Come On Die Young

Come On Die Young
Studio album by Mogwai
Released 29 March 1999 (1999-03-29)
Studio
Genre Post-rock
Length 67:32
Label
Producer Dave Fridmann
Mogwai chronology
Mogwai Young Team
(1997)
Come On Die Young
(1999)
Rock Action
(2001)

Come On Die Young is the second studio album by Scottish post-rock band Mogwai. The album was released on 29 March 1999 by Chemikal Underground.

Overview

Come On Die Young is somewhat different from the rest of Mogwai's work because of its reserved tone. The album's second track "CODY" is much more like a traditional pop song than most of the band's repertoire. Still slow and sinuous, it features an uncharacteristically distinct melody, slide guitar and relatively prominent vocals. Much of Come On Die Young consists of slow, quiet, drum-driven tracks containing tense, feedback-laden crescendos and occasionally ambient textures. Near the end of the album, the bombastic "Christmas Steps" breaks away from this quiet tension and displays a return to Mogwai's more well-known distortion-heavy dynamics. The album's title derives from a Glasgow gang of the same name.[1]

Song information

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Guardian[4]
Jockey Slut[5]
Melody Maker[6]
NME8/10[7]
Pitchfork8.3/10[8]
Q[9]
Rolling Stone[10]
Spin7/10[11]
The Village VoiceC[12]

Come On Die Young received a somewhat muted reception when compared to Mogwai Young Team. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, writing for AllMusic, wrote that "perhaps Come On Die Young wouldn't have seemed as disappointing if it hadn't arrived on the wave of hype and expectation, but the truth is, it pales in comparison to their own work."[3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Punk Rock:"Stuart Braithwaite2:09
2."Cody"Braithwaite6:33
3."Helps Both Ways"Dominic Aitchison4:53
4."Year 2000 Non-Compliant Cardia"
3:26
5."Kappa"
  • Aitchison
  • Braithwaite
4:53
6."Waltz for Aidan"
  • Aitchison
  • Braithwaite
3:44
7."May Nothing But Happiness Come Through Your Door"
8:30
8."Oh! How the Dogs Stack Up"Burns2:04
9."Ex-Cowboy"Aitchison9:09
10."Chocky"
9:23
11."Christmas Steps"
  • Aitchison
  • Braithwaite
10:39
12."Punk Rock/Puff Daddy/ANʇICHRISʇ"Braithwaite2:14
Total length:67:38

Personnel

Mogwai
Additional musicians
Production

Charts

Chart (1999) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[13] 24
UK Albums (OCC)[14] 29
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[15] 6

References

  1. Douglas Wolk (May 1999). "The Scottish Scoundrels in Mogwai Give Glasgow a Good Name". CMJ New Music Monthly (69). p. 27. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
  2. "Iggy Pop, punk pioneer, on Peter Gzowski's 90 Minutes Live". CBC News.
  3. 1 2 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Come on Die Young – Mogwai". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
  4. O'Reilly, John (2 April 1999). "Tunespotting". The Guardian.
  5. "Mogwai: Come On Die Young". Jockey Slut. April–May 1999.
  6. Kulkarni, Neil (3 April 1999). "Dead from the Neck Down". Melody Maker: 110.
  7. Williams, Simon (23 March 1999). "Mogwai – Come On Die Young". NME. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  8. Berman, Stuart (18 June 2014). "Mogwai: Come On Die Young". Pitchfork. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  9. "Mogwai: Come On Die Young". Q (152): 110. May 1999.
  10. Gross, Joe (15 April 1999). "Mogwai: Come On Die Young". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 15 February 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  11. Kun, Josh (May 1999). "Mogwai: Come On Die Young". Spin. 15 (5): 154. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  12. Christgau, Robert (30 November 1999). "Consumer Guide: Turkey Shoot". The Village Voice. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  13. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  14. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  15. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
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