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.
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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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Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The A.V. Club | (favorable)[2] |
| Spin | 7/10[3] |
| The Stanford Daily | [4] |
| The Village Voice | B+[5] |
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
edit- 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
edit- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b 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.
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