Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons

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Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons
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Studio album by
Blonde Redhead
ReleasedJune 6, 2000 (2000-06-06)
RecordedJanuary 25 – February 16, 2000
Studio Bear Creek (Woodinville, Washington)
Genre Art punk [1]
Length39:26
Label Touch and Go
Producer
Blonde Redhead chronology
In an Expression of the Inexpressible
(1998)		Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons
(2000)		Mélodie Citronique
(2000)

Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons is the fifth studio album by American alternative rock band Blonde Redhead. It was released on June 6, 2000 by Touch and Go Records. [2] [3] The album was recorded at Bear Creek Studio in Woodinville, and was produced by Guy Picciotto and Ryan Hadlock.

Contents

The final song on Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons, "For the Damaged Coda", is based on Nocturne in F minor, Op. 55, No. 1 by Frédéric Chopin. [4] Years after the album's release, "For the Damaged Coda" gained renewed exposure after appearing in the animated TV series Rick and Morty as the recurring theme for the character Evil Morty. [4] [5] [6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 73/100 [7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
NME 8/10 [9]
Pitchfork 7.8/10 [10]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Spin 8/10 [12]
Under the Radar 8.5/10 [13]

Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons was met with generally favorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 73 based on eight reviews. [7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Blonde Redhead (Kazu Makino, Amedeo Pace and Simone Pace).

No.TitleLength
1."Equally Damaged"0:40
2."In Particular"6:05
3."Melody of Certain Three"3:53
4."Hated Because of Great Qualities"4:42
5."Loved Despite of Great Faults"4:12
6."Ballad of Lemons"1:54
7."This Is Not"4:50
8."A Cure"5:23
9."For the Damaged"3:02
10."Mother"2:08
11."For the Damaged Coda" (unlisted on back cover, but listed in liner notes with an asterisk)2:37
Total length:39:26
Japanese edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."En particulier"4:08
13."Odiata per le sue virtú"4:44
14."Chi é e non é"3:38
15."Four Damaged Lemons"5:11
Total length:57:07

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. [14]

Blonde Redhead

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References

  1. ↑ Sarvady, Glen (July 2000). "Blonde Redhead: Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons". CMJ New Music Monthly . No. 83. p. 48. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons". Touch and Go Records . Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Just Out". CMJ New Music Monthly . No. 83. July 2000. p. 74. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  4. 1 2 Welsh, Caitlin (September 20, 2017). "A 17-year-old Blonde Redhead song is on the Shazam chart thanks to Rick & Morty". The Music Network . Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  5. ↑ Matar, Joe (July 24, 2015). "Rick and Morty: 13 Best Ridiculously Weird Moments From Season 1". Den of Geek . Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  6. ↑ Mufson, Beckett (March 23, 2018). "Rick and Morty's 'For the Damaged Coda' Scene Spawns a Savage New Meme". Vice . Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  7. 1 2 "Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons by Blonde Redhead Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic . Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  8. ↑ Strickler, Yancey. "Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons – Blonde Redhead". AllMusic . Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  9. ↑ Empire, Kitty (May 20, 2000). "Blonde Redhead – Melody Of Certain Damaged Lemons". NME . Archived from the original on June 21, 2000. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  10. ↑ Macauley, Hefner (June 6, 2000). "Blonde Redhead: Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons". Pitchfork . Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  11. ↑ Davies, Paul (August 2000). "Blonde Redhead: Melody Of Certain Damaged Limitations". Q . No. 167. Archived from the original on October 18, 2000. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  12. ↑ Strauss, D. (August 2000). "Blonde Redhead: Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons". Spin . Vol. 16 no. 8. p. 149. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  13. ↑ King, Ian (October 7, 2020). "Blonde Redhead: Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons (20th Anniversary Edition) (Touch and Go)". Under the Radar . Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  14. ↑ Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons (liner notes). Blonde Redhead. Touch and Go Records. 2000. TG216CD.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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