The Fragile Army
| The Fragile Army | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 68/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Music Box |  [3] |
| NME | [4] |
| Pitchfork Media | (6.4/10) [5] |
| PopMatters | [6] |
| AbsolutePunk.net | (81%) [7] |
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.
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.
Track listing
All songs written by Tim DeLaughter, except where noted.[8]
- "Section 21 (Together We're Heavy)" - 0:31
- "Section 22 (Running Away)" - 3:33
- "Section 23 (Get Up and Go)" - 3:54
- "Section 24 (The Fragile Army)" - 4:02
- "Section 25 (Younger Yesterday)" - 4:35
- "Section 26 (We Crawl)" - 3:29
- "Section 27 (Mental Cabaret)" - 3:00
- "Section 28 (Guaranteed Nightlife)" - 3:55
- "Section 29 (Light to Follow)" - 4:25
- "Section 30 (Watch Us Explode (Justify))" - 4:41
- "Section 31 (Overblow Your Nest)" - 4:48
- "Section 32 (The Championship)" - 5:50
- Bonus tracks on the Limited Edition (there is a Limited Edition without these bonus tracks[9]):
- "Bonus Track (Lithium)" (Kurt Cobain)
- "Bonus Track (Checking Out)"
Personnel
- Tim Delaughter - Lead vocals, additional guitars, keys, percussion
- Mark Pirro - Bass
- Bryan Wakeland - Drums, percussion
- Ryan Fitzgerald - Electric and acoustic guitars
- Annie Clark - Electric and acoustic guitars
- Mike Garson - Piano
- Evan Hisey - Organ, synthesizers, samples
- Audrey Easley - Flute, Piccolo, Electronic Wind Instrument
- Rick Nelson - Violin, upright bass
- Ricky Rasura - Classical Harp
- Daniel Hart - Viola
- Sara Donaldson - Cello
- Louis Schwadron - French Horn
- Mike St. Clair - Trombone
- Logan Keese - Trumpet, cornet
- Matt Bricker - Additional Trumpet
- Mike Dillon - Vibraphone, additional percussion
- Backing Vocals
- Jennefer Jobe-Penn
- Julie Doyle
- Kelly Repka
- Jessica Jordan
- Jenny Kirtland
- Jennie Kelley
- Apotsala Wilson
References
- ↑ http://www.metacritic.com/music/the-fragile-army/the-polyphonic-spree
- ↑ Jurek, Thom. "The Polyphonic Spree: The Fragile Army > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- ↑ Metzger, John (June 2007). "The Polyphonic Spree: The Fragile Army". The Music Box (musicbox-online.com) (Volume 14, No.6). Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- ↑ Silver, Dan (29 August 2007). "The Polyphonic Spree: The Fragile Army". NME (IPC Media). Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- ↑ Hogan, Marc (19 June 2007). "The Polyphonic Spree: The Fragile Army". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- ↑ Schiller, Mike (19 June 2007). "The Polyphonic Spree: The Fragile Army". PopMatters. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- ↑ Irvine, Scott (20 August 2007). "Polyphonic Spree, The - The Fragile Army". AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- ↑ BMI Entry
- ↑ CD+DVD with EAN 5060087564296, "Limited Edition" with DVD featuring Making Of film and The Fragile Army music video