The Lemon of Pink

The Lemon of Pink
Studio album by The Books
Released October 7, 2003
Genre Electronic, folk, Avant-Garde
Length 37:27
Label Tomlab
The Books chronology

Thought for Food
(2002)		 The Lemon of Pink
(2003)		 Lost and Safe
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Almost Cool 8/10 [2]
Dusted Magazine [3]
Pitchfork Media 8.4/10 [4]
Prefix Magazine 8.5/10 [5]
Robert Christgau [6]
Stylus Magazine B [7]
Wackiness.org 90/100 [8]

The Lemon of Pink is the second album by The Books, released October 7, 2003 on the Tomlab record label.

Reception

Initial critical response to The Lemon of Pink was very positive. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 86, based on 9 reviews.[9] The online webzine Pitchfork Media placed "The Lemon of Pink" 20th on their top 100 albums of 2000-2004

Track listing

  1. "The Lemon of Pink" – 4:40
  2. "The Lemon of Pink" – 1:34
  3. "Tokyo" – 3:43
  4. "Bonanza" – 0:52
  5. "S Is for Evrysing" – 3:32
  6. "Explanation Mark" – 0:19
  7. "There Is No There" – 3:36
  8. "Take Time" – 3:36
  9. "Don't Even Sing About It" – 4:09
  10. "The Future, Wouldn't That Be Nice?" – 3:15
  11. "A True Story of a Story of True Love" – 4:25
  12. "That Right Ain't Shit" – 2:44
  13. "PS" – 0:55

Presence in pop culture

"That Right Ain't Shit" was used as the soundtrack in an advertisement for a Hummer vehicle.[2]

"That Right Ain't Shit" was also used as the soundtrack to a DVS Skateboarding commercial featuring Jereme Rogers.

"Tokyo" was used in a commercial for spreading awareness of HIV.

References

  1. ↑ The Lemon of Pink at AllMusic
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The Books - The Lemon Of Pink - almost cool music review". Almost Cool. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  3. ↑ Crumsho, Michael (November 4, 2003). "The Books - The Lemon of Pink". Dusted Magazine. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  4. ↑ Richardson, Mark (October 8, 2003). "The Books: The Lemon of Pink review". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  5. ↑ "Album Review: The Books - The Lemon of Pink". March 5, 2008. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  6. ↑ "Robert Christgau: CG: The Books". Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  7. ↑ Estefan, Kareem (10 October 2003). "The Books - The Lemon of Pink - Review - Stylus Magazine". Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  8. ↑ "The Books: The Lemon of Pink review". Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  9. ↑ "The Books:The Lemon of Pink (2003): Reviews". Metacritic. CNET Networks, Inc. Retrieved 2009-03-19.

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