The Fragile Army

The Fragile Army
Studio album by The Polyphonic Spree
Released June 19, 2007
Recorded January 2006 - April 2006
Genre Pop
Psychedelic pop
Length 46:42
Label TVT Records
Good Records
Producer John Congleton, The Speekers
The Polyphonic Spree chronology
Wait EP
(September 2006)
The Fragile Army
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Music Box [2]
NME [3]
Pitchfork Media (6.4/10) [4]
PopMatters [5]
AbsolutePunk.net (81%) [6]
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The Fragile Army is the third album from the symphonic-rock group The Polyphonic Spree. The album was released on TVT Records on June 19, 2007.

On April 26, 2007, an eight minute long mash-up preview of the album was made available as a free download.[1]

On May 12, 2007, the entire album was leaked to various P2P networks. The leaked version of the album includes a song entitled "Section 27 (Oh I Feel Fine)". However, on the actual album Section 27 is a new version of the track "Mental Cabaret", which originally featured on the Wait EP.

There was also a deluxe version of the album released including a patch and a DVD.

Additionally, there is a double vinyl available for sale that also includes a voucher for online download of the album in MP3 format.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Tim DeLaughter and Julie Doyle, except where noted.

  1. "Section 21 (Together We're Heavy)" - 0:31
  2. "Section 22 (Running Away)" - 3:33
  3. "Section 23 (Get Up and Go)" - 3:54
  4. "Section 24 (The Fragile Army)" - 4:02
  5. "Section 25 (Younger Yesterday)" - 4:35
  6. "Section 26 (We Crawl)" - 3:29
  7. "Section 27 (Mental Cabaret)" - 3:00
  8. "Section 28 (Guaranteed Nightlife)" - 3:55
  9. "Section 29 (Light to Follow)" - 4:25
  10. "Section 30 (Watch Us Explode (Justify))" - 4:41
  11. "Section 31 (Overblow Your Nest)" - 4:48
  12. "Section 32 (The Championship)" - 5:50
  1. "Bonus Track (Lithium)" (Kurt Cobain)
  2. "Bonus Track (Checking Out)"

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Jurek, Thom. "The Polyphonic Spree: The Fragile Army > Review" at Allmusic. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  2. ^ Metzger, John (June 2007). "The Polyphonic Spree: The Fragile Army". The Music Box. musicbox-online.com. http://www.musicbox-online.com/reviews-2007/polyphonicspree-fragilearmy-06262007.html. Retrieved 28 September 2011. 
  3. ^ Silver, Dan (29 August 2007). "The Polyphonic Spree: The Fragile Army". NME (IPC Media). http://www.nme.com/reviews/the-polyphonic-spree/8919. Retrieved 28 September 2011. 
  4. ^ Hogan, Marc (19 June 2007). "The Polyphonic Spree: The Fragile Army". Pitchfork Media. http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/reviews/albums/10337-the-fragile-army/. Retrieved 28 September 2011. 
  5. ^ Schiller, Mike (19 June 2007). "The Polyphonic Spree: The Fragile Army". PopMatters. http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/42710/the-polyphonic-spree-the-fragile-army. Retrieved 28 September 2011. 
  6. ^ Irvine, Scott (20 August 2007). "Polyphonic Spree, The - The Fragile Army". AbsolutePunk.net. http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=260692. Retrieved 28 September 2011. 
  7. ^ CD+DVD with EAN 5060087564296, "Limited Edition" with DVD featuring Making Of film and The Fragile Army music video

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