The Third Hand
This article is about the album from the musician RJD2. For the type of jig used in soldering and craftwork, see Helping hand (tool).
| The Third Hand | ||||
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| Studio album by RJD2 | ||||
| Released | March 6, 2007 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop, electronic, rock, pop | |||
| Length | 47:05 | |||
| Label | XL Recordings | |||
| Producer | RJD2 | |||
| RJD2 chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 60/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Okayplayer | [3] |
| PopMatters | 5/10[4] |
| Pitchfork Media | 3.7/10[5] |
| Rapreviews.com | 3/10[6] |
| Rolling Stone | [7] |
| Stylus Magazine | C+[8] |
The Third Hand is the third full-length studio album by RJD2. It was released on March 6, 2007 on XL Records. The iTunes version of the album includes two bonus tracks, "The Past Time" and "The Wilderness".
The Third Hand: Instrumentals, a full-length version of the album with all instrumental tracks, was released on June 5, 2007 on XL Records.
Reception
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, The Third Hand received an average score of 60% based on 28 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[1]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro" | 1:00 |
| 2. | "You Never Had It So Good" | 4:04 |
| 3. | "Have Mercy" | 3:18 |
| 4. | "Reality" | 3:01 |
| 5. | "Work It Out" | 3:26 |
| 6. | "Laws of the Gods" | 2:10 |
| 7. | "Get It" | 3:30 |
| 8. | "Someday" | 1:22 |
| 9. | "The Bad Penny" | 4:04 |
| 10. | "Beyond the Beyond" | 3:57 |
| 11. | "Sweet Piece" | 4:00 |
| 12. | "Rules for Normal Living" | 4:03 |
| 13. | "Paper Bubbles" | 2:49 |
| 14. | "Just When" | 3:28 |
| 15. | "The Evening Gospel" | 2:53 |
Reception
- 1 2 "The Third Hand by Rjd2". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
- ↑ AllMusic
- ↑ Okayplayer
- ↑ PopMatters
- ↑ Pitchfork Media
- ↑ RapReviews.com
- ↑ Rolling Stone
- ↑ Stylus Magazine
External links
- The Third Hand at Discogs (list of releases)
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