Wet from Birth
Wet from Birth is the fourth studio album by the American band The Faint, released on September 14, 2004.
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| Released | September 14, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | Presto! Recording Studios, The Orifice | |||
| Length | 34:24 | |||
| Label | Saddle Creek | |||
| Producer | Mike Mogis, The Faint | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 72/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Pitchfork Media | 5.5/10[3] |
| Playlouder |  |
| PopMatters | (favorable)[5] |
| Stylus Magazine | B-[6] |
The U.S. release uses HDCD encoding, but the package is not labeled as HDCD. [7]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Desperate Guys" | 3:06 |
| 2. | "How Could I Forget?" | 3:17 |
| 3. | "I Disappear" | 4:07 |
| 4. | "Southern Belles in London Sing" | 3:31 |
| 5. | "Erection" | 2:45 |
| 6. | "Paranoiattack" | 4:16 |
| 7. | "Dropkick the Punks" | 2:28 |
| 8. | "Phone Call" | 4:03 |
| 9. | "Symptom Finger" | 3:27 |
| 10. | "Birth" | 3:17 |
In popular culture
- The instrumental bridge from "How Could I Forget?" is used during a chase scene in the pilot episode of the short-lived NBC drama, The Black Donnellys.
- The song "I Disappear" is featured in the video games SSX On Tour and Tony Hawk's American Wasteland.
- The song "Birth" is featured in the part of Steve Berra, in the skateboarding video Skate More, by DVS.
- The violin solo at the beginning of "Desperate Guys" is the introduction to Niccolò Paganini's Caprice No. 5.
- Desperate Guys was also featured in the 2012 Rock & Republic commercial.
- The song "Dropkick the Punks" appears in EA's 2007 racing game Need for Speed: ProStreet.
- The song "Symptom Finger" appears in Billabong's 'Still Filthy' film.
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References
- http://www.metacritic.com/music/wet-from-birth/the-faint
- Wet from Birth at AllMusic
- http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/17619/Faint_Wet_from_Birth
- http://www.playlouder.com/review/+wetfrombirth/
- http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/f/faint-wetfrombirth.shtml
- http://www.stylusmagazine.com/review.php?ID=2341
- "List of HDCD-encoded Compact Discs". Hydrogenaudio. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
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