''Blueblood'' is the sixth full-length studio album by indie rock band

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, released in 1998. Unlike other Silkworm releases, it was not recorded by their long-time engineer Steve Albini, though he is credited with mixing the record (he would record the band on their next album, '' Lifestyle''). It is the band's first album released on

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Critical reception

The ''

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'' called the album "disappointingly flat and half-baked." ''

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'' wrote that " imMidgett sings ragged and artless in the accepted indie style, but an endearing half-resigned, half-yearning melancholy is all he needs to put the wry words across." '' CMJ New Music Monthly'' called ''Blueblood'' "a stimulating mix of riff-fueled rants and more meandering tunes."

Track listing

#Eff -- (3:46) #I Must Prepare (Tablecloth Tint) -- (2:47) #Said It Too Late -- (2:44) #Redeye -- (2:11) #Empty Elevator Shaft -- (3:41) #Beyond Repair -- (5:21) #Tonight We're Meat -- (4:34) #Ritz Dance -- (4:09) #Pearly Gates -- (2:36) #Clean'd Me Out -- (2:47)

Personnel

*Andy Cohen—Guitar, Vocals *

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—Drums, Vocals *Tim Midyett—Bass, Baritone Guitar, Vocals *Brett Gossman—Keyboards

References

1998 albums Silkworm (band) albums Touch and Go Records albums {{1990s-indie-rock-album-stub