Wonderful Rainbow
Encyclopedia
Wonderful Rainbow is the third album by noise rock
band Lightning Bolt. It is considered to be their most accessible album, featuring heavy but catchy bass guitar
riffs and frenetic drum
s.
This album is listed in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die
, describing the band as the most vicious drum n' bass
band ever..
.
Online music magazine
Pitchfork Media
placed Wonderful Rainbow at number 157 on their list of top 200 albums of the 2000s, while Tiny Mix Tapes
named it the 3rd best album of the 2000s.
Noise rock
Noise rock describes a style of post-punk rock music that became prominent in the 1980s. Noise rock makes use of the traditional instrumentation and iconography of rock, but incorporates atonality and especially dissonance, and also frequently discards usual songwriting conventions.-Style:Noise...
band Lightning Bolt. It is considered to be their most accessible album, featuring heavy but catchy bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
riffs and frenetic drum
Drum
The drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments, which is technically classified as the membranophones. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a...
s.
This album is listed in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die is a musical reference book edited by Robert Dimery, first published in 2005. The most recent edition consists of a list of albums released between 1955 and 2010, part of a series from Quintessence Editions Ltd...
, describing the band as the most vicious drum n' bass
Drum and bass
Drum and bass is a type of electronic music which emerged in the late 1980s. The genre is characterized by fast breakbeats , with heavy bass and sub-bass lines...
band ever..
Reception
Critical response to Wonderful Rainbow was generally favorable, with an average of 81% based on 13 reviews on MetacriticMetacritic
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.
Online music magazine
Online magazine
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Pitchfork Media
Pitchfork Media
Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork or P4k, is a Chicago-based daily Internet publication established in 1995 that is devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. Its focus is on underground and independent music, especially indie rock...
placed Wonderful Rainbow at number 157 on their list of top 200 albums of the 2000s, while Tiny Mix Tapes
Tiny Mix Tapes
Tiny Mix Tapes is an online music and film webzine that focuses primarily on new music and related news. In addition to its reviews, it is noted for its subversive, political, and sometimes surreal news, as well as its mix tapes generator.-History:Originally called Tiny Mixtapes Gone to Heaven and...
named it the 3rd best album of the 2000s.
Track listing
- "Hello Morning" – 0:55
- "Assassins" – 3:43
- "Dracula Mountain" – 5:11
- "2 Towers" – 7:08
- "On Fire" – 4:42
- "Crown of Storms" – 5:09
- "Longstockings" – 3:17
- "Wonderful Rainbow" – 1:29
- "30,000 Monkies" – 3:50
- "Duel in the Deep" – 6:16
Album personnel
- Brian ChippendaleBrian ChippendaleBrian Chippendale is a musician and artist based in Providence, Rhode Island. Chippendale is best known as the drummer/vocalist for the bands Lightning Bolt and Mindflayer . He also plays saxophone and drums in a solo project called Black Pus...
– drums and vocals - Brian GibsonBrian Gibson (musician)Brian Gibson is a musician and artist based out of Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Gibson is best known as the bassist for the band Lightning Bolt, alongside drummer and vocalist Brian Chippendale, and as the drummer of Wizardzz, with Rich Porter of Bug Sized Mind, and Megasus. Gibson...
– bass guitar - Dave Auchenbach – recording engineer
- Mike McHugh – recording engineer
- Jeff Lipton – mastering
- John Golden – vinyl mastering