD.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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