The Great Destroyer

"Silver Rider" redirects here. For the bus route, see Silver Rider (bus route).
This article is about the Low 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 (album).
The Great Destroyer
A painting of clouds with the album name offset
Studio album by Low
Released January 25, 2005 (2005-01-25)
Recorded 2004
Genre Slowcore
Length 52:48
Label Sub Pop
Producer Dave Fridmann
Low chronology
Trust
(2002)		 The Great Destroyer
(2005)		 Drums and Guns
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Pitchfork Media5.5/10[2]
Robert Christgau [3]
Rolling Stone

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]

Track listing

  1. "Monkey" – 4:19
  2. "California" – 3:23
  3. "Everybody's Song" – 3:55
  4. "Silver Rider" – 5:03
  5. "Just Stand Back" – 3:04
  6. "On the Edge Of" – 3:49
  7. "Cue the Strings" – 3:30
  8. "Step" – 3:18
  9. "When I Go Deaf" – 4:41
  10. "Broadway (So Many People)" – 7:14
  11. "Pissing" – 5:08
  12. "Death of a Salesman" – 2:28
  13. "Walk into the Sea" – 2:56

Charts

Charts (2005) Peak
position
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

"California"

"California"
Single by Low
Released 2004
Genre indie rock
Length 3:26
Label Rough Trade (UK)
Producer(s) David Fridmann and Low
Low singles chronology
"If You Were Born Today (Song for Little Baby Jesus)"
(1997)		 "California"
(2004)		 "Tonight"
(2004)

"California" is a single by Duluth, Minnesota slowcore group Low, released in 2004 from the album The Great Destroyer. It includes a QuickTime video for "Death of a Salesman."

Track listing
  1. "California" – 3:26
  2. "Cue the Strings" (Alternate Version) – 3:35

References

  1. 1 2 The Great Destroyer - Low | AllMusic
  2. ↑ Pitchfork: Album Reviews: Low: The Great Destroyer
  3. ↑ Robert Christgau: CG: Low
  4. 1 2 Sub Pop Records : Low : California Single
  5. 1 2 Sub Pop Records : Low : Tonight The Monkeys Die
  6. ↑ RELEVANT Magazine - Low, The Great Destroyer
  7. ↑ "The Great Destroyer". Metacritic. Retrieved 2008-03-13.
  8. ↑ "Belgium: Top 100 Albums, Week Ending February 5, 2005". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
  9. ↑ "France: Top 200 Albums, Week Ending January 23, 2005". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
  10. ↑ "Ireland: Top 75 Albums, Week Ending February 3, 2005". GfK. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
  11. ↑ "UK Chart position". ChartStats. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
  12. 1 2 "The Great Destroyer Charts & Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
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