''By the Fire'' is the sixth solo album by Thurston Moore. Moore claimed the album and its release were a political act saying "I put out ''By the Fire'' as a political move. Any time you put out a record, a book, a fanzine, a blog, a cassette, a CD, whatever you're doing, that's a political move. You're actually engaging in a social world. I called it ''By the Fire'' because of that. t'sthe idea of people sitting around a fire and dialoguing."

Reception

Ron Hart of ''

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'' called the album "his most direct solo outing since his 1995 debut, ''

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'' praised the album and said of the almost 90 minutes length of the album "it's a record that justifies and even demands the extra space to explore." Daniel Sylvester of ''

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'' was less effusive calling the album "boring and tedious" and said of it "much of the material sounds like Sonic Youth, even if the quality isn't there."

Track listing

Personnel

Thurston Moore Thurston Joseph Moore (born July 25, 1958) is an American musician best known as a member of Sonic Youth. He has also participated in many solo and group collaborations outside Sonic Youth, as well as running the Ecstatic Peace! record label. Moo ...

– vocals, guitars *

James Sedwards James Sedwards is an English guitarist, musician, and composer, working predominantly in alternative rock. Initially known for leading the band Nought (or "Nøught"), he has more recently been known as a collaborative musician on projects includin ...

– guitars *

Debbie Googe Deborah Ann Googe (born 24 October 1962) is an English musician, best known as bassist for the band My Bloody Valentine. She has also worked with Snowpony, Primal Scream and Thurston Moore. My Bloody Valentine Googe was born in Yeovil, Somerset ...

– bass guitars *

Steve Shelley Steven Jay Shelley (born June 23, 1962) is an American drummer. He is best known as the longtime drummer of the alternative rock band Sonic Youth, for whom he played from 1985 until their 2011 disbandment. Biography Shelley was born in Midland, ...

– drums

References

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