Come On Die Young
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Released | 29 March 1999 | |||
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Length | 67:32 | |||
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Producer | Dave Fridmann | |||
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Come On Die Youngis the second studio album by Scottishpost-rockbandMogwai.The album was released on 29 March 1999 byChemikal Underground.
Overview
[edit]Songs forCome On Die Youngwere written by the band members at home or together in the rehearsal room.[3]Wanting a sparser sound, Mogwai drew influences fromSeventeen SecondsbyThe CureandSpiderlandbySlint[4]as well asLow,Nick DrakeandThe For Carnation.[5]The songs "Christmas Steps" and "Ex-Cowboy" had been played live by the band during the tour forMogwai Young Team.[3]The album was recorded in three weeks[3]at Tarbox Road Studios inCassadaga, New Yorkwith producerDave Fridmann[6]and was the first Mogwai recording to feature multi-instrumentalistBarry Burns.[7]The original intended running time of the album was extended after Mogwai's record label, Chemikal Underground, persuaded them to include more of the songs they had recorded.[3]Come On Die Youngis somewhat different from the rest of Mogwai's work because of its reserved tone. The album's second track "Cody" is much more like a traditional pop song than most of the band's repertoire. Still slow and sinuous, it features an uncharacteristically distinctmelody,slide guitarand relatively prominent vocals. Much ofCome On Die Youngconsists of slow, quiet, drum-driven tracks containing tense,feedback-ladencrescendosand occasionally ambient textures. Near the end of the album, the bombastic "Christmas Steps"breaks away from this quiet tension and displays a return to Mogwai's more well-known distortion-heavy dynamics. The album's title derives from a Glasgow gang of the same name.[8]
Song information
[edit]- "Punk Rock:" samples a speech made byIggy Popduring an interview withPeter Gzowskion theCBC,broadcast on 11 March 1977.[9]
- The album cover, which features the face ofDominic Aitchison,was inspired byCaptain HowdyfromThe Exorcist.
- The song "Cody" featured in the second episode of the first series of teen dramaSkins.
- The post-black metal bandDeafheavencovered "Punk Rock" and "Cody" for the 2012 split EPDeafheaven / Bosse-de-Nage.
- The original version of the song "Helps Both Ways", commonly referred to as the "Madden version", featuredJohn Madden's commentary on the first quarter of theAmerican FootballNational Football Conferencechampionship game between theSan Francisco 49ersand theGreen Bay Packers,played on January 11, 1998, at 1 pm PST at San Francisco'sCandlestick Park.As its use was unauthorized, the commentary track was replaced by another American Football commentary track.
Critical reception
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NME | 8/10[13] |
Pitchfork | 8.3/10[14] |
Q | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Spin | 7/10[17] |
The Village Voice | C[18] |
Come On Die Youngreceived a somewhat muted reception when compared toMogwai Young Team.Stephen Thomas Erlewine,writing forAllMusic,wrote that "perhapsCome On Die Youngwouldn't have seemed as disappointing if it hadn't arrived on the wave of hype and expectation, but the truth is, it pales in comparison to their own work. "[2]
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Punk Rock:" | Stuart Braithwaite | 2:09 |
2. | "Cody" | Braithwaite | 6:33 |
3. | "Helps Both Ways" | Dominic Aitchison | 4:53 |
4. | "Year 2000 Non-Compliant Cardia" |
| 3:26 |
5. | "Kappa" |
| 4:53 |
6. | "Waltz for Aidan" |
| 3:44 |
7. | "May Nothing But Happiness Come Through Your Door" |
| 8:30 |
8. | "Oh! How the Dogs Stack Up" | Burns | 2:04 |
9. | "Ex-Cowboy" | Aitchison | 9:09 |
10. | "Chocky" |
| 9:23 |
11. | "Christmas Steps" |
| 10:39 |
12. | "Punk Rock/Puff Daddy/ANʇICHRISʇ" | Braithwaite | 2:14 |
Total length: | 67:38 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Nick Drake" | 3:14 |
2. | "Waltz for Aidan" (Chem19 Demo) | 3:40 |
3. | "Christmas Steps" (Chem19 Demo; available on vinyl LP version only) | 6:41 |
4. | "Rollerball" (Chem19 Demo) | 3:51 |
5. | "7:25" (Chem19 Demo; available on vinyl LP version only) | 6:37 |
6. | "Untitled" (Travels in Constants, Vol. 12 EP) | 6:07 |
7. | "Quiet Stereo Dee" (Travels in Constants, Vol. 12 EP) | 4:07 |
8. | "Arundel" (Travels in Constants, Vol. 12 EP) | 2:59 |
9. | "Cody" (CaVa Sessions) | 5:58 |
10. | "Ex-Cowboy" (CaVa Sessions) | 9:12 |
11. | "Spoon Test" (CaVa Sessions) | 6:29 |
12. | "Punk Rock:" (CaVa Sessions) | 2:12 |
13. | "Helicon 2" (CaVa Church Live) | 3:05 |
14. | "Satchel Panzer" (CaVa Church Live) | 1:24 |
15. | "Kappa" (CaVa Church Live) | 4:38 |
16. | "Helps Both Ways" (Original Version) | 5:22 |
17. | "Hugh Dallas" | 8:31 |
Personnel
[edit]- Mogwai
- Stuart Braithwaite– guitar, vocals on "Cody"
- Dominic Aitchison– bass guitar
- Martin Bulloch– drums
- John Cummings– guitar
- Barry Burns– piano, keyboard, guitar, flute
- Additional musicians
- Richard Formby–lap steel guitaron "Cody"
- Luke Sutherland– violin
- Wayne Myers – trombone on "Punk Rock/Puff Daddy/ANʇICHRISʇ"
- Dave Fridmann– various instruments
- Production
- Dave Fridmann – production
Charts
[edit]Chart (1999) | Peak position |
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Scottish Albums(OCC)[19] | 24 |
UK Albums(OCC)[20] | 29 |
UK Independent Albums(OCC)[21] | 6 |
References
[edit]- ^abcKlein, Joshua (29 March 1999)."Mogwai: Come On Die Young".The A.V. Club.Retrieved28 July2019.
- ^abcErlewine, Stephen Thomas."Come on Die Young – Mogwai".AllMusic.Retrieved9 February2011.
- ^abcdTucker, Simon (10 July 2014)."Louder Than War Interview: Stuart Braithwaite of Mogwai".Louder Than War.Retrieved8 November2018.
- ^Pattinson, Louis (27 June 2014)."Mogwai – Come On Die Young Deluxe Edition".Uncut.Retrieved8 November2018.
- ^Amorosi, AD (21 September 2015)."MAGNET CLASSICS: MOGWAI'S" COME ON DIE YOUNG "".Magnet.Retrieved8 November2018.
- ^Thompson, Ben (19 March 1999)."Come on, feel the noise".The Independent.Retrieved8 November2018.
- ^Laing, Dave and Phil Hardy. "Mogwai". Book Excerpt (2001). Mogwai. Rock's Backpages. Accessed November 8, 2018.http:// rocksbackpages /Library/Article/mogwai
- ^Douglas Wolk (May 1999)."The Scottish Scoundrels in Mogwai Give Glasgow a Good Name".CMJ New Music Monthly.No. 69. p. 27.Retrieved9 February2011.
- ^"Iggy Pop, punk pioneer, on Peter Gzowski's 90 Minutes Live".CBC News.
- ^O'Reilly, John (2 April 1999). "Tunespotting".The Guardian.
- ^Perry, Tim (27 March 1999)."Pop: Album Reviews".The Independent.Retrieved7 March2020.
- ^Kulkarni, Neil (3 April 1999). "Dead from the Neck Down".Melody Maker:110.
- ^Williams, Simon (23 March 1999)."Mogwai – Come On Die Young".NME.Archived fromthe originalon 17 August 2000.Retrieved2 May2016.
- ^Berman, Stuart (18 June 2014)."Mogwai: Come On Die Young".Pitchfork.Retrieved18 June2014.
- ^"Mogwai: Come On Die Young".Q(152): 110. May 1999.
- ^Gross, Joe (15 April 1999)."Mogwai: Come On Die Young".Rolling Stone.Archived fromthe originalon 15 February 2009.Retrieved16 January2017.
- ^Kun, Josh (May 1999)."Mogwai: Come On Die Young".Spin.15(5): 154.Retrieved2 May2016.
- ^Christgau, Robert(30 November 1999)."Consumer Guide: Turkey Shoot".The Village Voice.Retrieved2 May2016.
- ^"Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100".Official Charts Company.Retrieved 18 June 2018.
- ^"Official Albums Chart Top 100".Official Charts Company.Retrieved 18 June 2018.
- ^"Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50".Official Charts Company.Retrieved 17 July 2018.
External links
[edit]Come On Die YoungatDiscogs(list of releases)