Unicornography Explained

Unicornography
Type:Album
Artist:The Falcon
Cover:Unicorno - falcon.jpg
Released:September 26, 2006
Recorded:January–February 2006
Genre:Rock
Punk rock
Length:28:02
Label:Red Scare Industries
Producer:Matt Allison, Dan Andriano, and Brendan Kelly[1]
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Unicornography is the critically acclaimed[2] [3] debut album by the Chicago-based punk rock supergroup The Falcon which was released on September 26, 2006 in the United States. The album contains elements from modern rock and punk, as well as reintroducing some of the ska flavour from Kelly and Andriano's previous band, Slapstick.[3]

The guitar on the album was supposed to be played by former guitarist of Rise Against, Todd Mohney. He was the guitarist on the EP but he could not attend the recording session for Unicornography due to other commitments.[4] Band members Brendan Kelly and drummer Neil Hennessy took over Mohney's role on the album.

Critical reception

The album got favorable reviews from many sites with AllMusic describing the band as "experts at fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants punk -- it takes skill to make music this great seem so easy to do."[2]

Punknews.org went as far as saying "Sometimes hype is justified, as the Falcon have clearly proven. Maybe the ultimate "feel-good" album of 2006."[3] Meanwhile some reviews are a bit more scathing, Aversion.com said "With the departure of Rise Against guitarist Todd Mahoney (sic.) from the lineup, The Falcon comes off sounding more like The Lawrence Arms' kid brother instead of a stand-alone act"

Track listing

  1. "The Angry Cry of the Angry Pie" – 1:54
  2. "Blackout" – 3:03
  3. "The La-Z-Boy 500" - 2:53
  4. "The Celebutard Chronicles" – 2:11
  5. "Little Triggers" – 2:33
  6. "The Routes We Wander" – 2:42
  7. "The Longshoreman's Lament" – 1:23
  8. "Unicorn Odyssey" – 2:39
  9. "R.L. Burnouts Inc." – 2:22
  10. "Building the Even More Perfect Asshole Parade" – 2:36
  11. "When I Give the Signal, Run!" – 3:46

Performers

Album information

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r855349/credits|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic, Unicornography credits ]. AMG Profile . 2007-08-21.
  2. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r855349|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic, Unicornography Review ]. AMG Profile . 2007-08-21.
  3. Web site: PunkNews, Unicornography Review . Review . 2007-08-21.
  4. Web site: ThePunkSite.com Interview with Brendan Kelly . PunkSite Interview . 2007-08-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120204083359/http://www.thepunksite.com/interviews.php?page=lawrencearms . 2012-02-04 .