Meek Warrior

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Meek Warrior
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 3, 2006
Genre Psychedelic folk [1]
Length35:27
Label Young God
Producer
Akron/Family chronology
Akron/Family & Angels of Light
(2005)
Meek Warrior
(2006)
Love Is Simple
(2007)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 73/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Outsideleft [3]
Pitchfork (7.2/10) [4]
Tiny Mix Tapes Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]

Meek Warrior is the second album by Akron/Family, released in 2006. The cover art uses a picture of the Crab Nebula. The title is possibly a reference to the concept of warriorship in the Shambhala tradition: the first step on the warrior's path is to become meek. [6]

Track listing

  1. "Blessing Force" – 9:29
  2. "Gone Beyond" – 3:22
  3. "Meek Warrior" – 2:17
  4. "No Space in This Realm" – 5:12
  5. "Lightning Bolt of Compassion" – 4:10
  6. "The Rider (Dolphin Song)" – 7:20
  7. "Love and Space" – 3:37

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References

  1. 1 2 Allmusic review
  2. "Meek Warrior by Akron/Family" . Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  3. "Trance Rock Saved My Life - Outsideleft" . Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  4. Pitchfork Media review Archived 2008-03-30 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Tiny Mix Tapes review Archived 2007-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
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