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Blueberry Boat

Blueberry Boat is the second album by American indie rock band The Fiery Furnaces. It was released on July 13, 2004, just over ten months following their debut album, Gallowsbird's Bark. Blueberry Boat polarized music critics due to its long, complex songs and esoteric lyrics.

Music and lyrics edit

More than twenty different instruments were used in the creation of this album, including the sitar, which was substituted for guitar on some songs. Keyboards, guitars, and drums are the main instruments used. As with all Fiery Furnaces releases, Eleanor Friedberger provides most of the vocals, with her brother Matt adding to a few songs. Matt is considered the main instrumentalist for the band, while both Friedbergers share lyrical duties. The album is more structurally complex than the band's debut, Gallowsbird's Bark, and most of the songs have distinct movements that sound like multiple songs combined.[2]

The song "Straight Street" references the biblical "street called straight" in Damascus. "1917" features references to the 1917 World Series, the most recent series that the Chicago White Sox had won at the point this album was released.

Critical reception edit

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic70/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[4]
The Guardian     [5]
Los Angeles Times    [6]
Mojo     [7]
NME1/10[8]
Pitchfork9.6/10[9]
Q     [10]
Rolling Stone     [11]
SpinC[12]

Blueberry Boat garnered polarized but generally positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 70, which indicates "generally positive reviews", based on 34 reviews.[3] In a rave review, Chris Dahlen of Pitchfork described Blueberry Boat as "a record for the overgrown part of our brain that craves engrossing complexity".[9] Heather Phares of AllMusic wrote that the album "can be appreciated in the same way you would a puzzle box with intricate, endlessly shifting parts: you can spend a lot of time trying to unlock (or describe) its riddles, or just enjoy the artfulness behind them."[9]

Writing for The Guardian, Dave Pleschek found Blueberry Boat's lyrics and song structures to be overly "obtuse" and stated that the Friedbergers "will try anything but don't know when to stop", calling the album a "a crashing disappointment".[5] Robert Christgau of The Village Voice gave the album a "dud" rating,[13] indicating "a bad record whose details rarely merit further thought."[14] The NME panned the album as "toe-curlingly unlistenable."[8]

Pitchfork placed Blueberry Boat at number 145 on their list of top 200 albums of the 2000s.[15]

Track listing edit

No.TitleLength
1."Quay Cur"10:25
2."Straight Street"5:00
3."Blueberry Boat"9:09
4."Chris Michaels"7:53
5."Paw Paw Tree"4:39
6."My Dog Was Lost But Now He's Found"3:29
7."Mason City"8:14
8."Chief Inspector Blancheflower"8:58
9."Spaniolated"3:21
10."1917"4:52
11."Birdie Brain"3:05
12."Turning Round"2:13
13."Wolf Notes"4:51
Total length:76:09

Personnel edit

The Fiery Furnaces
  • Eleanor Friedberger – performance
  • Matthew Friedberger – performance, production
  • The Fiery Furnaces – packaging
Additional personnel
  • Samara Lubelski – violin, engineering, mixing
  • David Muller – drums (3, 4, 7)
  • Emily Scholnick – artwork
  • Nicolas Vernhes – engineering, mixing, computer editing, drums (2, 4, 13)

References edit

  1. ^ Pitchfork Staff (October 2, 2009). "The 200 Best Albums of the 2000s". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 28, 2023. The more colorful moments of the Who or the Kinks...[are] often written off as weird artsy indulgences. Fortunately...Blueberry Boat is a modernized celebration of those weird, wonderful detours...
  2. ^ a b Phares, Heather. "Blueberry Boat – The Fiery Furnaces". AllMusic. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Reviews for Blueberry Boat by The Fiery Furnaces". Metacritic. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
  4. ^ Tucker, Ken (July 30, 2004). . Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on June 28, 2017. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  5. ^ a b Pleschek, Dave (September 3, 2004). "The Fiery Furnaces, Blueberry Boat". The Guardian. London. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
  6. ^ Hochman, Steve (August 22, 2004). "Furnaces' introspection stands up to inspection". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  7. ^ "The Fiery Furnaces: Blueberry Boat". Mojo (130): 90. September 2004.
  8. ^ a b Fitzpatrick, Rob (September 4, 2004). "The Fiery Furnaces: Blueberry Boat (Rough Trade)". NME: 73.
  9. ^ a b c Dahlen, Chris (July 13, 2004). "The Fiery Furnaces: Blueberry Boat". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  10. ^ "The Fiery Furnaces: Blueberry Boat". Q (218): 120. September 2004.
  11. ^ Hoard, Christian (September 22, 2004). . Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on June 19, 2008. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  12. ^ "Breakdown". Spin. 20 (8): 108. August 2004. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  13. ^ Christgau, Robert (September 14, 2004). "Consumer Guide: Inter-Century Freundschaft". The Village Voice. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  14. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Key to Icons". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
  15. ^ Pitchfork staff (September 28, 2009). . Pitchfork. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2009.

External links edit

  • Review and Summary of Album's Concept The High Hat
  • Unfinished but Detailed Analysis of Album Concept Clap Clap Blog (October 17, 2005) entry

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Blueberry Boat is the second album by American indie rock band The Fiery Furnaces It was released on July 13 2004 just over ten months following their debut album Gallowsbird s Bark Blueberry Boat polarized music critics due to its long complex songs and esoteric lyrics Blueberry BoatStudio album by The Fiery FurnacesReleasedJuly 13 2004Recorded2004GenreIndie rockprogressive rockexperimental rockart rock 1 Length76 09LabelRough TradeProducerMatthew Friedberger Nicolas VernhesThe Fiery Furnaces chronologyGallowsbird s Bark 2003 Blueberry Boat 2004 EP 2005 Contents 1 Music and lyrics 2 Critical reception 3 Track listing 4 Personnel 5 References 6 External linksMusic and lyrics editMore than twenty different instruments were used in the creation of this album including the sitar which was substituted for guitar on some songs Keyboards guitars and drums are the main instruments used As with all Fiery Furnaces releases Eleanor Friedberger provides most of the vocals with her brother Matt adding to a few songs Matt is considered the main instrumentalist for the band while both Friedbergers share lyrical duties The album is more structurally complex than the band s debut Gallowsbird s Bark and most of the songs have distinct movements that sound like multiple songs combined 2 The song Straight Street references the biblical street called straight in Damascus 1917 features references to the 1917 World Series the most recent series that the Chicago White Sox had won at the point this album was released Critical reception editProfessional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingMetacritic70 100 3 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 2 Entertainment WeeklyA 4 The Guardian nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 5 Los Angeles Times nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 6 Mojo nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 7 NME1 10 8 Pitchfork9 6 10 9 Q nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 10 Rolling Stone nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 11 SpinC 12 Blueberry Boat garnered polarized but generally positive reviews At Metacritic which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics the album received an average score of 70 which indicates generally positive reviews based on 34 reviews 3 In a rave review Chris Dahlen of Pitchfork described Blueberry Boat as a record for the overgrown part of our brain that craves engrossing complexity 9 Heather Phares of AllMusic wrote that the album can be appreciated in the same way you would a puzzle box with intricate endlessly shifting parts you can spend a lot of time trying to unlock or describe its riddles or just enjoy the artfulness behind them 9 Writing for The Guardian Dave Pleschek found Blueberry Boat s lyrics and song structures to be overly obtuse and stated that the Friedbergers will try anything but don t know when to stop calling the album a a crashing disappointment 5 Robert Christgau of The Village Voice gave the album a dud rating 13 indicating a bad record whose details rarely merit further thought 14 The NME panned the album as toe curlingly unlistenable 8 Pitchfork placed Blueberry Boat at number 145 on their list of top 200 albums of the 2000s 15 Track listing editNo TitleLength1 Quay Cur 10 252 Straight Street 5 003 Blueberry Boat 9 094 Chris Michaels 7 535 Paw Paw Tree 4 396 My Dog Was Lost But Now He s Found 3 297 Mason City 8 148 Chief Inspector Blancheflower 8 589 Spaniolated 3 2110 1917 4 5211 Birdie Brain 3 0512 Turning Round 2 1313 Wolf Notes 4 51Total length 76 09Personnel editThe Fiery FurnacesEleanor Friedberger performance Matthew Friedberger performance production The Fiery Furnaces packagingAdditional personnelSamara Lubelski violin engineering mixing David Muller drums 3 4 7 Emily Scholnick artwork Nicolas Vernhes engineering mixing computer editing drums 2 4 13 References edit Pitchfork Staff October 2 2009 The 200 Best Albums of the 2000s Pitchfork Retrieved April 28 2023 The more colorful moments of the Who or the Kinks are often written off as weird artsy indulgences Fortunately Blueberry Boat is a modernized celebration of those weird wonderful detours a b Phares Heather Blueberry Boat The Fiery Furnaces AllMusic Retrieved June 25 2015 a b Reviews for Blueberry Boat by The Fiery Furnaces Metacritic Retrieved June 30 2013 Tucker Ken July 30 2004 Blueberry Boat Entertainment Weekly Archived from the original on June 28 2017 Retrieved December 28 2015 a b Pleschek Dave September 3 2004 The Fiery Furnaces Blueberry Boat The Guardian London Retrieved June 30 2013 Hochman Steve August 22 2004 Furnaces introspection stands up to inspection Los Angeles Times Retrieved December 28 2015 The Fiery Furnaces Blueberry Boat Mojo 130 90 September 2004 a b Fitzpatrick Rob September 4 2004 The Fiery Furnaces Blueberry Boat Rough Trade NME 73 a b c Dahlen Chris July 13 2004 The Fiery Furnaces Blueberry Boat Pitchfork Retrieved June 25 2015 The Fiery Furnaces Blueberry Boat Q 218 120 September 2004 Hoard Christian September 22 2004 The Fiery Furnaces Blueberry Boat Rolling Stone Archived from the original on June 19 2008 Retrieved June 25 2015 Breakdown Spin 20 8 108 August 2004 Retrieved December 28 2015 Christgau Robert September 14 2004 Consumer Guide Inter Century Freundschaft The Village Voice Retrieved June 25 2015 Christgau Robert Key to Icons RobertChristgau com Retrieved January 30 2014 Pitchfork staff September 28 2009 The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s 200 151 Pitchfork Archived from the original on March 4 2016 Retrieved October 1 2009 External links editReview and Summary of Album s Concept The High Hat Unfinished but Detailed Analysis of Album Concept Clap Clap Blog October 17 2005 entry Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Blueberry Boat amp oldid 1178357574, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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