''Wonderful Rainbow'' is the third studio album by
noise rock
Noise rock (sometimes called noise punk) is a noise music, noise-oriented style of experimental rock that spun off from punk rock in the 1980s. Drawing on movements such as minimal music, minimalism, industrial music, and New York hardcore, a ...
band
Lightning Bolt. It is considered to be their most accessible album, featuring heavy but catchy
bass guitar
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riffs and frenetic
drum
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s.
This album is listed in the book ''
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die
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'', which describes the band as creating "a mix of sheer abuse and welcome diversity, for a truly challenging listening experience".
Reception
Critical response to ''Wonderful Rainbow'' was generally favorable, with an average of 81 out of 100 based on 13 reviews on
Metacritic
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.
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Pitchfork
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'' placed ''Wonderful Rainbow'' at number 157 on their list of top 200 albums of the 2000s.
Track listing
Personnel
;Lightning Bolt
*
Brian Chippendale
Brian Chippendale (born July 22, 1973) is an American musician and artist, known as the drummer and vocalist for the experimental noise rock band Lightning Bolt and for his graphic art. Chippendale is based in Providence, Rhode Island.
Brian ...
– drums and vocals
*
Brian Gibson – bass guitar
;Technical personnel
*Dave Auchenbach – recording engineer
*Mike McHugh – recording engineer
*Jeff Lipton – mastering
*John Golden – vinyl mastering
References
External links
Lightning Bolt official website
Lightning Bolt (band) albums
2003 albums
Load Records albums
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