Caught the Blast

Caught the Blast is the first full-length album by Minnesota-based indie rock band Party of One, released on May 27, 2003 on FatCat Records.

Caught the Blast
Studio album by
Party of One
ReleasedMay 27, 2003 (2003-05-27)
RecordedDecember 2000-May 2001
GenreIndie rock
Length55:06
LabelFatCat
Party of One chronology
Caught the Blast
(2003)		 Streetside Surprise
(2014)

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
In Music We TrustA–[2]
Pitchfork3.0/10[3]
SpinB+[4]
The Sydney Morning-Herald[5]
The Village VoiceA–[6]

Negative

Many reviewers, such as those writing for Allmusic and Pitchfork, gave Caught The Blast negative reviews upon its release. For example, Allmusic reviewer Andy Kellman wrote that the album "probably sounds great to anyone who has never heard a Dischord release with a copyright date earlier than 1995,"[7] and Pitchfork Media's Michael Idov wrote that "every note produced by every instrument on Caught the Blast has been meticulously designed to suck."[3]

Positive

This album did receive some positive reviews, however, including one from Robert Christgau, who wrote that "...like so many lo-fi note-missers of enduring social value, they're winningly enthusiastic about their own negativity."[6] Terry Sawyer of PopMatters said in 2003 that Caught the Blast was "one of the best records I've heard this year," and after attending a live show where Party of One performed, described Fifteen's stage presence as "petulantly misanthropic."[8] Seattle Weekly's Rod Smith wrote that "[Fifteen's] refusal to wax sanctimonious or get flinchy in even the ugliest situations is part of why Fifteen's party runs so well."[9] Another positive review of this album came from the Washington City Paper, where Andrew Beaujon wrote that it was "...the most fun, most disconcerting way to amuse yourself since the BBC's The League of Gentlemen,"[10] and their single "Snap You Like a Twig," the lead track on Caught the Blast, received a positive review from Drowned in Sound, where "Shoo" wrote that the song was "an expansive track oblique with orphaned emotion, latent suggestions of insurrection, loss, crushing defeats, sexual recklessness, domination, upside-down worldview."[11] In The Washington Post, Mark Jenkins wrote that "Many of the album's tracks are basically folk-blues laments, but they're set to percolating rhythms and updated with unexpected asides..."[12]

Track listing
  1. Snap You Like a Twig
  2. Six Million Anonymous Deceased
  3. Scorch the Brainwave
  4. Belgrade Sends its Regards
  5. Shotgun Funeral
  6. Synagogue Chamber Waltz
  7. Midnight Gypsy
  8. Baghdad Boogie
  9. Fine Line Between Us
  10. Slide Away
  11. Baby Doll
  12. Shock to the System

Personnel
  • Eric Fifteen—Lead vocals, songwriting
  • Terrika Kleinknecht—Bass guitar
  • Geoff McKusick—Drums

References
  1. Kellman, Andy. "Caught the Blast Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  2. Lindsay, Cam (May–June 2003). "Party of One: Caught The Blast". In Music We Trust. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
  3. Idov, Michael (4 November 2003). "Caught the Blast Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  4. Aaron, Charles; Beaujon, Andrew; Dolan, Jon; Pappademas, Alex (September 2003). "Breakdown". Spin. p. 115. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  5. Munro, Kelsey (2003-06-27). "Also out music extra". The Sydney Morning-Herald.
  6. Christgau, Robert (13 April 2004). "We Got A Lot". The Village Voice. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  7. Kellman, Andy (2003). "Caught the Blast Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  8. Sawyer, Terry (25 August 2003). "The Transgressors + Party of One". PopMatters. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  9. Smith, Rod (2003-08-06). "Party of One, Chingy and More". Seattle Weekly. Archived from the original on 2017-12-03. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
  10. Beaujon, Andrew (15 August 2003). "Party of One". Washington City Paper. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  11. Shoo (7 March 2004). "Snap You Like A Twig Review". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  12. Jenkins, Mark (2003-08-15). "Party of One "Caught the Blast"". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
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