Snapshot (Mission of Burma album)

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Snapshot
Mission of Burma - Snapshot - Cover.jpg
Live album by
Mission of Burma
ReleasedNovember 9, 2004 (2004-11-09)
Studio Q Division Studios, Boston, MA, 2004
Genre Post-punk
Length39:49
Label Matador Records
OLE-641
Producer Mission of Burma
Mission of Burma chronology
A Gun to the Head: A Selection from the Ace of Hearts Era
(2004)		Snapshot
(2004)		 The Obliterati
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork 8.2/10 [1]

Snapshot is a live album by the American band Mission of Burma. It was recorded in front of a small audience at Boston's Q Division Studios for broadcast on WFNX. [2] It was initially released exclusively through the iTunes Store, [3] but has since been made available through other online channels, most notably in lossless FLAC format through Matador Records' online store. [4]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Tremolo" (Clint Conley) – 8:06
  2. "Mica" (Holly Anderson and Conley) – 4:24
  3. "Youth of America" (Greg Sage) – 6:41
  4. "Absent Mind" (Peter Prescott) – 1:53
  5. "Red" (Roger Miller) – 4:25
  6. "That's How I Escaped My Certain Fate" (Conley) – 2:32
  7. "Max Ernst" (Miller) – 3:10
  8. "Dirt" (Conley) – 5:13

Personnel

Reception

David Raposa of Pitchfork said it was worthy of a "wider commercial release" and awarded it 8.2/10. [1] Music critic Mark Prindle gave the album 8/10 and praised the mix of the album. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 Raposa, David (January 18, 2005). "Mission of Burma: Snapshot EP Album Review". Pitchfork . Retrieved June 1, 2016.
  2. ↑ "This Day in Matador History: Snapshot - Mission Of Burma". Matador Records . Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Eminem & Mission Of Burma". Billboard . November 2, 2004. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Snapshot". Store.matadorrecords.com. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  5. ↑ Prindle, Mark. "Mission of Burma". Markprindle.com. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
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