On Fire (album)

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On fire
Galaxie 500 studio album

Publication
(s)

1989

admission

1989

Label (s) Rough Trade

Format (s)

CD , LP

Genre (s)

Indie rock , slowcore

Title (number)

10 13 when re-released in 1997

running time

51:32

occupation

production

Marc Kramer

Studio (s)

Noise NY, New York City

chronology
Today
1988 		On fire This Is Our Music
1990

On Fire is the second studio album by the American band Galaxie 500 . It was released on Rough Trade in1989after it was recorded at Noise NY studio in New York City .

The producer Marc Kramer plays the organ on the track “Isn't it a Pity”, the musician Ralph Carney plays the tenor saxophone on “Decomposing Trees” .

reception

Since the album was released, the album's reception has been generally positive. So it was ranked # 16 on Pitchfork's list of the 100 best albums of the 80s . The online music magazine also gave the album a rare top grade of 10.0 / 10.0. Mark Richardson wrote on the occasion of this award in a review on March 30, 2010:

“It may sound monotonous, but On Fire's rigid focus is one of the album's strengths. It feels penetrating, the rock album as an ambient album and it's the definitive slowcore statement. "

- Mark Richardson, Pitchfork

Re-releases

The album was re-released in 1997 by Rykodisc . It was remastered in 1996 and included the Red Crayola Cover Victory Garden , the New Order Cover Ceremony and the original song Cold Night as bonus tracks . As an added bonus, the music video for "When Will You Come Home" (1988, directed by Sergio Hudor) has also been added.

In 2010 the album was re-released again. In addition to the 1997 bonus tracks, it contained the band's peel sessions on a separate CD.

Tracklist

All songs from Galaxie 500 unless otherwise noted.
  1. "Blue Thunder" - 3.45
  2. "Tell Me" - 3.50
  3. "Snowstorm" - 5.10
  4. "Strange" - 3.16
  5. "When Will You Come Home" - 5.21
  6. "Decomposing Trees" - 4.05
  7. "Another Day" - 3.41
  8. "Leave the Planet" - 2.40
  9. "Plastic Bird" - 3.15
  10. "Isn't It a Pity" - 5.10 ( George Harrison )

Bonus tracks on re-release

  1. "Victory Garden" - 2.48 ( Red Krayola )
  2. "Ceremony" - 5.55 ( Joy Division )
  3. "Cold Night" - 2.36

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Album Review: Galaxie 500 - Today / On Fire / This Is Our Music
  2. ↑ English original: It sounds samey in a sense, but On Fire's narrow focus turns out to be a strength. It feels immersive, the rock album as ambient record, and it's the definitive slowcore statement.
  3. ↑ A Joy Division song that later became better known when the group became New Order . s. a. Joy Division # Surprising ending

literature

  • Eric Weisbard, Craig Marks, et al. a., Spin Alternative Record Guide , Vintage Books, 1995, ISBN 0679755748

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