The Ghost of Fashion

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The Ghost of Fashion
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Studio album by
Clem Snide
Released2001
Genre Indie, alt-country
Length47:00
Label spinART
Producer Jason Glasser
Clem Snide chronology
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(1999)		The Ghost of Fashion
(2001)		 Moment in the Sun EP
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Pitchfork 7.0/10 [3]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Spin 8/10 [5]
The Village Voice A– [6]

The Ghost of Fashion is the third album by indie rock band Clem Snide. The song "Ice Cube" was released as a single in Europe, and the song "Moment in the Sun" was used as the theme song during the second season of the NBC television program Ed , [7] later spawning an EP of the same title.

The Ghost of Fashion was ranked the 3rd best album of 2001 by Rolling Stone critic David Peisner, [8] and Robert Christgau ranked it No. 27 on his 2001 Pazz & Jop Dean's List. [9]

Track listing

  1. "Let's Explode" - 4:10
  2. "Long Lost Twin" - 3:30
  3. "Ice Cube" - 2:13
  4. "Chinese Baby" - 3:33
  5. "Don't Be Afraid of Your Anger" - 3:20
  6. "Evil vs. Good" - 3:51
  7. "Moment in the Sun" - 5:30
  8. "The Curse of Great Beauty" - 2:24
  9. "Joan Jett of Arc" - 3:54
  10. "The Junky Jews" - 4:20
  11. "Ancient Chinese Secret Blues" - 5:39
  12. "The Ballad of Unzer Charlie" - 1:57
  13. "No One's More Happy Than You" - 3:29

References

  1. ↑ Smith, Jim. "The Ghost of Fashion - Clem Snide". AllMusic . Retrieved June 1, 2018.
  2. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2000). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Oxford University Press. ISBN   9780195313734.
  3. ↑ Dark, John (June 30, 2001). "Clem Snide: The Ghost of Fashion Album Review". Pitchfork . Retrieved June 1, 2018.
  4. ↑ Moon, Tom (July 5, 2001). "The Ghost of Fashion". Rolling Stone . No. 872. Archived from the original on February 25, 2002. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
  5. ↑ Hunter, James (August 1, 2001). "Clem Snide: The Ghost of Fashion". Spin . SPIN Media LLC. p. 13.
  6. ↑ Christgau, Robert (August 7, 2001). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice . Retrieved June 1, 2018.
  7. ↑ Moment in the Sun Review
  8. ↑ "Our Critics' Top Albums of 2001". Rolling Stone . December 26, 2001.
  9. ↑ Christgau, Robert (February 12, 2002). "Pazz & Jop 2001: Dean's List". The Village Voice .


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