This Is It and I Am It and You Are It and So Is That and He Is It and She Is It and It Is It and That Is That
This Is It and I Am It and You Are It and So Is That and He Is It and She Is It and It Is It and That Is That | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | October 7, 2008 | |||
Genre | Experimental rock, indie rock | |||
Length | 41:08 | |||
Label | Kill Rock Stars | |||
Producer | Zach Hill | |||
Marnie Stern chronology | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 82/100[1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
The A.V. Club | B+[3] |
Pitchfork | 8.3/10[4] |
PopMatters | 8/10[5] |
Slant Magazine | [6] |
Spin | [7] |
This Is It and I Am It and You Are It and So Is That and He Is It and She Is It and It Is It and That Is That is the second album by Marnie Stern, released on October 7, 2008 on Kill Rock Stars.[8] The album's title comes from an Alan Watts quote[9] in his work On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are (1966), which was in turn a quotation from James Broughton's The Bard and the Harper (1965)[citation needed]. Broughton also used the quote in his art film This Is It (1971).[10]
Pitchfork named This Is It... the 44th greatest album of 2008.
Track listing[]
- "Prime" – 2:28
- "Transformer" – 2:09
- "Shea Stadium" – 3:38
- "Ruler" – 3:52
- "The Crippled Jazzer" – 4:19
- "Steely" – 4:00
- "The Package Is Wrapped" – 3:45
- "Simon Says" – 3:20
- "Vault" – 3:26
- "Clone Cycle" – 3:32
- "Roads? Where We're Going We Don't Need Roads" – 2:59
- "The Devil Is in the Details" – 3:39
Personnel[]
- Marnie Stern: vocals, guitar, keyboards
- John-Reed Thompson: bass, keyboards, organ
- Zach Hill: drums, bass, keyboards, piano
References[]
- ^ "This Is It & I Am It & You Are It & So Is That & He Is It & She Is It & It Is It & That Is That by Marnie Stern". Metacritic. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
- ^ Jurek, Thom. "Marnie Stern - This Is It and I Am It and You Are It and So Is That and He Is It And She I". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
- ^ Battaglia, Andy (2008-10-13). "Marnie Stern: This Is It And I Am It And You Are It And So Is That He Is It And She Is It And It Is It And That Is That". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
- ^ Powell, Mike (2008-10-09). "Marnie Stern: This Is It and I Am It and You Are It and So Is That and He Is It and She Is It and It Is It and That Is That". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
- ^ Mathers, Ian (2008-12-16). "Marnie Stern: This Is It And I Am It And You Are It And So Is That And He Is It And She Is It And It". PopMatters. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
- ^ Rybicki, Steven (2008-10-06). "Marnie Stern: This Is It & I Am It & You Are It & So Is That & He Is It & She Is It & It Is It & That Is That". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
- ^ Suarez, Jessica (October 2008). "Marnie Stern, 'This Is It and I Am It and You Are It and So Is That and He Is It and She Is It…' (Kill Rock Stars)". Spin. 24 (10): 114, 116. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
- ^ "news and stuff". Kill Rock Stars. 2008-07-09. Archived from the original on 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
- ^ http://proxy.espn.com/chat/chatESPN?event_id=23708
- ^ http://artforum.com/video/id=22070&mode=large&page_id=19
Categories:
- Marnie Stern albums
- 2008 albums
- Kill Rock Stars albums
- 2000s indie rock album stubs