Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons explained

Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons
Type:	studio
Artist:	Blonde Redhead
Cover:	Melodyofcertaindamagedlemons.jpg
Recorded:	January 25 – February 16, 2000
Studio:	Bear Creek (Woodinville, Washington)
Genre:	Art punk^[1]
Label:	Touch and Go
Prev Title:	In an Expression of the Inexpressible
Prev Year:	1998
Next Title:	Mélodie Citronique
Next Year:	2000

Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons is the fifth studio album by American alternative rock band Blonde Redhead. It was released on June 6, 2000 by Touch and Go Records.^{[2] [3]} The album was recorded at Bear Creek Studio in Woodinville, and was produced by Guy Picciotto and Ryan Hadlock.

The final song on Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons, "For the Damaged Coda", is based on Nocturne in F minor, Op. 55, No. 1 by Frédéric Chopin.^[4] Years after the album's release, "For the Damaged Coda" gained renewed exposure after appearing in the animated TV series Rick and Morty as the recurring theme for the character Evil Morty.^{[4] [5] [6]}

Critical reception

Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons was met with generally favorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 73 based on eight reviews.

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.^[7]

Blonde Redhead

• Kazu Makino
• Amedeo Pace
• Simone Pace

Additional personnel

• Toby Christensen – piano on "Loved Despite of Great Faults", "A Cure", "For the Damaged" and "For the Damaged Coda"
• Ryan Hadlock – production, engineering
• Guy Picciotto – production
• Howie Weinberg – mastering
• Brad Zeffren – engineering (second)

Notes and References

1. Blonde Redhead: Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons. CMJ New Music Monthly. 83. July 2000. March 9, 2021. Sarvady. Glen. 48.
2. Web site: Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons. Touch and Go Records. March 9, 2021.
3. Just Out. CMJ New Music Monthly. 83. July 2000. March 9, 2021. 74.
4. Web site: A 17-year-old Blonde Redhead song is on the Shazam chart thanks to Rick & Morty. The Music Network. September 20, 2017. June 26, 2018. Welsh. Caitlin.
5. Web site: Rick and Morty: 13 Best Ridiculously Weird Moments From Season 1. Den of Geek. July 24, 2015. August 27, 2016. Matar. Joe.
6. Web site: Rick and Morty's 'For the Damaged Coda' Scene Spawns a Savage New Meme. Vice. March 23, 2018. June 4, 2019. Mufson. Beckett.
7. Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons. Blonde Redhead. Touch and Go Records. 2000. TG216CD. liner notes.