Destroy Rock & Roll

Destroy Rock & Roll
Studio album by Mylo
Released 24 May 2004
Genre EDM[1]
Length 55:01
Label Breastfed
BFCD001
Producer Myles MacInnes
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[4]
The Guardian[5]
Pitchfork Media8.4/10[1]
PopMatters8/10[6]
Q[7]
Rolling Stone[8]
URB[9]

Destroy Rock & Roll is the first album by Scottish record producer and DJ Mylo (real name Myles MacInnes), released in 2004. The album was re-released in 2005, containing a new remix of "Drop the Pressure", called "Doctor Pressure" (Vs. Miami Sound Machine), which was also released as a single. It was named the 21st best album of the decade by Resident Advisor.[10]

Overview

The album peaked at number 26 on the UK Albums Chart.[11]
The fold-out CD insert reads as follows:

Singles

The following singles were released from the album:

Legacy

The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[12]

Track listing

  1. "Valley of the Dolls" – 3:26
  2. "Sunworshipper" – 3:26
  3. "Muscle Cars" – 3:39
  4. "Drop the Pressure" – 4:15
  5. "In My Arms" – 3:46
  6. "Guilty of Love" – 3:06
  7. "Paris Four Hundred" – 3:32
  8. "Destroy Rock & Roll" – 4:07
  9. "Rikki" – 3:18
  10. "Otto's Journey" – 3:58
  11. "Musclecar (Reform Reprise)" – 3:53
  12. "Zenophile" – 4:08
  13. "Need You Tonite" – 4:51
  14. "Emotion 98.6" – 5:36

Limited edition bonus tracks

  1. "Soft Rock" – 4:01
  2. "Doctor Pressure" (Dirty Radio Edit) – 3:24 (samples "Dr. Beat" by Miami Sound Machine featuring Gloria Estefan)
  3. "Destroy Rock & Roll" (Tom Neville Clean Edit) – 4:43

Samples

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2004–06) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[13] 73
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[14] 56
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[15] 89
French Albums (SNEP)[16] 101
Scottish Albums (OCC)[17] 50
UK Albums (OCC)[11] 26
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[18] 10

References

  1. 1 2 Abebe, Nitsuh (14 February 2006). "Mylo: Destroy Rock & Roll". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "Reviews for Destroy Rock & Roll by Mylo". Metacritic. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  3. ↑ DiGravina, Tim. "Destroy Rock & Roll – Mylo". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  4. ↑ Endelman, Michael (6 February 2006). "Destroy Rock and Roll". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  5. ↑ Simpson, Dave (28 May 2004). "Mylo, Destroy Rock and Roll". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  6. ↑ http://www.popmatters.com/review/mylo_destroy_rock_roll/
  7. ↑ "Mylo: Destroy Rock & Roll". Q (215): 105. June 2004.
  8. ↑ Walters, Barry (23 January 2006). "Destroy Rock and Roll : Mylo". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 15 February 2009. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  9. ↑ "Mylo: Destroy Rock & Roll". URB: 95. January–February 2006.
  10. ↑ "Top 100 albums of the '00s". Resident Advisor. January 25, 2010. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
  11. 1 2 "Mylo | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  12. ↑ Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (23 March 2010). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN 978-0-7893-2074-2.
  13. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  14. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Mylo – Destroy Rock & Roll" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  15. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Mylo – Destroy Rock & Roll" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  16. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Mylo – Destroy Rock & Roll". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  17. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  18. ↑ "Mylo – Chart history" Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums for Mylo. Retrieved 19 May 2017.

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