A Man Called Destruction | ||||
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Released | March 1995 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 37:00 | |||
Label | Ardent | |||
Producer | Alex Chilton | |||
Alex Chilton chronology | ||||
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A Man Called Destruction is a studio album by American pop rock musician Alex Chilton, released in 1995.
The album consisted of six songs written by Chilton, and six cover versions including Jan and Dean's " The New Girl in School", which had featured as the B-side to their " Dead Man's Curve" single.
"It's Your Funeral" is based on Frédéric Chopin's marche funèbre which became the 3rd movement of his Piano Sonata No. 2.
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Chicago Tribune | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Entertainment Weekly | A [4] |
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Orlando Sentinel | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Pitchfork | 6.7/10 [7] |
PopMatters | 7/10 [8] |
Tom Hull – on the Web | B+ (
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Blues musician Howlin' Wolf employed a pianist named William "Destruction" Johnson in the late 1940s, [10] and Chilton's title is a reference to him as well as a play on both the title of the Western film A Man Called Horse and the Biff Bang Pow! song " A Girl Called Destruction". [10]
A Man Called Destruction | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | March 1995 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 37:00 | |||
Label | Ardent | |||
Producer | Alex Chilton | |||
Alex Chilton chronology | ||||
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A Man Called Destruction is a studio album by American pop rock musician Alex Chilton, released in 1995.
The album consisted of six songs written by Chilton, and six cover versions including Jan and Dean's " The New Girl in School", which had featured as the B-side to their " Dead Man's Curve" single.
"It's Your Funeral" is based on Frédéric Chopin's marche funèbre which became the 3rd movement of his Piano Sonata No. 2.
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Chicago Tribune | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Entertainment Weekly | A [4] |
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Orlando Sentinel | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Pitchfork | 6.7/10 [7] |
PopMatters | 7/10 [8] |
Tom Hull – on the Web | B+ (
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Blues musician Howlin' Wolf employed a pianist named William "Destruction" Johnson in the late 1940s, [10] and Chilton's title is a reference to him as well as a play on both the title of the Western film A Man Called Horse and the Biff Bang Pow! song " A Girl Called Destruction". [10]