The Great Destroyer

"Silver Rider" redirects here. For the bus route, see Silver Rider (bus route).
This article is about the Low album. For the machinima character, see List of characters in Red vs. Blue § The Great Destroyer. For the Nine Inch Nails song, see Year Zero (album).
The Great Destroyer
A painting of clouds with the album name offset
Studio album by Low
Released January 25, 2005 (2005-01-25)
Recorded 2004
Genre Slowcore
Length 52:48
Label Sub Pop
Producer Dave Fridmann
Low chronology
Trust
(2002)		 The Great Destroyer
(2005)		 Drums and Guns
(2007)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic82/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Blender[3]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[4]
The Guardian[5]
Mojo[6]
NME8/10[7]
Pitchfork Media5.5/10[8]
Q[9]
Rolling Stone[10]
SpinA−[11]

The Great Destroyer is a 2005 album by the slowcore band Low. It was their first recording on Sub Pop Records.[2] "California", a song about Sparhawk's mother, was the first single, backed with a demo of "Cue the Strings".[12] A remix EP of "Monkey", entitled "Tonight the Monkeys Die", soon followed.[13] Music videos were created for both.[12][13]

The title of the album (as well as the song "Silver Rider") is taken from the story within the album art.[14]

In March 2009, the album had scored an 82 out of 100 (or "universal acclaim") on Metacritic.[1]

Track listing

  1. "Monkey" – 4:19
  2. "California" – 3:23
  3. "Everybody's Song" – 3:55
  4. "Silver Rider" – 5:03
  5. "Just Stand Back" – 3:04
  6. "On the Edge Of" – 3:49
  7. "Cue the Strings" – 3:30
  8. "Step" – 3:18
  9. "When I Go Deaf" – 4:41
  10. "Broadway (So Many People)" – 7:14
  11. "Pissing" – 5:08
  12. "Death of a Salesman" – 2:28
  13. "Walk into the Sea" – 2:56

Charts

Charts (2005) Peak
position
Belgium (Flanders) (Ultratop 50)[15] 67
France (SNEP)[16] 190
Ireland (IRMA)[17] 30
United Kingdom (OCC)[18] 72
United States Billboard Top Heatseekers[19] 13
Billboard Top Independent Albums[19] 19

"California"

California single cover


"California" is a single by Duluth, Minnesota slowcore group Low, released in 2004 from the album The Great Destroyer. It includes a QuickTime video for "Death of a Salesman."

Track listing
  1. "California" – 3:26
  2. "Cue the Strings" (Alternate Version) – 3:35

References

  1. 1 2 "Reviews for The Great Destroyer by Low". Metacritic. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  2. 1 2 Phares, Heather. "The Great Destroyer – Low". AllMusic. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  3. ↑ Wolk, Douglas (March 2005). "Low: The Great Destroyer". Blender (34): 141. Archived from the original on April 3, 2005. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  4. ↑ Chen, Steven (January 21, 2005). "Low: The Great Destroyer". Entertainment Weekly: 88.
  5. ↑ Peschek, David (February 11, 2005). "Low, The Great Destroyer". The Guardian. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Low: The Great Destroyer". Mojo (135): 94. February 2005.
  7. ↑ "Low: The Great Destroyer". NME: 59. January 29, 2005.
  8. ↑ Raposa, David (January 26, 2005). "Low: The Great Destroyer". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Low: The Great Destroyer". Q (224): 100. March 2005.
  10. ↑ Fricke, David (February 10, 2005). "Low: The Great Destroyer". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 14, 2007. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  11. ↑ Scholtes, Peter S. (February 2005). "Low: The Great Destroyer". Spin. 21 (2): 91. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  12. 1 2 Sub Pop Records : Low : California Single
  13. 1 2 Sub Pop Records : Low : Tonight The Monkeys Die
  14. ↑ RELEVANT Magazine - Low, The Great Destroyer
  15. ↑ "Belgium: Top 100 Albums, Week Ending February 5, 2005". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
  16. ↑ "France: Top 200 Albums, Week Ending January 23, 2005". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
  17. ↑ "Ireland: Top 75 Albums, Week Ending February 3, 2005". GfK. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
  18. ↑ "UK Chart position". ChartStats. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
  19. 1 2 "The Great Destroyer Charts & Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
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