Thunder, Lightning, Strike

Thunder, Lightning, Strike
Studio album by The Go! Team
Released 13 September 2004
Recorded 2004
Genre Alternative dance, indie rock, alternative hip-hop
Length 35:46
Label Memphis Industries
Producer The Go! Team, Gareth Parton
The Go! Team chronology
Thunder, Lightning, Strike
(2004)		 Proof of Youth
(2007)

Thunder, Lightning, Strike is the debut album by The Go! Team. It was released on British label Memphis Industries in 2004 and was nominated for the 2005 Mercury Music Prize.

The album was re-released in the U.S. and UK by Columbia Records in October 2005. It was slightly remixed (due to sample clearance issues) and contains bonus tracks. It peaked at #48 in the UK in February 2006, some 18 months after its original release. It was co-produced by Ian's brother, Gareth Parton in their parent's garage in Swansea and mixed at The Fortress Studios, London.[1]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [2]
The Austin Chronicle [3]
Blender [4]
Entertainment Weekly (A-)[5]
Pitchfork Media (8.7/10)[6]
Robert Christgau (A-)[7]
Rolling Stone [8]
RTÉ [9]
Slant [10]
Stylus (B)[11]

Reception for Thunder, Lightning, Strike was very positive. Pitchfork Media placed Thunder, Lightning, Strike at number eight in their top albums of 2004.[12] Review aggregator Metacritic indicates a score of 86 (indicating "Universal acclaim")[13] .The music online magazine Pitchfork Media placed Thunder, Lightning, Strike at number 171 on their list of top 200 albums of the 2000s.[14]

Track listing

Original release

  1. "Panther Dash" (The Go! Team/Paul Cooksey) – 2:46
  2. "Ladyflash" (The Go! Team/Davy DMX/Holland/Dozier/Holland/Smith/Davis/Miner) – 4:10
  3. "Feelgood by Numbers" (The Go! Team) – 1:58
  4. "The Power Is On" (The Go! Team) – 3:14
  5. "Get It Together" (The Go! Team) – 3:25
  6. "Junior Kickstart" (The Go! Team/Macdermot/Rado/Ragni) – 3:35
  7. "Air Raid Gtr" (The Go! Team) – 0:38
  8. "Bottle Rocket" (The Go! Team/Ninja/Ellis) – 3:43
  9. "Friendship Update" (The Go! Team) – 4:00
  10. "Huddle Formation" (The Go! Team/Ninja) – 3:12
  11. "Everyone's a V.I.P. to Someone" (The Go! Team/Neil/Nyro) – 4:58

Re-release

  1. "Panther Dash" (The Go! Team/Paul Cooksey) – 2:50
  2. "Ladyflash" (The Go! Team/Davy DMX/Holland/Dozier/Holland/Smith/Davis/Miner) – 4:16
  3. "Feelgood by Numbers" (The Go! Team) – 1:56
  4. "The Power Is On" (The Go! Team) – 3:14
  5. "Get It Together" (The Go! Team) – 3:28
  6. "We Just Won't Be Defeated" (The Go! Team) – 2:45
  7. "Junior Kickstart" (The Go! Team/Macdermot/Rado/Ragni) – 3:32
  8. "Air Raid Gtr" (The Go! Team) – 0:39
  9. "Bottle Rocket" (The Go! Team/Ninja/Ellis) – 3:32
  10. "Friendship Update" (The Go! Team) – 4:00
  11. "Hold Yr Terror Close" (The Go! Team) – 2:18
  12. "Huddle Formation" (The Go! Team/Ninja) – 3:11
  13. "Everyone's a V.I.P. to Someone" (The Go! Team/Neil/Nyro) – 5:08

Samples

Personnel

Notes

  1. ^ http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/nov05/articles/goteam.htm
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ The Austin Chronicle review
  4. ^ Blender review
  5. ^ Entertainment Weekly review
  6. ^ Pitchfork Media review
  7. ^ Robert Christgau review
  8. ^ Rolling Stone review
  9. ^ RTÉ review
  10. ^ Slant review
  11. ^ Stylus review
  12. ^ Pitchfork staff (December 21, 2010). "Top 50 Albums of 2004: 10-1". Pitchfork Media. http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/5934-top-50-albums-of-2004/5/. Retrieved December 31, 2004. 
  13. ^ Metacritic (December 2, 2010). "Thunder, Lightning, Strike - The Go! Team". Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/music/thunder-lightning-strike. Retrieved October 4, 2005. 
  14. ^ Pitchfork staff (September 28, 2009). "The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s: 200-151". Pitchfork Media. http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7706-the-top-200-albums-of-the-2000s-200-151/3/. Retrieved October 1, 2009. 

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