| Phase 3: Thrones and Dominions | ||||
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| Released | April 25, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | November 1993, [1] 1994 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 55:04 | |||
| Label | Sub Pop [3] | |||
| Producer | Earth, Stuart Hallerman | |||
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Phase 3: Thrones and Dominions is the second studio album by the American drone band Earth, released in 1995. [4] [5]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [6] |
Spin deemed the album "stoner-metal Muzak that's as soothing as it is disturbing." [7]
AllMusic lamented that "there are plenty of excellent ideas—stellar, half-written song structures that are never granted the proper completion or percussive accompaniment." [6]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Harvey" | 2:54 |
| 2. | "Tibetan Quaaludes" | 7:43 |
| 3. | "Lullaby (Take 2: How Dry I Am)" | 3:15 |
| 4. | "Song 4" | 2:50 |
| 5. | "Site Specific Carnivorous Occurrence" | 8:41 |
| 6. | "Phase 3: Agni Detonating Over the Thar Desert..." | 12:28 |
| 7. | "Thrones and Dominions" | 14:21 |
| 8. | "Song 6 (Chime)" | 2:48 |
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