A.R.E. Weapons (album)

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A.R.E. Weapons
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 1, 2003
Genre Electroclash
Length36:18
Label Rough Trade
Producer Marc Waterman
A.R.E. Weapons chronology
A.R.E. Weapons
(2003)
Free in the Streets
(2005)

A.R.E. Weapons is the debut album by the band of the same name, released on April 1, 2003, on Rough Trade Records. The Sydney Morning Herald wrote that the album "makes like some call out to angry youth, tapping into a spirit of eager rebellion that seems timeless." [1]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic (64%) [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
City Pages (slightly favorable) [4]
Pitchfork Media 1.5/10 [5]
Robert Christgau Five Pointed Star Solid.svg [6]
Spin B [7]

Track listing

  1. "Don't Be Scared"
  2. "Strange Dust"
  3. "Changes"
  4. "A.R.E."
  5. "Fuck You Pay Me"
  6. "Headbanger Face"
  7. "Bad News"
  8. "Black Mercedes"
  9. "Street Gang"
  10. "Hey World"

References

  1. "Weapon Heads". Sydney Morning-Herald. May 2, 2003.
  2. "Reviews for A.R.E. Weapons by A.R.E. Weapons - Metacritic". Metacritic.
  3. Andy Kellman. "A.R.E. Weapons - A.R.E. Weapons - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic.
  4. Marcus, Greil (2015). Real Life Rock: The Complete Top Ten Columns, 1986-2014. Yale University Press. p. 373. ISBN   9780300218596.
  5. "A.R.E. Weapons". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on May 13, 2013.
  6. "Robert Christgau: CG: A.R.E. Weapons". robertchristgau.com.
  7. LLC, SPIN Media (May 1, 2003). "Breakdown". Spin. SPIN Media LLC. p. 116.