Jump to content

Armed Love

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Armed love)
Armed Love
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 12, 2004
StudioAkademie Mathematique Of Philosophical Sound Research, Hollywood Sound Recorders, Sound City Studios
GenreGarage rockgarage punkdance punkpost-punk revival
Length39:27
LabelBurning Heart (Europe/Australia)
American (USA/Canada/Australia)
Epitaph (USA/Australia)
Unknown[1] (China)
Warner Bros[2] (2005 USA promo)
ProducerRick Rubin
The (International) Noise Conspiracy chronology
A New Morning, Changing Weather
(2001)
Armed Love
(2004)
The Cross Of My Calling
(2008)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic62/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Pitchfork7/10[5]

Armed Love is a studio album by The (International) Noise Conspiracy.[6][7] Released on July 12, 2004, it is the first of two recording collaborations with producer Rick Rubin.

Track listing

[edit]

All tracks are written by The (International) Noise Conspiracy

No.TitleLength
1."A Small Demand"3:45
2."The Way I Feel About You"4:50
3."Let's Make History"4:06
4."The Dream is Over"3:27
5."All in All"3:50
6."Black Mask"3:35
7."Communist Moon"3:44
8."This Side of Heaven"3:13
9."Like a Landslide"4:10
10."Armed Love"4:49
Notes
  • "Black Mask" is different from the composition featured on The First Conspiracy.
  • The North American release included two other tracks, "A Voice of Our Own," and "Guns for Everyone", in addition to a different running order of the other tracks.

Personnel

[edit]
Band
  • Ludwig Dahlberg – drums, percussion
  • Inge Johansson – bass
  • Dennis Lyxzén – lead vocals, harmonica
  • Lars Strömberg – guitars, backing vocals
Additional musicians
  • Charlotte Hatherley – backing vocals
  • Sam Velde – backing vocals
  • Benmont Tench – keyboards (tracks 2, 3, 8 and 9)
  • Billy Preston – keyboards (tracks 4, 5 6 and 10)
  • Jonas Kullhammar – keyboards (tracks 1, 2, 5, and 7)
  • Lenny Castro – percussion
  • Jonas Kullhammar – saxophone (tracks 1 and 9)
Production and design
  • Hugo Sundkvist (Hitsville Graphics) – artwork, design, art direction
  • Lindsay Chase – coordinator (album production)
  • Jason Lader – additional sound engineer
  • Claudius Mittendorfer – sound engineer assistant
  • sound engineer assistant
  • Miles Wilson – sound engineer assistant
  • Ohkee Kim – sound engineer assistant
  • Morgan Johansson (Moondog Entertainment) – management
  • Trevor Silmser (Marathon Management) – co-management (for North America)
  • Vlado Meller – mastering
  • Rich Costey – mixing
  • Glen E. Friedman – photography
  • Karl Johann Magnusson – photography (back)
  • Rick Rubin – production
  • Andrew Scheps – recording
  • David Schiffman – recording
  • Patrick Daly – sleeve notes

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "The International Noise Conspiracy – Armed Love". Discogs. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
  2. ^ "The International Noise Conspiracy – Armed Love". Discogs. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
  3. ^ "Armed Love by The (International) Noise Conspiracy". Metacritic. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  4. ^ sendra, Tim. Armed Love at AllMusic
  5. ^ "The (International) Noise Conspiracy: Armed Love". Pitchfork.
  6. ^ "(International) Noise Conspiracy Prefer Armed Love To Hippie Love". MTV News. Archived from the original on March 26, 2020.
  7. ^ "The (International) Noise Conspiracy Armed Love". exclaim.ca.