Superhero Music

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Superhero Music
Fingathing SuperheroMusic albumcover.jpg
Studio album by
Released24 June 2002
Genre Hip-Hop
Length72:32
Label Grand Central
GCCD114
Fingathing chronology
The Main Event
(2000)
Superhero Music
(2002)
And The Big Red Nebula Band
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]

Superhero Music is the second album by Fingathing, released on Grand Central Records in June 2002. Justin Kleinfeld of CMJ compared the album's sound to DJ Shadow and James Lavelle. [2] Kleinfeld described the album as "awesome". [2]

Track listing

  1. "Intro" – 0:40
  2. "Ogre" – 5:07
  3. "Drunken Master II" – 5:33
  4. "Scrap" – 4:06
  5. "The Answer" – 0:32
  6. "Criminal Robots" – 4:48
  7. "Wasting Time" – 5:53
  8. "Pianogoon" – 2:40
  9. "Bad Gameshow Host" – 3:22
  10. "Bags Boogie" – 1:17
  11. "Haze" – 7:11
  12. "Skitch" – 0:51
  13. "Once Upon A Time In The East" – 3:26
  14. "Superhero Music" – 5:51
  15. "Spacecrumbs" – 1:53
  16. "The Diss" – 0:11
  17. "Imperial Mince" – 1:15
  18. "Don't Turn Around" – 5:51
  19. "Remember This Too" – 0:26
  20. "Alright Charlie!" – 2:46
  21. "The Chase" – 4:57
  22. "Epitaph" – 3:56

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References

  1. Superhero Music at AllMusic
  2. 1 2 Kleinfeld, Justin (19 August 2002). "Superhero Music by Fingathing: Review". CMJ New Music Report. Vol. 72., no. 776. p. 6. ISSN   0890-0795.