The Third Rail (album)
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| The Third Rail | ||||
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| Released | October 8, 1996 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, blues rock | |||
| Length | 44:22 | |||
| Label | Matador | |||
| Producer | Railroad Jerk, Settly | |||
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The Third Rail (sometimes also referred to as Third Rail) is the fourth and final studio album by New York City-based blues rock band Railroad Jerk, released on October 8, 1996 on Matador Records.
Critical reception
Chris Nelson, of Addicted to Noise, ranked The Third Rail as his fourth favorite album of 1996.[6] Writing in the Village Voice, Robert Christgau gave the album a B+ grade, writing that on it, the band's frontman Marcellus Hall "...represents Manhattan art-slackerdom like the proud denizen he is."[5] AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, writing that "...much of the album rocks harder and better than any of their previous records."[1]
Track listing
- Clean Shirt – 4:07
- Objectify Me – 3:11
- You Forgot – 3:48
- Natalie – 4:20
- You Bet – 4:32
- Well – 4:45
- Dusty Knuckle – 4:01
- Middle Child – 3:13
- This Is Not to Say I Still Miss You – 3:14
- Another Nite at the Bar – 2:54
- (I Can't Get) No Sleep – 3:47
- Sweet Librarian – 1:57
- Untitled – 0:33
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Third Rail - Railroad Jerk". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-12-26.
- ↑ jgarden (2002-03-29). "Railroad Jerk: The Third Rail". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2017-12-26.
- ↑ Wolk, Douglas (December 1996). "Records". Spin. Vol. 12, no. 9. SPIN Media LLC. pp. 143–4.
- ↑ Flores, Angel (1996-11-14). "More Music". The Stanford Daily. Retrieved 2017-12-26.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Christgau, Robert (1998-06-02). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice.
- ↑ Nelson, Chris (1997-01-08). "ATN Critic's Picks: Chris Nelson's Top 10 for '96". MTV News. Archived from the original on December 26, 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-26.
