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== Reception == |
== Reception == |
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''To Each...'' has been seen in a more negative light by critics in comparison to the band's early music. [[AllMusic]] wrote that, with the album, "the group dropped much of the bleak dance-punk of early material in place of what sounds like a shallow attempt to seize the baton dropped by gloom giants Joy Division after the death of Ian Curtis", calling the record "a bit too mired in its own misery to make an impression on listeners."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/to-each-mw0000100939 |title=''To Each...'' – A Certain Ratio <nowiki>| Songs, Reviews, Credits |</nowiki> AllMusic |last=Farley |first=Keith |website=[[AllMusic]] |accessdate=May 12, 2016}}</ref> ''[[Trouser Press]]'' wrote: "The studied tedium of ''To Each...'' [...] snuffed the [band's] early promise, as the band buried itself in dreary rhythms and astonishing self-indulgence."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=a_certain_ratio |title=TrouserPress.com :: A Certain Ratio |last1=Flashner |first1=Graham |last2=Sheridan |first2=David |website=[[Trouser Press|TrouserPress.com]] |accessdate=May 12, 2016}}</ref> [[The Quietus]] echoed similar sentiments.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thequietus.com/articles/16332-a-certain-ratio-sextet-review |title=The Quietus <nowiki>| Reviews |</nowiki> A Certain Ratio |last=Middles |first=Mick |date=September 26, 2014 |website=[[The Quietus]] |accessdate=May 12, 2016}}</ref> |
''To Each...'' has been seen in a more negative light by critics in comparison to the band's early music. [[AllMusic]] wrote that, with the album, "the group dropped much of the bleak dance-punk of early material in place of what sounds like a shallow attempt to seize the baton dropped by gloom giants Joy Division after the death of Ian Curtis", calling the record "a bit too mired in its own misery to make an impression on listeners."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/to-each-mw0000100939 |title=''To Each...'' – A Certain Ratio <nowiki>| Songs, Reviews, Credits |</nowiki> AllMusic |last=Farley |first=Keith |website=[[AllMusic]] |accessdate=May 12, 2016}}</ref> ''[[Trouser Press]]'' wrote: "The studied tedium of ''To Each...'' [...] snuffed the [band's] early promise, as the band buried itself in dreary rhythms and astonishing self-indulgence."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=a_certain_ratio |title=TrouserPress.com :: A Certain Ratio |last1=Flashner |first1=Graham |last2=Sheridan |first2=David |website=[[Trouser Press|TrouserPress.com]] |accessdate=May 12, 2016}}</ref> [[The Quietus]] echoed similar sentiments.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thequietus.com/articles/16332-a-certain-ratio-sextet-review |title=The Quietus <nowiki>| Reviews |</nowiki> A Certain Ratio |last=Middles |first=Mick |date=September 26, 2014 |website=[[The Quietus]] |accessdate=May 12, 2016}}</ref> [[Colin Larkin]] awarded the album 4 stars (excellent) in [[The Encyclopedia of Popular Music]] 5th Concise Edition.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Larkin |first1=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=2007 |publisher=Omnibus Press |location=United Kingdom |isbn=978-1-84609-856-7 |pages=29 |edition=5th}}</ref> |
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==Track listing== |
==Track listing== |
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Released | 1981 | |||
Studio | E.A.R.S., East Orange, New Jersey | |||
Genre | Post-punk | |||
Length | 56:49 | |||
Label | Factory | |||
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To Each... is the second album and debut LP by English band A Certain Ratio, released in 1981 by record label Factory. It is sometimes considered the band's official first album. It was produced by A Certain Ratio and Martin Hannett.
The album spent twenty weeks in the UK Independent Chart, peaking at number 1.[1]
Reception
To Each... has been seen in a more negative light by critics in comparison to the band's early music. AllMusic wrote that, with the album, "the group dropped much of the bleak dance-punk of early material in place of what sounds like a shallow attempt to seize the baton dropped by gloom giants Joy Division after the death of Ian Curtis", calling the record "a bit too mired in its own misery to make an impression on listeners."[2] Trouser Press wrote: "The studied tedium of To Each... [...] snuffed the [band's] early promise, as the band buried itself in dreary rhythms and astonishing self-indulgence."[3] The Quietus echoed similar sentiments.[4] Colin Larkin awarded the album 4 stars (excellent) in The Encyclopedia of Popular Music 5th Concise Edition.[5]
Track listing
- "Felch" – 3:45
- "My Spirit" – 2:28
- "Forced Laugh" – 5:53
- "Choir" – 2:51
- "Back to the Start" – 7:49
- "The Fox" – 3:46
- "Loss" – 3:23
- "Oceans" – 3:30
- "Winter Hill" – 12:45
References
- ^ Lazell, Barry (1997) Indie Hits 1980–1989, Cherry Red Books, ISBN 0-9517206-9-4, p. 1
- ^ Farley, Keith. "To Each... – A Certain Ratio | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
- ^ Flashner, Graham; Sheridan, David. "TrouserPress.com :: A Certain Ratio". TrouserPress.com. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
- ^ Middles, Mick (September 26, 2014). "The Quietus | Reviews | A Certain Ratio". The Quietus. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th ed.). United Kingdom: Omnibus Press. p. 29. ISBN 978-1-84609-856-7.
External links
- To Each... at Discogs (list of releases)