For Hero: For Fool
| For Hero: For Fool | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 3, 2006 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 51:09 | |||
| Label | Lex Records | |||
| Producer | Subtle | |||
| Subtle chronology | ||||
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| Singles from For Hero: For Fool | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 85/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Alternative Press | [3] |
| Cokemachineglow | 90%[4] |
| Drowned in Sound | 10/10[5] |
| Pitchfork | 8.0/10[6] |
| Playlouder | [7] |
| PopMatters | 7/10[8] |
| Q |  [9] |
| Stylus | B+[10] |
| Uncut | 8/10[11] |
For Hero: For Fool is the second studio album by American hip hop sextet Subtle. It was released on Lex Records in 2006. "The Mercury Craze" was released as a single from the album.[12]
Critical reception
[edit]At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 85% based on 14 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[1]
Marisa Brown of AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5, describing it as "a complex, innovative, sometimes bizarre, and usually utterly confusing journey into the minds of lyricist Doseone and his five bandmates."[2] Neal Hayes of PopMatters gave the album 7 stars out of 10, saying, "the Oakland-based group presents a futuristic musical vision that is vivid, unsettling, and, above all, distinctive."[8]
OC Weekly included it on the "Album Covers of the Year" list.[13]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "A Tale of Apes I" | 3:18 |
| 2. | "A Tale of Apes II" | 2:13 |
| 3. | "Middleclass Stomp" | 4:14 |
| 4. | "Middleclass Kill" | 4:36 |
| 5. | "Midas Gutz" | 2:37 |
| 6. | "Nomanisisland" | 4:20 |
| 7. | "The Mercury Craze" | 4:40 |
| 8. | "Bed to the Bills" | 4:50 |
| 9. | "Return of the Vein" | 4:11 |
| 10. | "Call to Dive" | 7:08 |
| 11. | "The Ends" | 8:57 |
Personnel
[edit]Credits adapted from liner notes.
- Dax Pierson – vocals, harmonica
- Alexander Kort – electric cello, acoustic cello, electric bass, acoustic bass
- Jordan Dalrymple – drums, guitar, synthesizer, vocals
- Jeffrey "Jel" Logan – drum machine
- Marty Kalani Dowers – woodwinds, synthesizer
- Adam "Doseone" Drucker – words, vocals, treatment, artwork
Technical personnel
- Subtle – recording
- Tony Espinoza – mixing
References
[edit]- ^ a b "For Hero: For Fool by Subtle". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
- ^ a b Brown, Marisa. "For Hero: For Fool - Subtle". AllMusic. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
- ^ The sextet take glitchy electronics, nerdy psychedelic rock and various forms of hip-hop to create a completely over-the-top concept album--and it works perfectly. [Dec 2006, p.208]
- ^ "Subtle For Hero : For Fool". Cokemachineglow. September 29, 2006. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
- ^ Saunders, Daniel (16 October 2006). "Subtle: For Hero: For Fool". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ^ Dahlen, Chris (October 5, 2006). "Subtle - for hero: for fool". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
- ^ Jones, Domino (31 October 2006). "For Hero : For Fool - Subtle". Playlouder. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ^ a b Hayes, Neal (October 3, 2006). "Subtle: For Hero: For Fool". PopMatters. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
- ^ Absorbing. [Jan 2007, p.153]
- ^ Rosenberg, Tal (December 15, 2006). "Subtle - For Hero: For Fool". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
- ^ Running over with ideas. [Nov 2006, p.128]
- ^ "The Mercury Craze - Digital". Lex Records. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
- ^ Ferguson, Kevin (December 28, 2006). "Album Covers Of The Year 2006". OC Weekly. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
External links
[edit]- For Hero: For Fool at Discogs (list of releases)
