Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons is the fifth studio album by American alternative rock band Blonde Redhead. It was released on June 6, 2000 through Touch and Go Records. Recording sessions took place at Bear Creek Studio in Woodinville. Production was handled by Guy Picciotto and Ryan Hadlock.
The song "For the Damaged Coda", which is based on Nocturne in F minor, Op. 55, No. 1 by Frédéric Chopin,[1] gained renewed exposure after appearing in the animated series Rick and Morty as the recurring theme for the character Evil Morty.[2][3]
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 73/100[4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [6] |
| NME | 8/10[7] |
| Pitchfork | 7.8/10[8] |
| Q | [9] |
| Spin | 8/10[10] |
Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons was met with generally favorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 73 based on eight reviews.[4] The aggregator Album of the Year has the critical consensus of the album at a 82 out of 100, based on five reviews.[5]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Blonde Redhead (Kazu Makino, Amedeo Pace and Simone Pace).
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Equally Damaged" | 0:40 |
| 2. | "In Particular" | 6:05 |
| 3. | "Melody of Certain Three" | 3:53 |
| 4. | "Hated Because of Great Qualities" | 4:42 |
| 5. | "Loved Despite of Great Faults" | 4:12 |
| 6. | "Ballad of Lemons" | 1:54 |
| 7. | "This Is Not" | 4:50 |
| 8. | "A Cure" | 5:23 |
| 9. | "For the Damaged" | 3:02 |
| 10. | "Mother" | 2:08 |
| 11. | "For the Damaged Coda" (unlisted on back cover, but appears in the liner notes with an asterisk) | 2:37 |
| Total length: | 39:29 | |
Personnel
Credits for Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons adapted from album liner notes.[11]
Blonde Redhead
- Kazu Makino
- Amedeo Pace
- Simone Pace
Additional personnel
- Toby Christensen – piano on "Loved Despite of Great Faults", "A Cure", "For the Damaged" and "For the Damaged Coda"
- Ryan Hadlock – production, engineering
- Guy Picciotto – production
- Howie Weinberg – mastering
- Brad Zeffren – engineering
References
- ^ Welsh, Caitlin (September 20, 2017). "A 17-year-old Blonde Redhead song is on the Shazam chart thanks to Rick & Morty". The Music Network. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
- ^ Matar, Joe (July 24, 2015). "Rick and Morty: 13 Best Ridiculously Weird Moments From Season 1". Den of Geek. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
- ^ Mufson, Beckett (March 23, 2018). "Rick and Morty's "For the Damaged Coda" Scene Spawns a Savage New Meme". Vice. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
- ^ a b "Critic Reviews for Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons". Metacritic. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
- ^ a b "Blonde Redhead - Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons". Album of the Year. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
- ^ Strickler, Yancey. "Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons – Blonde Redhead". AllMusic. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
- ^ Empire, Kitty (May 20, 2000). "Blonde Redhead – Melody Of Certain Damaged Lemons". NME. Archived from the original on June 21, 2000. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
- ^ Macauley, Hefner (June 6, 2000). "Blonde Redhead: Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
- ^ Davies, Paul (August 2000). "Blonde Redhead: Melody Of Certain Damaged Limitations". Q (167). Archived from the original on October 18, 2000. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
- ^ Strauss, D. (August 2000). "Blonde Redhead: Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons". Spin. 16 (8): 149. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
- ^ Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons (liner notes). Blonde Redhead. Touch and Go Records. 2000. TG216CD.
External links
- Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons at Discogs (list of releases)
- Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons at MusicBrainz (list of releases)