The Third Rail (album)

The Third Rail (sometimes also referred to as Third Rail) is the fourth and final studio album by New York City-based blues rock band Railroad Jerk, released on October 8, 1996 on Matador Records.

The Third Rail
Studio album by Railroad Jerk
Released	October 8, 1996
Genre	Alternative rock, blues rock
Length	44:22
Label	Matador
Producer	Railroad Jerk, Settly
Railroad Jerk chronology
One Track Mind (1995) The Third Rail (1996)

Critical reception

Chris Nelson, of Addicted to Noise, ranked The Third Rail as his fourth favorite album of 1996.[1] Writing in the Village Voice, Robert Christgau gave the album a B+ grade, writing that on it, the band's frontman Marcellus Hall "...represents Manhattan art-slackerdom like the proud denizen he is."[2] AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, writing that "...much of the album rocks harder and better than any of their previous records."[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The A.V. Club	(favorable)[4]
Spin	7/10[5]
The Stanford Daily	[6]
The Village Voice	B+[2]

Track listing

1. Clean Shirt – 4:07
2. Objectify Me – 3:11
3. You Forgot – 3:48
4. Natalie – 4:20
5. You Bet – 4:32
6. Well – 4:45
7. Dusty Knuckle – 4:01
8. Middle Child – 3:13
9. This Is Not To Say I Still Miss You – 3:14
10. Another Nite At The Bar – 2:54
11. (I Can't Get) No Sleep – 3:47
12. Sweet Librarian – 1:57
13. Untitled – 0:33

References

1. Nelson, Chris (1997-01-08). "ATN Critic's Picks: Chris Nelson's Top 10 for '96". MTV News. Retrieved 2017-12-26.
2. Christgau, Robert (1998-06-02). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice.
3. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Third Rail - Railroad Jerk". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-12-26.
4. jgarden (2002-03-29). "Railroad Jerk: The Third Rail". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2017-12-26.
5. Wolk, Douglas (December 1996). "Records". Spin. Vol. 12 no. 9. SPIN Media LLC. pp. 143–4.
6. Flores, Angel (1996-11-14). "More Music". The Stanford Daily. Retrieved 2017-12-26.