Come on Die Young
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| Come on Die Young | ||
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| Studio album by Mogwai | ||
| Released | 29 March 1999 (UK) 6 April 1999 (USA) |
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| Recorded | Tarbox Road Studios Cassadaga, New York, USA  Cava Studios Glasgow, Scotland  |
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| Genre | Post-rock Instrumental rock |
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| Length | 67:32 | |
| Label | Chemikal Underground (UK) CHEM033 Matador Records (USA) OLE-365 |
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| Producer(s) | Dave Fridmann | |
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| Mogwai chronology | ||
| Kicking a Dead Pig (1998) |
Come on Die Young (1999) |
EP+6 (2000) |
Come on Die Young (also known as Cody), is the second full-length studio album by the Scottish post-rock group Mogwai, released on 29 March 1999 by Chemikal Underground.
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[edit] Overview
It is somewhat different from the rest of Mogwai's work because of its reserved tone. The album's second track, "Cody" is much more like a traditional pop song than most of the band's repertoire. Still slow and meandering, it features an uncharacteristically distinct melody, slide guitar and relatively prominent vocals. Much of Come on Die Young consists of slow, quiet, drum-driven tracks containing tense, feedback-laden crescendos and occasionally ambient textures. Near the end of the album, the bombastic "Christmas Steps" breaks away from this quiet tension and displays a return to Mogwai's more well-known distortion-heavy dynamics.
[edit] Critical reaction
It received a somewhat muted reception when compared to Young Team. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, writing for All Music Guide, wrote:
| “ | Perhaps Come on Die Young wouldn't have seemed as disappointing if it hadn't arrived on the wave of hype and expectation, but the truth is, it pales in comparison to their own work. | ” |
However, it is now praised by many fans and critics as one of the best, if not the best album they've released. It has also been said by some critics that Mogwai will never top Come on Die Young.
[edit] Track listing
- "Punk Rock" – 2:08
- "Cody" – 6:33
- "Helps Both Ways" – 4:53
- "Year 2000 Non-Compliant Cardia" – 3:25
- "Kappa" – 4:52
- "Waltz for Aidan" – 3:44
- "May Nothing But Happiness Come Through Your Door" – 8:29
- "Oh! How the Dogs Stack Up" – 2:03
- "Ex-Cowboy" – 9:09
- "Chocky" – 9:23
- "Christmas Steps" – 10:39
- "Punk Rock/Puff Daddy/Antichrist" – 2:14
[edit] Trivia
- "Punk Rock" samples a speech made by Iggy Pop during an interview on the CBC, broadcast on 11 March 1977.
- The album cover is possibly a tribute to Captain Howdy from The Exorcist.
- The 'Aidan' mentioned in the title of "Waltz for Aidan" is presumably Aidan Moffat from fellow Scottish band Arab Strap.
[edit] Personnel
- Stuart Braithwaite - guitar
- Dominic Aitchison - bass guitar
- Martin Bulloch - drums
- John Cummings - guitar
- Barry Burns - piano, keyboard, guitar, flute
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- Richard Formby - lap steel guitar on "Cody"
- Luke Sutherland - violin
- Wayne Myers - trombone on "Punk Rock/Puff Daddy/Antichrist"
- Dave Fridmann - producer, various instruments
| Mogwai | |
| Stuart Braithwaite | Dominic Aitchison | Martin Bulloch | John Cummings | Barry Burns | |
| Discography | |
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| Albums: Young Team | Come on Die Young | Rock Action | Happy Songs for Happy People | Mr. Beast | |
| Compilations: Ten Rapid (Collected Recordings 1996-1997) | Kicking a Dead Pig | EP+6 | Government Commissions: BBC Sessions 1996-2003 | Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait | |
| EPs: 4 Satin | No Education = No Future (Fuck the Curfew) | Mogwai:EP | Travels in Constants | U.S. Tour EP | UK/European Tour EP | Travel Is Dangerous | |
| Singles: "Tuner"/"Lower" | "Angels vs Aliens" | "Ithica 27ø9"/"Summer" | "New Paths to Helicon, Pt. 1"/"New Paths to Helicon, Pt. 2" | "Club Beatroot, Part 4" | "Do The Rock Boogaloo" | "My Father, My King" | "Friend of the Night" | "Black Spider" | |
| Related articles | |
| Rock Action Records | The Recording of Mr. Beast | Castle of Doom Studios | Zidane, un portrait du 21e siècle | Chemikal Underground | |
