Low The Great Destroyer

Rolling Stone: 3.5 stars out of 5 - "[Low] are uncommonly loud, at times even lethal, on THE GREAT DESTROYER....impressively visceral darkness..."
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CD Details

  • Released: January 25, 2005
  • Originally Released: 2005
  • Label: Sub Pop

Entertainment Reviews:

Rolling Stone - No. 967, p.81
3.5 stars out of 5 - "[Low] are uncommonly loud, at times even lethal, on THE GREAT DESTROYER....impressively visceral darkness..."
Spin - p.91
"Years of gradually opening up their minimalism have imbued Low with the wisdom to make every new layer count." - Grade: A-
Entertainment Weekly - pp.88-9
"Aging takes on a mythic air on this latest incarnation of Low's slow transition from sleepy minimalists to complex composers." - Grade: A-
Uncut - p.85
4 stars out of 5 - "[The album] draws on the best traditions of The Byrds, The Replacements and Neil Young while adding into the mix a bilious anger that's peculiar to our times, Low are building up a headful of steam, not running out."
Alternative Press - p.88
3 stars out of 5 - "It's ambitious, edgy, and sonically unlike their last half-dozen records..."
The Wire - p.41
Included in The Wire's "2005 Rewind: 50 Records Of The Year."
Mojo (Publisher) - p.94
4 stars out of 5 - "THE GREAT DESTROYER is the latest high from a band that routinely rewards the virtue of patience."

Tracks:

  • 1.Monkey
  • 2.California
  • 3.Everybody's Song
  • 4.Silver Rider
  • 5.Just Stand Back
  • 6.On the Edge Of
  • 7.Cue the Strings
  • 8.Step
  • 9.When I Go Deaf
  • 10.Broadway (So Many People)
  • 11.Pissing
  • 12.Death of a Salesman
  • 13.Walk Into the Sea

Product Info

  • UPC: 098787064322
  • Shipping Weight: 0.20/lbs (approx)
  • International Shipping: 1 item

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