| The Pigeon Is the Most Popular Bird | ||||
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| Released | August 24, 1993 | |||
| Genre | Noise rock, post-hardcore | |||
| Length | 66:12 | |||
| Label | Sub Pop [1] | |||
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The Pigeon Is the Most Popular Bird is the debut studio album of the noise rock band Six Finger Satellite, released in 1993 through Sub Pop. [3] [4] [5]
The Seattle Times wrote that the band "create an intelligent (and radio-unfriendly) hybrid of conventional musical styles, sheer noise and structural deftness." [6] Pitchfork called The Pigeon Is the Most Popular Bird "one of the best noise-rock records of the 90s," writing that "the transitions from silly to searing highlight SFS' unpredictable and caustic approach." [7]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "[untitled]" | 0:37 |
| 2. | "Home for the Holy Day" | 2:50 |
| 3. | "[untitled]" | 0:48 |
| 4. | "Laughing Larry" | 5:11 |
| 5. | "[untitled]" | 1:31 |
| 6. | "Funny Like a Clown" | 3:33 |
| 7. | "[untitled]" | 1:42 |
| 8. | "Deadpan" | 4:54 |
| 9. | "[untitled]" | 0:59 |
| 10. | "Hi-Lo Jerk" | 4:03 |
| 11. | "[untitled]" | 2:18 |
| 12. | "Love (Via Satellite)" | 3:17 |
| 13. | "[untitled]" | 1:03 |
| 14. | "Save the Last Dance for Larry" | 4:24 |
| 15. | "[untitled]" | 0:39 |
| 16. | "Solitary Hiro" | 2:19 |
| 17. | "[untitled]" | 1:38 |
| 18. | "Neuro-Harmonic Conspiracy" | 5:11 |
| 19. | "[untitled]" | 1:34 |
| 20. | "Takes One to Know One" | 3:34 |
| 21. | "[untitled]" | 13:55 |
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