''Let the War Against Music Begin'' is an album by
American rock
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group
The Minus 5
The Minus 5 is an American pop rock band headed by musician Scott McCaughey of Young Fresh Fellows, often in partnership with R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck.
Band history
McCaughey formed the band in 1993 as a side project with Buck, Jon Auer ...
. It was released on
Mammoth Records
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in 2001 as part of a
split album with ''
Because We Hate You'' by the
Young Fresh Fellows
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.
Recording and release
This album was paired with a
Young Fresh Fellows
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release, ''
Because We Hate You''. The two
Scott McCaughey
Scott Lewis McCaughey is an American singer, guitarist and songwriter and the leader of the Seattle and Portland-based bands The Young Fresh Fellows and The Minus 5. He was also an auxiliary member of the American rock band R.E.M. from 199 ...
-fronted groups toured together to promote the releases. Tracks from these sessions were released later in the year as ''
I Don't Know Who I Am (Let the War Against Music Begin Vol. 2)''.
Critical reception
Track listing
#"Great News Around You"
#"Got You"
#"Ghost Tarts of Stockholm"
#"The Rifleman"
#"You Don't Mean It"
#"A Thousand Years Away"
#"The Amazing Dolphin Boy"
#"Thirsty Bird"
#"One Bar at a Time"
#"John Barleycorn Must Live"
#"Desperate for Someone"
#"Your Day Will Come (Parts 1 & 2)"
References
External links
''Let the War Against Music Begin''at
Rate Your Music
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2001 albums
The Minus 5 albums
Mammoth Records albums
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