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I Am the Fun Blame Monster!

I Am the Fun Blame Monster! is the debut album of the band Menomena. It was self-released on May 20, 2003 and made available exclusively through online retailer CD Baby. The CD was re-released by FILMguerrero in 2004, and then again by Barsuk/FILMguerrero in 2007. A white vinyl LP was released by FILMguerrero in 2005 that featured an origami design by band member Brent Knopf and hand screen printing/assembly by band member Danny Seim. The original run was limited to 500 copies, which sold out. FILMguerrero re-released the LP in 2007 on 180 gram vinyl, but without the intricate packaging. The title is an anagram for "The First Menomena Album."

I Am the Fun Blame Monster!
Studio album by
Menomena
ReleasedMay 20, 2003 (Self release) & October 23, 2003 (Through FILMguerrero)
Recorded2003 Hot Water Bottle in Cornelius, Oregon
Genre
Length44:26
Label
ProducerMenomena
Menomena chronology
I Am the Fun Blame Monster!
(2003) 		Under an Hour
(2005)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic82/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Pitchfork8.7/10[3]
PopMatters[6]
Stylus MagazineB+[2]
Tiny Mix Tapes[1]

On May 24, 2011, the album was reissued as a double album alongside a bonus DVD. The bonus material features 9 bonus tracks and rare footage of the band's appearances on Portland cable public-access television program The Sista Social Show, a live performance at Portland's Meow-Meow and music videos for the album tracks "Trigga Hiccups" and "Cough Coughing".[7]

Track listing

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  1. "Cough Coughing" – 3:20
  2. "The Late Great Libido" – 4:59
  3. "E. Is Stable" – 5:17
  4. "Twenty Cell Revolt" – 4:05
  5. "Strongest Man in the World" – 5:35
  6. "Oahu" – 5:18
  7. "Trigga Hiccups" – 4:02
  8. "Rose" – 2:58
  9. "The Monkey's Back" – 8:52

Deluxe reissue

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  1. "Shirt"
  2. "Crunka"
  3. "Let's All Unite!"
  4. "The Ladder"
  5. "Sepia"
  6. "Nebali"
  7. "Divad"
  8. "Tung Track"
  9. "Posh Isolation"

Accolades

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Publication List Rank Ref.
Pitchfork Top 50 Albums of 2003
32
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Personnel

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Menomena[3]

  • Brent Knopf - leading vocals, multi-instrumentalist
  • Justin Harris - bass guitar, guitar
  • Danny Seim - drums

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Menomena – I Am the Fun Blame Monster". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Estefan, Kareem (November 25, 2003). "Menomena – I Am the Fun Blame Monster – Review". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on September 16, 2012. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d Tangari, Joe (October 21, 2003). "Menomena: I Am the Fun Blame Monster". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Reviews for I Am The Fun Blame Monster by Menomena". Metacritic. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  5. ^ Ruhlmann, William. "I Am the Fun Blame Monster! – Menomena". AllMusic. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  6. ^ Cober-Lake, Justin (October 10, 2004). "Menomena: I Am the Fun Blame Monster | PopMatters". popmatters.com. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  7. ^ Barsuk Records: I Am the Fun Blame Monster! (Deluxe Reissue)
  8. ^ "Top 50 Albums of 2003 - Page 2 | Pitchfork Media". pitchfork.com. December 31, 2003. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
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