Thunder, Lightning, Strike

Thunder, Lightning, Strike
Studio album by The Go! Team
Released	13 September 2004
Recorded	2004
Genre	Indie rock, alternative dance, alternative hip hop, post-rock
Length	35:46
Label	Memphis Industries
Producer	The Go! Team, Gareth Parton
The Go! Team chronology
Thunder, Lightning, Strike (2004) Proof of Youth (2007)

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 UK and the US by Columbia Records in October 2005. It was slightly remixed (due to sample clearance issues) and contains bonus tracks. It peaked at No. 48 in the UK in February 2006, some 18 months after its original release. It was co-produced by Ian's brother, Gareth Parton in their parent's garage in Swansea and mixed at The Fortress Studios, London.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	86/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Blender	[4]
Entertainment Weekly	A−[5]
Mojo	[6]
NME	9/10[7]
Pitchfork Media	8.7/10[8]
Resident Advisor	4.5/5[9]
Rolling Stone	[10]
Slant Magazine	[11]
The Village Voice	A−[12]

Reception for Thunder, Lightning, Strike was very positive. On review aggregator site Metacritic, the album has a score of 86, indicating "universal acclaim".^[2]

Pitchfork Media placed Thunder, Lightning, Strike at number eight in their top albums of 2004^[13] and at number 171 on their list of top 200 albums of the 2000s.^[14]

Track listing

Original release

1. "Panther Dash" (The Go! Team/Paul Cooksey) – 2:46
2. "Ladyflash" (The Go! Team/Davy DMX/Holland/Dozier/Holland/Smith/Davis/Miner) – 4:10
3. "Feelgood by Numbers" (The Go! Team) – 1:58
4. "The Power Is On" (The Go! Team) – 3:14
5. "Get It Together" (The Go! Team) – 3:25
6. "Junior Kickstart" (The Go! Team/Macdermot/Rado/Ragni) – 3:35
7. "Air Raid GTR" (The Go! Team) – 0:38
8. "Bottle Rocket" (The Go! Team/Ninja/Ellis) – 3:43
9. "Friendship Update" (The Go! Team) – 4:00
10. "Huddle Formation" (The Go! Team/Ninja) – 3:12
11. "Everyone's a V.I.P. to Someone" (The Go! Team/Neil/Nyro) – 4:58

Re-release

1. "Panther Dash" (The Go! Team/Paul Cooksey) – 2:50
2. "Ladyflash" (The Go! Team/Davy DMX/Holland/Dozier/Holland/Smith/Davis/Miner) – 4:16
3. "Feelgood by Numbers" (The Go! Team) – 1:56
4. "The Power Is On" (The Go! Team) – 3:14
5. "Get It Together" (The Go! Team) – 3:28
6. "We Just Won't Be Defeated" (The Go! Team) – 2:45
7. "Junior Kickstart" (The Go! Team/Macdermot/Rado/Ragni) – 3:32
8. "Air Raid GTR" (The Go! Team) – 0:39
9. "Bottle Rocket" (The Go! Team/Ninja/Ellis) – 3:32
10. "Friendship Update" (The Go! Team) – 4:00
11. "Hold Yr Terror Close" (The Go! Team) – 2:18
12. "Huddle Formation" (The Go! Team/Ninja) – 3:11
13. "Everyone's a V.I.P. to Someone" (The Go! Team/Neil/Nyro) – 5:08

Samples

• "Panther Dash"
  • "Reward" performed by The Teardrop Explodes
  • "Only Seventeen" performed by The Beattle-Ettes
• "Ladyflash"
  • "Down From Dover" written by Dolly Parton, performed by Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood
  • "I Can't Rest" written by Carl William Smith/Billy Davis/Raynard Miner, performed by Fontella Bass (incorrectly credited as "I Can't Resist" in album liner notes)
  • "Come See About Me" written by Holland/Dozier/Holland, performed by The Supremes
  • "Tighten Up" written by Archie Bell/Billy Buttier, performed by Archie Bell & the Drells
  • Wild Style (feature film)
  • "The DMX Will Rock (Rap Mix)" written by David Reeves, performed by Davy DMX
  • "Ashley's Roachclip" written by Lloyd Pinchback, performed by The Soul Searchers
• "Feelgood By Numbers"
  • "Come on Home" performed by The Uncalled 4
• "The Power Is On"
  • Theme from Duel at Diablo by Neal Hefti
  • "Burning Bridges" written by Schifrin/Curb as performed by the Mike Curb Congregation
  • The documentary Black Magic
  • The Clash documentary Westway to the World
• "Junior Kickstart"
  • Theme from Ironside by Quincy Jones
  • "Aquarius" from Hair by Macdermot/Rado/Ragni
• "Bottle Rocket"
  • "Soul Time" by Shirley Ellis
• "Huddle Formation"
  • Black Panther Party chant
• "Everyone's a V.I.P. to Someone"
  • "Everybody's Talkin" by Fred Neil
  • "Stoned Soul Picnic" written by Laura Nyro as performed by The 5th Dimension

Personnel

• Produced – The Go! Team and Gareth Parton.
• Scratching on "Get It Together" – Rob Winterson
• Mastered – Mike Palmer at Masterpiece

Notes

1. http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/nov05/articles/goteam.htm
2. "Reviews for Thunder, Lightning, Strike by The Go! Team". Metacritic. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
3. Sendra, Tim. "Thunder, Lightning, Strike – The Go! Team". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
4. "The Go! Team: Thunder, Lightning, Strike". Blender (31): 134. November 2005.
5. Endelman, Michael (3 October 2005). "Thunder, Lightning, Strike". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
6. "The Go Team – Thunder Lightning Strike CD". CD Universe. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
7. "The Go! Team: Thunder, Lightning, Strike". NME: 53. 11 September 2004.
8. Schreiber, Ryan (26 October 2004). "The Go! Team: Thunder, Lightning, Strike". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
9. Ojukwu, Chima (23 September 2004). "The Go! Team – Thunder, Lightning, Strike". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
10. Sheffield, Rob (20 October 2005). "Thunder, Lightning, Strike". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 25 June 2007. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
11. Keefe, Jonathan (9 October 2005). "The Go! Team: Thunder, Lightning, Strike". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
12. Christgau, Robert (14 February 2006). "Consumer Guide: Forever Young". The Village Voice. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
13. Pitchfork staff (21 December 2010). "Top 50 Albums of 2004: 10–1". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 31 December 2004.
14. Pitchfork staff (28 September 2009). "The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s: 200–151". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 1 October 2009.

External links

• Thunder, Lightning, Strike at Metacritic