Thunder, Lightning, Strike

Thunder, Lightning, Strike
Studio album by The Go! Team
Released	13 September 2004
Recorded	2004
Genre	Indie rock, alternative dance, alternative hip-hop, post rock
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 UK and the US by Columbia Records in October 2005. It was slightly remixed (due to sample clearance issues) and contains bonus tracks. It peaked at No. 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]

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 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] Pitchfork later 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

• "Panther Dash"
  • "Reward" performed by The Teardrop Explodes
  • "Only Seventeen" performed by The Beattle-Ettes
• "Ladyflash"
  • "Down From Dover" written by Dolly Parton, performed by Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood
  • "I Can't Rest" written by Carl William Smith/Billy Davis/Raynard Miner, performed by Fontella Bass (incorrectly credited as "I Can't Resist" in album liner notes)
  • "Come See About Me" written by Holland/Dozier/Holland, performed by The Supremes
  • "Tighten Up" written by Archie Bell/Billy Buttier, performed by Archie Bell & the Drells
  • Wild Style (feature film)
  • "The DMX Will Rock (Rap Mix)" written by David Reeves, performed by Davy DMX
  • "Ashley's Roachclip" written by Lloyd Pinchback, performed by The Soul Searchers
• "Feelgood By Numbers"
  • "Come on Home" performed by The Uncalled 4
• "The Power Is On"
  • Theme from Duel at Diablo by Neal Hefti
  • "Burning Bridges" written by Schifrin/Curb as performed by the Mike Curb Congregation
  • The documentary Black Magic
  • The Clash documentary Westway to the World
• "Junior Kickstart"
  • Theme from Ironside by Quincy Jones
  • "Aquarius" from Hair by Macdermot/Rado/Ragni
• "Bottle Rocket"
  • "Soul Time" by Shirley Ellis
• "Huddle Formation"
  • Black Panther Party chant
• "Everyone's a V.I.P. to Someone"
  • "Everybody's Talkin" by Fred Neil
  • "Stoned Soul Picnic" written by Laura Nyro as performed by The 5th Dimension

Personnel

• Produced – The Go! Team and Gareth Parton.
• Scratching on "Get It Together" – Rob Winterson
• Mastered – Mike Palmer at Masterpiece

Notes

External links

• Thunder, Lightning, Strike at Metacritic