Control (Pedro the Lion album)
Control is the third full-length album by Pedro the Lion. It was released on April 16, 2002 on Jade Tree Records. It is a concept album about a businessman who is having an extramarital affair, and his untimely death at the hands of his spurned wife. It covers such subject matter as infidelity, parenthood, greed, commercialism, vengeance, and fear of death.
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| Released | April 16, 2002 | |||
| Recorded | 2001 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, Emo | |||
| Length | 40:18 | |||
| Label | Jade Tree (JT1072) | |||
| Producer | David Bazan | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 75/100[1] |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
| Pitchfork Media | (7.2/10) [3] |
| Rolling Stone | (favorable) [4] |
Track listing
All songs by Bazan except "Penetration" and "Second Best", which were co-written with Casey Foubert.
- "Options" – 3:56
- "Rapture" – 3:26
- "Penetration" – 3:55
- "Indian Summer" – 3:21
- "Progress" – 4:09
- "Magazine" – 4:01
- "Rehearsal" – 3:48
- "Second Best" – 6:00
- "Priests And Paramedics" – 4:35
- "Rejoice" – 3:11
Personnel
- David Bazan – vocals, drums, guitars, bass guitar, keyboards
- Casey Foubert – bass guitar, keyboards, guitars, percussion
- Design and Illustration by Ryan Clark for Asterik Studio
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References
- "Control by Pedro The Lion". Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- Bregman, Adam. Control at AllMusic
- "Pitchfork Media review". Archived from the original on 2008-01-25. Retrieved 2008-01-26.
- Rolling Stone review
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