Введение
Guerrilla – третий студийный альбом валлийской рок-группы Super Furry Animals. Альбом был выпущен 14 июня 1999 года компанией Creation Records и достиг 10-й позиции в британском чарте альбомов. Guerrilla был задуман как коммерческий «поп-альбом» и был спродюсирован самими участниками группы, поскольку постоянный продюсер Горвел Оуэн чувствовал себя измотанным после напряженного графика работы с другими группами. Запись проходила в Real World Studios, Box, Wiltshire в середине 1998 года, когда группа впервые экспериментировала с сэмплером и писала ряд песен в студии. Группа стремилась создать 45-минутную запись, звучащую сразу и захватывающе, и поэтому выбрала наиболее энергичные песни из 25 треков, записанных во время сессий для альбома. Название альбома «Guerrilla» было выбрано как игра слов, основанная на названии группы. Альбом представляет собой смесь музыкальных стилей и был описан британским музыкальным журналом NME как пример музыкального жанра «ну-психоделия». Вокалист Груфф Рис заявил, что его тексты оптимистичны и легкомысленны. Критики в целом положительно оценили альбом, который вошел в списки «Лучший альбом 1999 года», опубликованные несколькими журналами. Впоследствии он занял 311-е место в списке NME «500 величайших альбомов всех времен». Группа была разочарована относительно небольшим успехом синглов с альбома и в результате объявила «поп-страйк», выпустив lo-fi альбом Mwng на валлийском языке в качестве продолжения Guerrilla в мае 2000 года.
[[File:Gruff Rhys Indie Rock 2009. jpg|right|thumb|Singer Gruff Rhys has described Guerrillas lyrics as "self consciously disposable, happy" Although Rhys has stated that "Fire in My Heart" features the most clichéd lyrics he has ever written, he has also said that he wrote it with complete sincerity. The track is "soul advice" and is about the many different people in our lives. The record was released on 27 July 1999 in the United States. "Northern Lites" was released as the first single from the album, reaching number 11 in the UK Singles Chart, followed by "Fire in My Heart" which peaked at number 25 after its release on 9 August 1999. The third and final single to be taken from the album, "Do or Die", was released on 17 January 2000 and reached number 20 in the UK Singles Chart. The band had also planned on releasing "Wherever I Lay My Phone (That's My Home)" as a single, but this was ultimately dropped when Jimmy Cauty, formerly of The KLF, and Guy Pratt released the mobile telephone themed novelty pop record "I Wanna 1 2 1 With You" under the name Solid Gold Chartbusters which heavily samples the Nokia theme. Pete Fowler, who had designed the sleeve of every Super Furry Animals release since the 1997 single "Hermann ♥'s Pauline", again provided the artwork for Guerrilla. In a departure from the illustrations he had provided for the Radiator campaign, Fowler worked in 3D, creating a model of a yellow monster dubbed the "God of Communications", smoking a pipe and wearing a "mobile phone and bandolier belt". The lyrics for "Citizen's Band" are hidden inside the card outer sleeve included with original CD copies of the album. According to Rhys the band decided to hide "Citizen's Band" as it didn't fit with the rest of the Guerrilla and they wanted to make the album like a computer game which can be played for several months before a new level is discovered. | rev3 = The Independent| rev3Score = 3/5
| rev4 = Melody Maker| rev4Score = 4.5/5
| rev7 = Q| rev7Score = 3/5
| rev9 = Select| rev9Score = 4/5 AllMusic agreed calling Guerrilla arguably the band's "most cohesive" album and a "pleasingly and consistently unpredictable" record. The Melody Maker also claimed that the album accurately reflected the era in which it was released and called it the group's best release. The magazine went on to compare Guerrilla to the "romance" of drug taking, calling it a "beautifully suggestive and inspiring testament" to illegal substances. Despite dismissing "Wherever I Lay My Phone (That's My Home)" as a throwaway novelty song, the magazine stated that Guerrilla "makes experiment engaging" and concluded that it was a "brilliantly subversive" attack on the charts. Spin claimed that the album was "more hit than miss" and shows that "prog can be fun". The magazine was critical of "The Turning Tide" and "Northern Lites" however, calling the former "cosmically ridiculous" and the latter "overipe fruit". | 44
| rowspan=7|1999
|
| Melody Maker| rowspan=5|United Kingdom
| Albums of the year 1999
| 3
|
|NME| Albums of the year 1999
| *
|
| The Village Voice| United States
| Albums 1999
| 131
|
|NME| rowspan=1|United Kingdom
| "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time". | 311
| rowspan=1|2013
|
|}
* denotes an unordered list
Promotion and legacy
Super Furry Animals embarked on a brief, five date, tour of the United Kingdom, in support of first single "Northern Lites", beginning at Tenby De Valance Pavilion on 27 April 1999 and ending at the Cambridge Corn Exchange on 2 May. The group then played that year's Glastonbury and V festivals. The band undertook a tour of the United States and Canada, beginning at Maxwell's, Hoboken, New Jersey on 14 September and ending at the Coachella Festival on 9 October. Singer Gruff Rhys wrote a tour diary, covering the first nine dates from 14–26 September, which appeared in the 9 October 1999 issue of the Melody Maker under the title "Guerrillas in the Midwest". The group played a fifteen date tour of the United Kingdom, starting on 15 October at the Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool and ending at the Brixton Academy, London on 3 November. After concerts in Scandinavia, Germany, the Netherlands and France, promotion ended with a headline date at the Cardiff International Arena on 20 December which was webcast on the band's official website, and a support slot with the Manic Street Preachers at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff on New Year's Eve 1999. Singer Gruff Rhys has described Guerrilla as "flippant, exciting, with an instant pop rush" and "one of [the band's] most ambitious" records, going on to state that "if any of our records could've sold a lot, this is the one. I don't think the others have been proper pop albums, but I think Guerrilla could have been". Because of this the group's next record was the all Welsh language, lo fi, Mwng, which the group recorded simply for the joy of making music. The album was recorded in two weeks for just , in contrast with the "excessive expense" of Guerrilla''.
Происхождение и запись
[[File:Gruff Rhys Indie Rock 2009. jpg|right|thumb|Singer Gruff Rhys has described Guerrillas lyrics as "self consciously disposable, happy" Although Rhys has stated that "Fire in My Heart" features the most clichéd lyrics he has ever written, he has also said that he wrote it with complete sincerity. The track is "soul advice" and is about the many different people in our lives. The record was released on 27 July 1999 in the United States. "Northern Lites" was released as the first single from the album, reaching number 11 in the UK Singles Chart, followed by "Fire in My Heart" which peaked at number 25 after its release on 9 August 1999. The third and final single to be taken from the album, "Do or Die", was released on 17 January 2000 and reached number 20 in the UK Singles Chart. The band had also planned on releasing "Wherever I Lay My Phone (That's My Home)" as a single, but this was ultimately dropped when Jimmy Cauty, formerly of The KLF, and Guy Pratt released the mobile telephone themed novelty pop record "I Wanna 1 2 1 With You" under the name Solid Gold Chartbusters which heavily samples the Nokia theme. Pete Fowler, who had designed the sleeve of every Super Furry Animals release since the 1997 single "Hermann ♥'s Pauline", again provided the artwork for Guerrilla. In a departure from the illustrations he had provided for the Radiator campaign, Fowler worked in 3D, creating a model of a yellow monster dubbed the "God of Communications", smoking a pipe and wearing a "mobile phone and bandolier belt". The lyrics for "Citizen's Band" are hidden inside the card outer sleeve included with original CD copies of the album. According to Rhys the band decided to hide "Citizen's Band" as it didn't fit with the rest of the Guerrilla and they wanted to make the album like a computer game which can be played for several months before a new level is discovered. | rev3 = The Independent| rev3Score = 3/5
| rev4 = Melody Maker| rev4Score = 4.5/5
| rev7 = Q| rev7Score = 3/5
| rev9 = Select| rev9Score = 4/5 AllMusic agreed calling Guerrilla arguably the band's "most cohesive" album and a "pleasingly and consistently unpredictable" record. The Melody Maker also claimed that the album accurately reflected the era in which it was released and called it the group's best release. The magazine went on to compare Guerrilla to the "romance" of drug taking, calling it a "beautifully suggestive and inspiring testament" to illegal substances. Despite dismissing "Wherever I Lay My Phone (That's My Home)" as a throwaway novelty song, the magazine stated that Guerrilla "makes experiment engaging" and concluded that it was a "brilliantly subversive" attack on the charts. Spin claimed that the album was "more hit than miss" and shows that "prog can be fun". The magazine was critical of "The Turning Tide" and "Northern Lites" however, calling the former "cosmically ridiculous" and the latter "overipe fruit". | 44
| rowspan=7|1999
|
| Melody Maker| rowspan=5|United Kingdom
| Albums of the year 1999
| 3
|
|NME| Albums of the year 1999
| *
|
| The Village Voice| United States
| Albums 1999
| 131
|
|NME| rowspan=1|United Kingdom
| "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time". | 311
| rowspan=1|2013
|
|}
* denotes an unordered list
Promotion and legacy
Super Furry Animals embarked on a brief, five date, tour of the United Kingdom, in support of first single "Northern Lites", beginning at Tenby De Valance Pavilion on 27 April 1999 and ending at the Cambridge Corn Exchange on 2 May. The group then played that year's Glastonbury and V festivals. The band undertook a tour of the United States and Canada, beginning at Maxwell's, Hoboken, New Jersey on 14 September and ending at the Coachella Festival on 9 October. Singer Gruff Rhys wrote a tour diary, covering the first nine dates from 14–26 September, which appeared in the 9 October 1999 issue of the Melody Maker under the title "Guerrillas in the Midwest". The group played a fifteen date tour of the United Kingdom, starting on 15 October at the Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool and ending at the Brixton Academy, London on 3 November. After concerts in Scandinavia, Germany, the Netherlands and France, promotion ended with a headline date at the Cardiff International Arena on 20 December which was webcast on the band's official website, and a support slot with the Manic Street Preachers at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff on New Year's Eve 1999. Singer Gruff Rhys has described Guerrilla as "flippant, exciting, with an instant pop rush" and "one of [the band's] most ambitious" records, going on to state that "if any of our records could've sold a lot, this is the one. I don't think the others have been proper pop albums, but I think Guerrilla could have been". Because of this the group's next record was the all Welsh language, lo fi, Mwng, which the group recorded simply for the joy of making music. The album was recorded in two weeks for just , in contrast with the "excessive expense" of Guerrilla''.
Guerrilla был намеренно задуман как коммерчески звучащий «поп-альбом»; «что-то вроде музыкальной шкатулки, где каждая песня отличается», – по словам вокалиста Груффа Риса. Рис сказал, что группа чувствовала, что ведет «звуковую войну» против обычной музыки и «мейнстрима» с этой записью. Super Furry Animals изначально планировали работать над альбомом с Горвелом Оуэном, который совместно с группой спродюсировал Fuzzy Logic (1996) и Radiator (1997). Однако, по словам Риса, Оуэн чувствовал себя «выгоревшим» после полутора лет работы над другими группами и попросил группу подождать, пока у него не будет возможности отдохнуть. Super Furry Animals были так заинтересованы в записи, что решили спродюсировать альбом самостоятельно. Во время записи группа впервые использовала сэмплер и наняла множество различных музыкальных инструментов. Группа экспериментировала с электронными звуками и написала несколько треков альбома в студии, позволяя «музыке диктовать себя». Песня «Wherever I Lay My Phone (That's My Home)» была написана на основе рингтона мобильного телефона, а ритм-трек основан на сэмплировании басиста Гуто Прайса, споткнувшегося о провод, в то время как Хью Банфорд играл ноту на гитаре. «The Sound of Life Today» – это 22-секундный сэмпл «Some Things Come From Nothing», воспроизведенный в обратном порядке – случайность, произошедшая, когда звукорежиссер Крис Шоу перемотал микс и забыл выключить магнитофон. По словам Риса, группа дала треку «действительно помпезное название», чтобы слушатели ожидали услышать смысл жизни, а вместо этого получили лишь «коллекцию шумов». Группа добавила подзаголовок «Ненасильственные прямые действия» на упаковку альбома, чтобы никто не мог интерпретировать название записи как «грубые, милитаристские заявления». Группа рассматривала возможность создания фильма, сопровождающего альбом, но в конечном итоге решила, что идея была «слишком амбициозной». Они вернулись к этой идее с альбомом 2001 года Rings Around the World, сняв музыкальные видео для каждого трека на записи и включив их в DVD-версию альбома. NME опубликовала интервью с Super Furry Animals за несколько недель до выхода альбома в Великобритании в качестве главной статьи в выпуске, посвященном музыкальному жанру «ну-психоделия», который они считали Guerrilla его воплощением. Однако Груфф Рис заявил, что видит альбом как вполне обычный поп-альбом, и что он ассоциирует психоделию с импровизацией, в то время как Guerrilla был «почти полностью предопределен». Spin заявил, что запись сочетает в себе «прог, глэм, техно и гараж» и является «радостным недостающим звеном в психо-прог-континууме». Select отметил, что альбом противопоставляет поп-песни «разгульным странностям» и в нем доминируют «электронные пульсации» клавишника Сиана Сиарана в ущерб гитаристу Хью Банфорду. Журнал продолжил, что вокал Груффа Риса придает записи основу и оживляет песни, которые в противном случае могли бы показаться незавершенными, приводя в пример «Chewing Chewing Gum». Журнал также отметил, что эта песня суммирует альбом из-за его «нарушения симметрии» и беспорядка, которые также заметны в «Do or Die», «The Turning Tide» и «The Teacher», все из которых начинаются как поп, но заканчиваются «неровно под грудой хулиганского шума». «Fire in My Heart» Рис описал как песню в стиле кантри и вестерн, а Mojo назвал ее «традиционной» народной музыкой. Melody Maker назвал заключительную песню альбома «Keep the Cosmic Trigger Happy» «психо-попом» и сравнил «Chewing Chewing Gum» со второй стороной дебютного альбома Roxy Music.
[[File:Gruff Rhys Indie Rock 2009. jpg|right|thumb|Singer Gruff Rhys has described Guerrillas lyrics as "self consciously disposable, happy" Although Rhys has stated that "Fire in My Heart" features the most clichéd lyrics he has ever written, he has also said that he wrote it with complete sincerity. The track is "soul advice" and is about the many different people in our lives. The record was released on 27 July 1999 in the United States. "Northern Lites" was released as the first single from the album, reaching number 11 in the UK Singles Chart, followed by "Fire in My Heart" which peaked at number 25 after its release on 9 August 1999. The third and final single to be taken from the album, "Do or Die", was released on 17 January 2000 and reached number 20 in the UK Singles Chart. The band had also planned on releasing "Wherever I Lay My Phone (That's My Home)" as a single, but this was ultimately dropped when Jimmy Cauty, formerly of The KLF, and Guy Pratt released the mobile telephone themed novelty pop record "I Wanna 1 2 1 With You" under the name Solid Gold Chartbusters which heavily samples the Nokia theme. Pete Fowler, who had designed the sleeve of every Super Furry Animals release since the 1997 single "Hermann ♥'s Pauline", again provided the artwork for Guerrilla. In a departure from the illustrations he had provided for the Radiator campaign, Fowler worked in 3D, creating a model of a yellow monster dubbed the "God of Communications", smoking a pipe and wearing a "mobile phone and bandolier belt". The lyrics for "Citizen's Band" are hidden inside the card outer sleeve included with original CD copies of the album. According to Rhys the band decided to hide "Citizen's Band" as it didn't fit with the rest of the Guerrilla and they wanted to make the album like a computer game which can be played for several months before a new level is discovered. | rev3 = The Independent| rev3Score = 3/5
| rev4 = Melody Maker| rev4Score = 4.5/5
| rev7 = Q| rev7Score = 3/5
| rev9 = Select| rev9Score = 4/5 AllMusic agreed calling Guerrilla arguably the band's "most cohesive" album and a "pleasingly and consistently unpredictable" record. The Melody Maker also claimed that the album accurately reflected the era in which it was released and called it the group's best release. The magazine went on to compare Guerrilla to the "romance" of drug taking, calling it a "beautifully suggestive and inspiring testament" to illegal substances. Despite dismissing "Wherever I Lay My Phone (That's My Home)" as a throwaway novelty song, the magazine stated that Guerrilla "makes experiment engaging" and concluded that it was a "brilliantly subversive" attack on the charts. Spin claimed that the album was "more hit than miss" and shows that "prog can be fun". The magazine was critical of "The Turning Tide" and "Northern Lites" however, calling the former "cosmically ridiculous" and the latter "overipe fruit". | 44
| rowspan=7|1999
|
| Melody Maker| rowspan=5|United Kingdom
| Albums of the year 1999
| 3
|
|NME| Albums of the year 1999
| *
|
| The Village Voice| United States
| Albums 1999
| 131
|
|NME| rowspan=1|United Kingdom
| "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time". | 311
| rowspan=1|2013
|
|}
* denotes an unordered list
Promotion and legacy
Super Furry Animals embarked on a brief, five date, tour of the United Kingdom, in support of first single "Northern Lites", beginning at Tenby De Valance Pavilion on 27 April 1999 and ending at the Cambridge Corn Exchange on 2 May. The group then played that year's Glastonbury and V festivals. The band undertook a tour of the United States and Canada, beginning at Maxwell's, Hoboken, New Jersey on 14 September and ending at the Coachella Festival on 9 October. Singer Gruff Rhys wrote a tour diary, covering the first nine dates from 14–26 September, which appeared in the 9 October 1999 issue of the Melody Maker under the title "Guerrillas in the Midwest". The group played a fifteen date tour of the United Kingdom, starting on 15 October at the Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool and ending at the Brixton Academy, London on 3 November. After concerts in Scandinavia, Germany, the Netherlands and France, promotion ended with a headline date at the Cardiff International Arena on 20 December which was webcast on the band's official website, and a support slot with the Manic Street Preachers at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff on New Year's Eve 1999. Singer Gruff Rhys has described Guerrilla as "flippant, exciting, with an instant pop rush" and "one of [the band's] most ambitious" records, going on to state that "if any of our records could've sold a lot, this is the one. I don't think the others have been proper pop albums, but I think Guerrilla could have been". Because of this the group's next record was the all Welsh language, lo fi, Mwng, which the group recorded simply for the joy of making music. The album was recorded in two weeks for just , in contrast with the "excessive expense" of Guerrilla''.
Лирические темы
[[File:Gruff Rhys Indie Rock 2009. jpg|right|thumb|Singer Gruff Rhys has described Guerrillas lyrics as "self consciously disposable, happy" Although Rhys has stated that "Fire in My Heart" features the most clichéd lyrics he has ever written, he has also said that he wrote it with complete sincerity. The track is "soul advice" and is about the many different people in our lives. The record was released on 27 July 1999 in the United States. "Northern Lites" was released as the first single from the album, reaching number 11 in the UK Singles Chart, followed by "Fire in My Heart" which peaked at number 25 after its release on 9 August 1999. The third and final single to be taken from the album, "Do or Die", was released on 17 January 2000 and reached number 20 in the UK Singles Chart. The band had also planned on releasing "Wherever I Lay My Phone (That's My Home)" as a single, but this was ultimately dropped when Jimmy Cauty, formerly of The KLF, and Guy Pratt released the mobile telephone themed novelty pop record "I Wanna 1 2 1 With You" under the name Solid Gold Chartbusters which heavily samples the Nokia theme. Pete Fowler, who had designed the sleeve of every Super Furry Animals release since the 1997 single "Hermann ♥'s Pauline", again provided the artwork for Guerrilla. In a departure from the illustrations he had provided for the Radiator campaign, Fowler worked in 3D, creating a model of a yellow monster dubbed the "God of Communications", smoking a pipe and wearing a "mobile phone and bandolier belt". The lyrics for "Citizen's Band" are hidden inside the card outer sleeve included with original CD copies of the album. According to Rhys the band decided to hide "Citizen's Band" as it didn't fit with the rest of the Guerrilla and they wanted to make the album like a computer game which can be played for several months before a new level is discovered. | rev3 = The Independent| rev3Score = 3/5
| rev4 = Melody Maker| rev4Score = 4.5/5
| rev7 = Q| rev7Score = 3/5
| rev9 = Select| rev9Score = 4/5 AllMusic agreed calling Guerrilla arguably the band's "most cohesive" album and a "pleasingly and consistently unpredictable" record. The Melody Maker also claimed that the album accurately reflected the era in which it was released and called it the group's best release. The magazine went on to compare Guerrilla to the "romance" of drug taking, calling it a "beautifully suggestive and inspiring testament" to illegal substances. Despite dismissing "Wherever I Lay My Phone (That's My Home)" as a throwaway novelty song, the magazine stated that Guerrilla "makes experiment engaging" and concluded that it was a "brilliantly subversive" attack on the charts. Spin claimed that the album was "more hit than miss" and shows that "prog can be fun". The magazine was critical of "The Turning Tide" and "Northern Lites" however, calling the former "cosmically ridiculous" and the latter "overipe fruit". | 44
| rowspan=7|1999
|
| Melody Maker| rowspan=5|United Kingdom
| Albums of the year 1999
| 3
|
|NME| Albums of the year 1999
| *
|
| The Village Voice| United States
| Albums 1999
| 131
|
|NME| rowspan=1|United Kingdom
| "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time". | 311
| rowspan=1|2013
|
|}
* denotes an unordered list
Promotion and legacy
Super Furry Animals embarked on a brief, five date, tour of the United Kingdom, in support of first single "Northern Lites", beginning at Tenby De Valance Pavilion on 27 April 1999 and ending at the Cambridge Corn Exchange on 2 May. The group then played that year's Glastonbury and V festivals. The band undertook a tour of the United States and Canada, beginning at Maxwell's, Hoboken, New Jersey on 14 September and ending at the Coachella Festival on 9 October. Singer Gruff Rhys wrote a tour diary, covering the first nine dates from 14–26 September, which appeared in the 9 October 1999 issue of the Melody Maker under the title "Guerrillas in the Midwest". The group played a fifteen date tour of the United Kingdom, starting on 15 October at the Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool and ending at the Brixton Academy, London on 3 November. After concerts in Scandinavia, Germany, the Netherlands and France, promotion ended with a headline date at the Cardiff International Arena on 20 December which was webcast on the band's official website, and a support slot with the Manic Street Preachers at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff on New Year's Eve 1999. Singer Gruff Rhys has described Guerrilla as "flippant, exciting, with an instant pop rush" and "one of [the band's] most ambitious" records, going on to state that "if any of our records could've sold a lot, this is the one. I don't think the others have been proper pop albums, but I think Guerrilla could have been". Because of this the group's next record was the all Welsh language, lo fi, Mwng, which the group recorded simply for the joy of making music. The album was recorded in two weeks for just , in contrast with the "excessive expense" of Guerrilla''.
На фотографии Груффа Риса, сопровождающей статью, вокалист Груфф Рис описал тексты Guerrilla как «сознательно одноразовые, счастливые». Хотя Рис заявил, что «Fire in My Heart» содержит самые клишированные тексты, которые он когда-либо писал, он также сказал, что написал ее с полной искренностью. Песня – это «совет для души» и о разных людях в нашей жизни. Альбом был выпущен 27 июля 1999 года в США. «Northern Lites» был выпущен первым синглом с альбома, достигнув 11-й позиции в британском чарте синглов, за ним последовал «Fire in My Heart», который достиг 25-й позиции после выхода 9 августа 1999 года. Третий и последний сингл с альбома, «Do or Die», был выпущен 17 января 2000 года и достиг 20-й позиции в британском чарте синглов. Группа также планировала выпустить «Wherever I Lay My Phone (That's My Home)» в качестве сингла, но от этой идеи отказались, когда Джимми Коти, бывший участник The KLF, и Гай Пратт выпустили новинку в стиле поп «I Wanna 1 2 1 With You» под названием Solid Gold Chartbusters, в которой широко использован сэмпл темы Nokia. Пит Фаулер, который разработал обложку каждого релиза Super Furry Animals с 1997 года, снова создал обложку Guerrilla. В отличие от иллюстраций, которые он предоставил для кампании Radiator, Фаулер работал в 3D, создав модель желтого монстра, прозванного «Богом Коммуникаций», курящего трубку и носящего «пояс с мобильным телефоном и патронами». Тексты песни «Citizen's Band» спрятаны внутри картонной обложки, прилагаемой к оригинальным CD-копиям альбома. По словам Риса, группа решила спрятать «Citizen's Band», потому что она не соответствовала остальной части Guerrilla, и они хотели сделать альбом похожим на компьютерную игру, в которую можно играть несколько месяцев, прежде чем откроется новый уровень.
[[File:Gruff Rhys Indie Rock 2009. jpg|right|thumb|Singer Gruff Rhys has described Guerrillas lyrics as "self consciously disposable, happy" Although Rhys has stated that "Fire in My Heart" features the most clichéd lyrics he has ever written, he has also said that he wrote it with complete sincerity. The track is "soul advice" and is about the many different people in our lives. The record was released on 27 July 1999 in the United States. "Northern Lites" was released as the first single from the album, reaching number 11 in the UK Singles Chart, followed by "Fire in My Heart" which peaked at number 25 after its release on 9 August 1999. The third and final single to be taken from the album, "Do or Die", was released on 17 January 2000 and reached number 20 in the UK Singles Chart. The band had also planned on releasing "Wherever I Lay My Phone (That's My Home)" as a single, but this was ultimately dropped when Jimmy Cauty, formerly of The KLF, and Guy Pratt released the mobile telephone themed novelty pop record "I Wanna 1 2 1 With You" under the name Solid Gold Chartbusters which heavily samples the Nokia theme. Pete Fowler, who had designed the sleeve of every Super Furry Animals release since the 1997 single "Hermann ♥'s Pauline", again provided the artwork for Guerrilla. In a departure from the illustrations he had provided for the Radiator campaign, Fowler worked in 3D, creating a model of a yellow monster dubbed the "God of Communications", smoking a pipe and wearing a "mobile phone and bandolier belt". The lyrics for "Citizen's Band" are hidden inside the card outer sleeve included with original CD copies of the album. According to Rhys the band decided to hide "Citizen's Band" as it didn't fit with the rest of the Guerrilla and they wanted to make the album like a computer game which can be played for several months before a new level is discovered. | rev3 = The Independent| rev3Score = 3/5
| rev4 = Melody Maker| rev4Score = 4.5/5
| rev7 = Q| rev7Score = 3/5
| rev9 = Select| rev9Score = 4/5 AllMusic agreed calling Guerrilla arguably the band's "most cohesive" album and a "pleasingly and consistently unpredictable" record. The Melody Maker also claimed that the album accurately reflected the era in which it was released and called it the group's best release. The magazine went on to compare Guerrilla to the "romance" of drug taking, calling it a "beautifully suggestive and inspiring testament" to illegal substances. Despite dismissing "Wherever I Lay My Phone (That's My Home)" as a throwaway novelty song, the magazine stated that Guerrilla "makes experiment engaging" and concluded that it was a "brilliantly subversive" attack on the charts. Spin claimed that the album was "more hit than miss" and shows that "prog can be fun". The magazine was critical of "The Turning Tide" and "Northern Lites" however, calling the former "cosmically ridiculous" and the latter "overipe fruit". | 44
| rowspan=7|1999
|
| Melody Maker| rowspan=5|United Kingdom
| Albums of the year 1999
| 3
|
|NME| Albums of the year 1999
| *
|
| The Village Voice| United States
| Albums 1999
| 131
|
|NME| rowspan=1|United Kingdom
| "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time". | 311
| rowspan=1|2013
|
|}
* denotes an unordered list
Promotion and legacy
Super Furry Animals embarked on a brief, five date, tour of the United Kingdom, in support of first single "Northern Lites", beginning at Tenby De Valance Pavilion on 27 April 1999 and ending at the Cambridge Corn Exchange on 2 May. The group then played that year's Glastonbury and V festivals. The band undertook a tour of the United States and Canada, beginning at Maxwell's, Hoboken, New Jersey on 14 September and ending at the Coachella Festival on 9 October. Singer Gruff Rhys wrote a tour diary, covering the first nine dates from 14–26 September, which appeared in the 9 October 1999 issue of the Melody Maker under the title "Guerrillas in the Midwest". The group played a fifteen date tour of the United Kingdom, starting on 15 October at the Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool and ending at the Brixton Academy, London on 3 November. After concerts in Scandinavia, Germany, the Netherlands and France, promotion ended with a headline date at the Cardiff International Arena on 20 December which was webcast on the band's official website, and a support slot with the Manic Street Preachers at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff on New Year's Eve 1999. Singer Gruff Rhys has described Guerrilla as "flippant, exciting, with an instant pop rush" and "one of [the band's] most ambitious" records, going on to state that "if any of our records could've sold a lot, this is the one. I don't think the others have been proper pop albums, but I think Guerrilla could have been". Because of this the group's next record was the all Welsh language, lo fi, Mwng, which the group recorded simply for the joy of making music. The album was recorded in two weeks for just , in contrast with the "excessive expense" of Guerrilla''.
Критические отзывы
[[File:Gruff Rhys Indie Rock 2009. jpg|right|thumb|Singer Gruff Rhys has described Guerrillas lyrics as "self consciously disposable, happy" Although Rhys has stated that "Fire in My Heart" features the most clichéd lyrics he has ever written, he has also said that he wrote it with complete sincerity. The track is "soul advice" and is about the many different people in our lives. The record was released on 27 July 1999 in the United States. "Northern Lites" was released as the first single from the album, reaching number 11 in the UK Singles Chart, followed by "Fire in My Heart" which peaked at number 25 after its release on 9 August 1999. The third and final single to be taken from the album, "Do or Die", was released on 17 January 2000 and reached number 20 in the UK Singles Chart. The band had also planned on releasing "Wherever I Lay My Phone (That's My Home)" as a single, but this was ultimately dropped when Jimmy Cauty, formerly of The KLF, and Guy Pratt released the mobile telephone themed novelty pop record "I Wanna 1 2 1 With You" under the name Solid Gold Chartbusters which heavily samples the Nokia theme. Pete Fowler, who had designed the sleeve of every Super Furry Animals release since the 1997 single "Hermann ♥'s Pauline", again provided the artwork for Guerrilla. In a departure from the illustrations he had provided for the Radiator campaign, Fowler worked in 3D, creating a model of a yellow monster dubbed the "God of Communications", smoking a pipe and wearing a "mobile phone and bandolier belt". The lyrics for "Citizen's Band" are hidden inside the card outer sleeve included with original CD copies of the album. According to Rhys the band decided to hide "Citizen's Band" as it didn't fit with the rest of the Guerrilla and they wanted to make the album like a computer game which can be played for several months before a new level is discovered. | rev3 = The Independent| rev3Score = 3/5
| rev4 = Melody Maker| rev4Score = 4.5/5
| rev7 = Q| rev7Score = 3/5
| rev9 = Select| rev9Score = 4/5 AllMusic agreed calling Guerrilla arguably the band's "most cohesive" album and a "pleasingly and consistently unpredictable" record. The Melody Maker also claimed that the album accurately reflected the era in which it was released and called it the group's best release. The magazine went on to compare Guerrilla to the "romance" of drug taking, calling it a "beautifully suggestive and inspiring testament" to illegal substances. Despite dismissing "Wherever I Lay My Phone (That's My Home)" as a throwaway novelty song, the magazine stated that Guerrilla "makes experiment engaging" and concluded that it was a "brilliantly subversive" attack on the charts. Spin claimed that the album was "more hit than miss" and shows that "prog can be fun". The magazine was critical of "The Turning Tide" and "Northern Lites" however, calling the former "cosmically ridiculous" and the latter "overipe fruit". | 44
| rowspan=7|1999
|
| Melody Maker| rowspan=5|United Kingdom
| Albums of the year 1999
| 3
|
|NME| Albums of the year 1999
| *
|
| The Village Voice| United States
| Albums 1999
| 131
|
|NME| rowspan=1|United Kingdom
| "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time". | 311
| rowspan=1|2013
|
|}
* denotes an unordered list
Promotion and legacy
Super Furry Animals embarked on a brief, five date, tour of the United Kingdom, in support of first single "Northern Lites", beginning at Tenby De Valance Pavilion on 27 April 1999 and ending at the Cambridge Corn Exchange on 2 May. The group then played that year's Glastonbury and V festivals. The band undertook a tour of the United States and Canada, beginning at Maxwell's, Hoboken, New Jersey on 14 September and ending at the Coachella Festival on 9 October. Singer Gruff Rhys wrote a tour diary, covering the first nine dates from 14–26 September, which appeared in the 9 October 1999 issue of the Melody Maker under the title "Guerrillas in the Midwest". The group played a fifteen date tour of the United Kingdom, starting on 15 October at the Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool and ending at the Brixton Academy, London on 3 November. After concerts in Scandinavia, Germany, the Netherlands and France, promotion ended with a headline date at the Cardiff International Arena on 20 December which was webcast on the band's official website, and a support slot with the Manic Street Preachers at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff on New Year's Eve 1999. Singer Gruff Rhys has described Guerrilla as "flippant, exciting, with an instant pop rush" and "one of [the band's] most ambitious" records, going on to state that "if any of our records could've sold a lot, this is the one. I don't think the others have been proper pop albums, but I think Guerrilla could have been". Because of this the group's next record was the all Welsh language, lo fi, Mwng, which the group recorded simply for the joy of making music. The album was recorded in two weeks for just , in contrast with the "excessive expense" of Guerrilla''.
AllMusic согласился, назвав Guerrilla, возможно, самым цельным альбомом группы и «приятно и последовательно непредсказуемой» записью. Melody Maker также утверждал, что альбом точно отражает эпоху, в которой он был выпущен, и назвал его лучшим релизом группы. Журнал сравнил Guerrilla с «романтикой» употребления наркотиков, назвав его «прекрасным, вызывающим и вдохновляющим свидетельством» незаконных веществ. Несмотря на то, что журнал назвал «Wherever I Lay My Phone (That's My Home)» броской новинкой, он заявил, что Guerrilla «делает эксперименты увлекательными» и заключил, что это «блестящая подрывная» атака на чарты. Spin заявил, что альбом «больше попаданий, чем промахов» и показывает, что «прог может быть веселым». Журнал раскритиковал «The Turning Tide» и «Northern Lites».
[[File:Gruff Rhys Indie Rock 2009. jpg|right|thumb|Singer Gruff Rhys has described Guerrillas lyrics as "self consciously disposable, happy" Although Rhys has stated that "Fire in My Heart" features the most clichéd lyrics he has ever written, he has also said that he wrote it with complete sincerity. The track is "soul advice" and is about the many different people in our lives. The record was released on 27 July 1999 in the United States. "Northern Lites" was released as the first single from the album, reaching number 11 in the UK Singles Chart, followed by "Fire in My Heart" which peaked at number 25 after its release on 9 August 1999. The third and final single to be taken from the album, "Do or Die", was released on 17 January 2000 and reached number 20 in the UK Singles Chart. The band had also planned on releasing "Wherever I Lay My Phone (That's My Home)" as a single, but this was ultimately dropped when Jimmy Cauty, formerly of The KLF, and Guy Pratt released the mobile telephone themed novelty pop record "I Wanna 1 2 1 With You" under the name Solid Gold Chartbusters which heavily samples the Nokia theme. Pete Fowler, who had designed the sleeve of every Super Furry Animals release since the 1997 single "Hermann ♥'s Pauline", again provided the artwork for Guerrilla. In a departure from the illustrations he had provided for the Radiator campaign, Fowler worked in 3D, creating a model of a yellow monster dubbed the "God of Communications", smoking a pipe and wearing a "mobile phone and bandolier belt". The lyrics for "Citizen's Band" are hidden inside the card outer sleeve included with original CD copies of the album. According to Rhys the band decided to hide "Citizen's Band" as it didn't fit with the rest of the Guerrilla and they wanted to make the album like a computer game which can be played for several months before a new level is discovered. | rev3 = The Independent| rev3Score = 3/5
| rev4 = Melody Maker| rev4Score = 4.5/5
| rev7 = Q| rev7Score = 3/5
| rev9 = Select| rev9Score = 4/5 AllMusic agreed calling Guerrilla arguably the band's "most cohesive" album and a "pleasingly and consistently unpredictable" record. The Melody Maker also claimed that the album accurately reflected the era in which it was released and called it the group's best release. The magazine went on to compare Guerrilla to the "romance" of drug taking, calling it a "beautifully suggestive and inspiring testament" to illegal substances. Despite dismissing "Wherever I Lay My Phone (That's My Home)" as a throwaway novelty song, the magazine stated that Guerrilla "makes experiment engaging" and concluded that it was a "brilliantly subversive" attack on the charts. Spin claimed that the album was "more hit than miss" and shows that "prog can be fun". The magazine was critical of "The Turning Tide" and "Northern Lites" however, calling the former "cosmically ridiculous" and the latter "overipe fruit". | 44
| rowspan=7|1999
|
| Melody Maker| rowspan=5|United Kingdom
| Albums of the year 1999
| 3
|
|NME| Albums of the year 1999
| *
|
| The Village Voice| United States
| Albums 1999
| 131
|
|NME| rowspan=1|United Kingdom
| "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time". | 311
| rowspan=1|2013
|
|}
* denotes an unordered list
Promotion and legacy
Super Furry Animals embarked on a brief, five date, tour of the United Kingdom, in support of first single "Northern Lites", beginning at Tenby De Valance Pavilion on 27 April 1999 and ending at the Cambridge Corn Exchange on 2 May. The group then played that year's Glastonbury and V festivals. The band undertook a tour of the United States and Canada, beginning at Maxwell's, Hoboken, New Jersey on 14 September and ending at the Coachella Festival on 9 October. Singer Gruff Rhys wrote a tour diary, covering the first nine dates from 14–26 September, which appeared in the 9 October 1999 issue of the Melody Maker under the title "Guerrillas in the Midwest". The group played a fifteen date tour of the United Kingdom, starting on 15 October at the Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool and ending at the Brixton Academy, London on 3 November. After concerts in Scandinavia, Germany, the Netherlands and France, promotion ended with a headline date at the Cardiff International Arena on 20 December which was webcast on the band's official website, and a support slot with the Manic Street Preachers at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff on New Year's Eve 1999. Singer Gruff Rhys has described Guerrilla as "flippant, exciting, with an instant pop rush" and "one of [the band's] most ambitious" records, going on to state that "if any of our records could've sold a lot, this is the one. I don't think the others have been proper pop albums, but I think Guerrilla could have been". Because of this the group's next record was the all Welsh language, lo fi, Mwng, which the group recorded simply for the joy of making music. The album was recorded in two weeks for just , in contrast with the "excessive expense" of Guerrilla''.
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