''Ganging Up on the Sun'' is the fifth studio album by the
rock
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band
Guster. It was released on June 20, 2006. The first single, "One Man Wrecking Machine", was released in late 2005 and its follow-up, "Satellite", in March 2006. It is Guster's second studio album with
Joe Pisapia, his first as a full member. The title comes from a line in the song "Manifest Destiny": "The moon and stars are ganging up on the sun".
The album is Guster's most successful release to date, entering the
''Billboard'' 200 albums chart at number 25, topping ''
Keep It Togethers entry at number 35 in 2003. It won Album of the Year (Major) at the
Boston Music Awards in 2006.
On May 5, 2021 the band announced a digital re-release of the album in an expanded form, with 24 tracks. This coincided with "Emily Ivory" being released for the first time, 15 years after it was teased in the studio documentary ''Joe's Place''. The expanded edition of the album includes Emily Ivory, 4 b-sides previously released on "Satellite EP", Sorority Tears and On My Own, both of which were unofficially released on ''The Pasty Tapes'', 2 cover songs, 2 demos, and a remix.
Track listing
# "Lightning Rod" – 2:55
# "
Satellite
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" – 4:34
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Manifest Destiny
Manifest destiny was a cultural belief in the 19th century in the United States, 19th-century United States that American settlers were destined to expand across North America.
There were three basic tenets to the concept:
* The special vir ...
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# "
One Man Wrecking Machine" – 4:14
# "The Captain" – 3:26
# "The New Underground" – 2:52
# "Ruby Falls" – 7:04
# "C'mon" – 3:51
# "Empire State" – 4:59
# "Dear Valentine" – 4:34
# "The Beginning of the End" – 2:52
# "Hang On" – 4:32
2021 Expanded Edition
# "Lightning Rod" – 2:55
# "
Satellite
A satellite or artificial satellite is an object intentionally placed into orbit in outer space. Except for passive satellites, most satellites have an electricity generation system for equipment on board, such as solar panels or radioisotope ...
" – 4:34
# "
Manifest Destiny
Manifest destiny was a cultural belief in the 19th century in the United States, 19th-century United States that American settlers were destined to expand across North America.
There were three basic tenets to the concept:
* The special vir ...
" – 3:02
# "
One Man Wrecking Machine" – 4:14
# "The Captain" – 3:26
# "The New Underground" – 2:52
# "Ruby Falls" – 7:04
# "C'mon" – 3:51
# "Empire State" – 4:59
# "Dear Valentine" – 4:34
# "The Beginning of the End" – 2:52
# "Hang On" – 4:32
# "Emily Ivory"
# "
Rise & Shine"
# "
Timothy Leary"
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G Major
G major (or the key of G) is a major scale based on G, with the pitches G, A, B, C, D, E, and F. Its key signature has one sharp. Its relative minor is E minor and its parallel minor is G minor.
The G major scale is:
Notable compositi ...
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# "
I'm Through"
# "Sorority Tears"
# "On My Own"
# "
The Sun Shines Down On Me (Daniel Johnston Cover)"
# "
This Wheel's on Fire (The Band Cover)"
# "Hang On (Demo)"
# "One Man Wrecking Machine (Demo)"
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Satellite he Astronauts Remix
Charts
References
2006 albums
Guster albums
Reprise Records albums
Albums produced by Ron Aniello
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