Good Health
| Good Health | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 9, 2002 | |||
| Recorded | December 2001 | |||
| Studio | Robert Lang (Shoreline, Washington) | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 27:37 | |||
| Label | Lookout Records | |||
| Producer | Phil Ek and Pretty Girls Make Graves | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | StarStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg[1] |
| The Guardian | StarStarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[2] |
| Pitchfork | 9.2/10[3] |
| The Village Voice | A−[4] |
Good Health is the first studio album by Pretty Girls Make Graves. Originally released in 2002 by Lookout Records, it was re-released by Matador Records with an additional 4 songs made up of the band's first self-titled EP. This album is often mistakenly referred to as Is It Broken, Doctor? on some internet discussion boards and file-sharing services due to the inclusion of that phrase on the cover of the album, on which the actual title is not present.
Composition
[edit | edit source]Musically, Good Health has been aligned with punk, indie rock, emo,[5] and "twitchy" post-hardcore akin to The Nation of Ulysses.[6]
Critical reception and legacy
[edit | edit source]In a 20th anniversary review, Stereogum's Tom Breihan dubbed Health "28 delirious minutes [that are] enough to leave you breathless and stirred." He positively called its sound "fast and urgent and adrenaline-charged", as well as "rich and dynamic."[5] In a 2022 retrospective list by BrooklynVegan, it placed #33 out of 35 of 2002's best emo & post-hardcore albums. The site's Andrew Sacher wrote that the group "came out of the gate swinging" on the record and that, 20 years on, its tracks "still pack a refreshing punch."[6]
Track listing
[edit | edit source]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Speakers Push the Air" | 2:50 |
| 2. | "If You Hate Your Friends, You're Not Alone" | 2:40 |
| 3. | "Sad Girls Por Vida" | 3:26 |
| 4. | "The Get Away" | 4:15 |
| 5. | "untitled" | 1:05 |
| 6. | "More Sweet Soul" | 3:14 |
| 7. | "Ghosts in the Radio" | 3:00 |
| 8. | "Bring It On Golden Pond" | 2:56 |
| 9. | "By the Throat" | 4:05 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 10. | "3 Away" | 2:45 |
| 11. | "Modern Day Emma Goldman" | 2:49 |
| 12. | "Liquid Courage" | 3:26 |
| 13. | "Head South" | 3:12 |
Personnel
[edit | edit source]- Andrea Zollo – Vocals
- Nick Dewitt – Drums, Vocals, Samples, Keyboards
- Derek Fudesco – Bass, Vocals
- J. Clark – Guitar, Vocals, Programming, Keyboards
- Nathan Thelen – Guitar, Vocals
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