Mogwai Young Team
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1997 |
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9 |
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64:31 |
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Mogwai Young Team is the debut album by the Scottish post-rock band Mogwai . It was released in October 1997.
style
For the most part, the album consists of instrumental pieces - only RU Still in 2 It contains vocals - and there are more subtle words on other tracks on the album. The length of some pieces is striking (two have a playing time of over ten minutes; two more of over seven).
Musically, most of the pieces are limited to the instruments electric guitar, bass guitar, drums and sometimes piano / keyboard. In some cases, however, instruments such as flute or glockenspiel are also used.
reception
The album received very good reviews. Allmusic gave the record four and a half out of five points, Pitchfork Media , on the occasion of a new edition from 2008, 9.2 out of 10. Pitchfork also ranks the album at number 97 on its list of the Top 100 Albums of the 1990s .
Album cover
The album cover shows a section from an inverted photo by Brendan O'Hare showing the lower part of a high-rise building. In the foreground is a Japanese billboard that says “Fuji Bank”.
Track list
- Yes! I Am a Long Way from Home - 5:57
- Like Herod - 11:41
- Katrien - 5:24
- Radar Maker - 1:35
- Tracy - 7:19
- Summer - 3:28
- With Portfolio - 3:10
- RU Still in 2 It - 7:20
- A Cheery Wave from Stranded Youngsters - 2:18
- Mogwai Fear Satan - 16:19
Individual evidence
- ↑ Young Team in the British charts
- ↑ allmusic review
- ^ Pitchfork Review
- ^ Pitchfork: Top 100 Albums of the 1990s