| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
| The Guardian | [8] |
| NME |  [3] |
| OndaRock | 6.5/10[4] |
| Pitchfork Media | 8.3/10[5] |
| Rock Hard | 8.5/10[9] |
| Rolling Stone | [6] |
| The New Rolling Stone Album Guide | [7] |
1000 Hurts is the third full-length album by Shellac, released on August 8, 2000. It is Shellac Record #11. In its official promotional materials Shellac jokingly described this album as follows: "There are no 12-minute songs on this one. This record is more mean-spirited. Todd sings."
The cover is a clear homage to old Ampex audio recording tape boxes. The band are known for using analog tape for their recordings, and are fans of Ampex tape and tape recorders. Also, the speech at the start of the record is a variation on the announcements one would hear on Magnetic Reference Laboratory's calibration tapes for analogue tape recorders.
The album was named Rockfeedback magazine's record of the decade.[10]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Prayer to God" | 2:50 |
| 2. | "Squirrel Song" | 2:38 |
| 3. | "Mama Gina" | 5:43 |
| 4. | "QRJ" | 2:52 |
| 5. | "Ghosts" | 3:36 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Song Against Itself" | 4:13 |
| 7. | "Canaveral" | 2:38 |
| 8. | "New Number Order" | 1:39 |
| 9. | "Shoe Song" | 5:17 |
| 10. | "Watch Song" | 5:25 |
Personnel
- Shellac:
- Steve Albini – guitar, vocals
- Todd Trainer – drums, vocals
- Bob Weston – bass, vocals
- Bill Skibbe – tape operator
- Rob Bochnik – tape operator
- Greg Norman – tape operator
- John Loder – mastering
- Steve Rooke – mastering
- Philip Baker Hall - introduction on "Prayer to God"
Charts
Album – Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Top Heatseekers | 49 |
References
- ^ 1000 Hurts Shellac Allmusic.com Andy Kellman
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
- ^ "NME Album Reviews - 1000 Hurts". Nme.Com. 2000-08-04. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
- ^ Tobia D’Onofrio. "Shellac". OndaRock. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
- ^ [1] Archived October 14, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ [2] Archived May 21, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Shellac. The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. 2004. ISBN 9780743201698. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ [3]
- ^ [4]
- ^ Rockfeedback Records of the Decade – #25-1 Rockfeedback.com, THOMAS HANNAN, December 2009