200 Million Thousand is the fifth studio album by garage punk band Black Lips. The album was recorded in August 2008 and released on February 24, 2009, in the United States and March 16 in Europe. The first single, "Short Fuse" was released on March 9, 2009.
| 200 Million Thousand | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | February 24, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | August 2008 | |||
| Genre | Garage punk, psychedelic rock | |||
| Length | 51:47 | |||
| Label | Vice | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Artrocker | [2] |
| Daily Dischord | [3] |
| The Guardian | [4] |
| NME |   [5] |
| Pitchfork Media | (7.3/10) [6] |
| PopMatters | [7] |
| Rolling Stone | [8] |
| The Skinny | [9] |
| Spin | [10] |
Track listing
edit- "Take My Heart" (Alexander)
- "Drugs" (Swilley)
- "Starting Over" (Alexander)
- "Let It Grow" (Alexander)
- "Trapped in a Basement" (Bradley)
- "Short Fuse" (Bradley)
- "I'll Be With You" (Swilley)
- "Big Black Baby Jesus of Today" (Alexander)
- "Again & Again" (Osterberg)
- "Old Man" (Bradley)
- "The Drop I Hold" (Alexander)
- "Body Combat" (Swilley)Naunsa
- "Elijah" (Alexander)
- "I Saw God" (Alexander)
- "Meltdown" (Hidden Track)
"Again & Again" is a cover version of an Iggy Pop song, published under his real name (Jim Osterberg), and originally recorded with his first band The Iguanas in 1965.
References
edit- ^ 200 Million Thousand Black Lips Allmusic.com Tim Sendra
- ^ "Album, Single and Live Reviews | Artrocker". Artrocker.tv. 2011-04-12. Archived from the original on 2012-04-05. Retrieved 2011-08-04.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ Dave Simpson (2009-03-13). "Black Lips: 200 Million Thousand | Music". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 2011-08-04.
- ^ "NME Album Reviews - Album Review : Black Lips". Nme.Com. 2009-03-12. Retrieved 2011-08-04.
- ^ "Pitchfork: Album Reviews: Black Lips: 200 Million Thousand". Pitchforkmedia.com. 2009-02-23. Archived from the original on March 5, 2009. Retrieved 2011-08-04.
- ^ Fiander, Matthew. "Black Lips: 200 Million Thousand < PopMatters". Popmatters.com. Retrieved 2011-08-04.
- ^ "Rolling Stone Music | Album Reviews". Rollingstone.com. Archived from the original on February 23, 2009. Retrieved 2011-08-04.
- ^ "Black Lips - 200 Million Thousand". The Skinny. 2009-03-11. Retrieved 2011-08-04.
- ^ Peisner, David. "Black Lips, '200 Million Thousand' (Vice)". SPIN.com. Retrieved 2011-08-04.