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Melody Of Certain Damaged Lemons

by Blonde Redhead

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Overall Rating: 2.7695 Melody Of Certain Damaged Lemons is ranked overall as 2.7695 out of 4 stars

Avg. Critic Score: 2.8650 Melody Of Certain Damaged Lemons has an avg. critic score of 2.8650 out of 4 stars

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With their fifth record, Blonde Redhead finally emerges from the shadows of Sonic Youth's post-punk legacy by avoiding the expected detunings, distortions, and shrillness of the genre. The three-piece manages to create a record that is subtle, tuneful, and sublime. ...more

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Perhaps if I had listened to Blonde Redhead back in 1995 when they released their self-titled debut, high school would have been a different experience for me. ...more

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M elody of Certain Damaged Lemons is Blonde Redhead's third album on Touch & Go. It was recorded at Bear Creek in Washington state with Ryan Hadlock and Guy Picciotto (of DC-based Fugazi). It is the band's 13th release since 1993 single on OXO Records, so they are certainly not novices at making music. ...more

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It's as though all the contrariness of Blonde Redhead's angular past has dissolved into a fascination with pop ('This Is Not'), '60s soundtracks ('Melody Of Certain Three') and naked piano ballads ('For The Damaged', featuring one of The Black Heart ...read the complete review at New Musical Express

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Simone and Amedeo Pace weave intricate musical patterns on a collection of songs distinguished by their fundamental lack of tunes. Aside from the exuberant frisson of This Is Not, the album staggers unsteadily between serene chamber pop, looping layered...read the complete review at Q Magazine

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Drawer B

Blonde Redhead's upward trajectory from record to record is frighteningly steep. The band has shed its latent Sonic Youth influence and become a fully formed monster all its own - a step that was close to completion with 1998's In An Expression Of The...read the complete review at Drawer B

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