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Pigeon Is a Rat in the Sky

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Pigeon Is a Rat in the Sky
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 9, 1996 (1996-11-09)
GenreIndie rock
Length50:45
LabelSeokisidae, King Records
Onnine Ibalgwan chronology
Pigeon Is a Rat in the Sky
(1996)
Reminiscences
(1998)

Pigeon Is a Rat in the Sky (Korean비둘기는 하늘의 쥐; RRBidoolgineun haneuleui Jwi) is the debut studio album by South Korean indie rock band Onnine Ibalgwan. The album was released on 9 November 1996.[1]

Background

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In 1990s, Lee Seokwon lied about being a vocalist of a band that didn't exist, to participate in the rock music gathering, which is the beginning of Onnine Ibalgwan.[2][3] When he even appeared on KBS' radio broadcast and lied about a band that didn't exist, and it grew out of control. He later dreamt of becoming an actual musician, and with the help of Yoon Byeongjoo of Noise Garden, he formed a real band.[4] The album's booklet does not contain any information about composition, and Lee Seokwon was only involved in vocal melody and composition on the album.[5]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Music Y[5]
Weiv8/10[6]

Kim Byeongwoo of Music Y reviewed "Pigeon is a Rat in the Sky is a product of the "band" called the "Onnine Ibalgwan" and commemorates the happiest childhood of the "group" centered around the band."[5] Jang Hoyeon of Weiv said "When the Korean indie scene was formed, the debut album of Onnine Ibalgwan Pigeon is a Rat in the Sky is remembered as an album that announced a new sensibility in the topography of Korean indie and also showed the epitome of guitar pop."[6] The album ranked 34th in the top 100 Korean albums hosted by Kyunghyang Shinmun, and music critic Cho Wonhee said "They secured contemporaneity with Western pop music, showed their ability to extract bright melodies from simple chord work, and the virtues of the new band's first album vary from formal beauty that overcame the mannerisms of Korean pop music at the time."[7]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Poo-Hut" ("푸훗")3:11
2."Admiration" ("동경")3:07
3."Can't Show You This" ("보여줄 순 없겠지")3:23
4."Rat is You" ("쥐는 너야")6:24
5."Birthday Mood" ("생일 기분")4:04
6."Stop Walking, Start Chasing" ("산책 끝 추격전")6:30
7."Fan Club" ("팬클럽")3:59
8."Roland Gorilla" ("로랜드 고릴라")3:09
9."Commercial Grunge" ("상업그런지")3:33
10."Empire of Hatred" ("미움의 제국")5:59
11."Boy" ("소년")4:32
12."Funny Afternoon" ("우스운 오후")2:54

References

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  1. ^ "폭력의 시간을 감싸주던 '비둘기는 하늘의 쥐'". The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). 2016-12-12. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  2. ^ Im, Heeyoon (2020-04-24). "굿바이, PC통신[임희윤 기자의 죽기 전 멜로디]". The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  3. ^ Kwon, Ohseong (2012-03-22). "[뮤직토크(68)] 한국 인디음악의 이정표-언니네 이발관(상)". Maeil Shinmun (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  4. ^ Han, Seonghyeon (2023-04-16). "'사기극'에서 시작된 밴드, 리더가 된 음반가게 사장". Oh My News (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  5. ^ a b c Kim, Byeongwoo (2017-07-05). "[안녕! 언니네 #1] 언니네 이발관이라는 집단". Music Y (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  6. ^ a b Jang, Hoyeon (2000-11-15). "언니네 이발관 | 비둘기는 하늘의 쥐 (1996)". Weiv. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  7. ^ Cho, Wonhee (2007-12-20). "34위 언니네 이발관 '비둘기는 하늘의 쥐'". Kyunghyang Shinmun (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-28.