| Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons | ||||
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| Released | June 6, 2000 (2000-06-06) | |||
| Recorded | January 25 – February 16, 2000 | |||
| Studio | Bear Creek (Woodinville, Washington) | |||
| Genre | Art punk[1] | |||
| Length | 39:26 | |||
| Label | Touch and Go | |||
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Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons is the fifthstudio album by Americanalternative rock bandBlonde Redhead. It was released on June 6, 2000 byTouch and Go Records.[2][3] The album was recorded atBear Creek Studio inWoodinville, and was produced byGuy Picciotto andRyan Hadlock.
The final song onMelody of Certain Damaged Lemons, "For the Damaged Coda", is based onNocturne in F minor, Op. 55, No. 1 byFrédéric Chopin.[4] Years after the album's release, "For the Damaged Coda" gained renewed exposure after appearing in the animated TV seriesRick and Morty as the recurring theme for the characterEvil Morty.[4][5][6]
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 73/100[7] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [8] |
| NME | 8/10[9] |
| Pitchfork | 7.8/10[10] |
| Q | [11] |
| Spin | 8/10[12] |
| Under the Radar | 8.5/10[13] |
Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons was met with generally favorable reviews from critics. AtMetacritic, which assigns anormalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received anaverage score of 73 based on eight reviews.[7]
All tracks are written by Blonde Redhead (Kazu Makino, Amedeo Pace and Simone Pace). All lead vocals are by Makino, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Lead vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Equally Damaged" | instrumental | 0:40 |
| 2. | "In Particular" | 6:05 | |
| 3. | "Melody of Certain Three" | A. Pace | 3:53 |
| 4. | "Hated Because of Great Qualities" | 4:42 | |
| 5. | "Loved Despite of Great Faults" | A. Pace | 4:12 |
| 6. | "Ballad of Lemons" | instrumental | 1:54 |
| 7. | "This Is Not" | 4:50 | |
| 8. | "A Cure" | A. Pace, Makino | 5:23 |
| 9. | "For the Damaged" | 3:02 | |
| 10. | "Mother" | 2:08 | |
| 11. | "For the Damaged Coda" (unlisted on back cover, but listed in liner notes with an asterisk) | 2:37 | |
| Total length: | 39:26 | ||
| No. | Title | Lead vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "En particulier" (French version of "In Particular") | 4:08 | |
| 13. | "Odiata per le sue virtú" (Italian version of "Hated Because of Great Qualities") | 4:44 | |
| 14. | "Chi é e non é" | A. Pace | 3:38 |
| 15. | "Four Damaged Lemons" (alternate version of "For the Damaged") | 5:11 | |
| Total length: | 57:07 | ||
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[14]
Blonde Redhead
Additional personnel
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