Wonderful Rainbow
| Wonderful Rainbow | ||||
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| Studio album by Lightning Bolt | ||||
| Released | March 4, 2003 | |||
| Recorded |
Providence, Rhode Island Costa Mesa, California | |||
| Genre | Noise rock | |||
| Length | 41:40 | |||
| Label | Load Records – LOAD #41 | |||
| Producer | Dave Auchenbach | |||
| Lightning Bolt chronology | ||||
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Wonderful Rainbow is the third album by noise rock band Lightning Bolt. It is considered to be their most accessible album, featuring heavy but catchy bass guitar riffs and frenetic drums.
This album is listed in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, describing the band as the most vicious drum n' bass band ever..
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Pitchfork Media | (8.4/10)[2] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes |  [3] |
| The Stranger | [4] |
| Stylus Magazine | (A)[5] |
Critical response to Wonderful Rainbow was generally favorable, with an average of 81% based on 13 reviews on Metacritic.[6] Online music magazine Pitchfork Media placed Wonderful Rainbow at number 157 on their list of top 200 albums of the 2000s,[7] while Tiny Mix Tapes named it the 3rd best album of the 2000s.[8]
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Lightning Bolt.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hello Morning" | 0:55 |
| 2. | "Assassins" | 3:43 |
| 3. | "Dracula Mountain" | 5:11 |
| 4. | "2 Towers" | 7:08 |
| 5. | "On Fire" | 4:42 |
| 6. | "Crown of Storms" | 5:09 |
| 7. | "Longstockings" | 3:17 |
| 8. | "Wonderful Rainbow" | 1:29 |
| 9. | "30,000 Monkies" | 3:50 |
| 10. | "Duel in the Deep" | 6:16 |
Personnel
- Lightning Bolt
- Brian Chippendale – drums and vocals
- Brian Gibson – bass guitar
- Technical personnel
- Dave Auchenbach – recording engineer
- Mike McHugh – recording engineer
- Jeff Lipton – mastering
- John Golden – vinyl mastering
References
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ Shepherd, Julianne (3 March 2003). "Lightning Bolt - Wonderful Rainbow". Reviews. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
- ↑ Tiny Mix Tapes review
- ↑ The Stranger review
- ↑ Stylus Magazine review
- ↑ "Wonderful Rainbow – Lightning Bolt". Metacritic. Retrieved 2008-01-14.
- ↑ Pitchfork staff (September 28, 2009). "The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s: 200-151". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved October 1, 2009.
- ↑ "Favorite 100 Albums of the 2000s". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 2010-02-12.
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