The Brave and the Bold (album)

The Brave and the Bold
Studio album by
Tortoise & Bonnie "Prince" Billy
ReleasedJanuary 24, 2006 (2006-01-24)
Recorded2003–2004
StudioSoma
Length39:44
LabelOvercoat
Bonnie "Prince" Billy chronology
Superwolf
(2005) 		The Brave and the Bold
(2006) 		The Letting Go
(2006)
Tortoise chronology
It's All Around You
(2004) 		The Brave and the Bold
(2006) 		A Lazarus Taxon
(2006)

The Brave and the Bold is a 2006 collaborative studio album by Tortoise and Bonnie "Prince" Billy. It was released on Overcoat Recordings. It consists of interpretations of ten songs originally by a wide range of musicians.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic65/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar[2]
The A.V. ClubB+[3]
The GuardianStarStarStarStar[4]
Pitchfork5.4/10[5]
PopMattersStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar[6]
Slant MagazineStarStarStar[7]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 65, based on 28 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]

Amanda Petrusich of Pitchfork stated that "The Brave and the Bold is a collection of not-particularly-compelling cover songs, rolled out by two of contemporary indie's most uncompromising and rewarding forces."[5] Michael J. Kramer of PopMatters called it "a melding of the minds, a comic-book collision of musical forces whose mutant powers turn mere simulation into disturbing mimetic magic."[6]

Track listing

No.TitleOriginal artist(s)Length
1."Cravo E Canela"Milton Nascimento3:09
2."Thunder Road"Bruce Springsteen6:28
3."It's Expected I'm Gone"Minutemen3:21
4."Daniel"Elton John4:59
5."Love Is Love"Lungfish3:31
6."Pancho"Don Williams3:13
7."That's Pep!"Devo2:41
8."Some Say (I Got Devil)"Melanie Safka3:33
9."The Calvary Cross"Richard Thompson5:08
10."On My Own"Quix*o*tic3:41

Charts

Chart Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 77
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[9] 23
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[10] 31

References

  1. ^ a b "The Brave And The Bold by Tortoise & Bonnie "Prince" Billy". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on April 14, 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
  2. ^ Westergaard, Sean. "The Brave and the Bold - Tortoise". AllMusic. Archived from the original on April 14, 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
  3. ^ Murray, Noel (February 1, 2006). "Tortoise And Bonnie "Prince" Billy: The Brave And The Bold". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on April 13, 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
  4. ^ Simmons, Sylvie (January 12, 2006). "Tortoise / Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, The Brave and the Bold". The Guardian. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
  5. ^ a b Petrusich, Amanda (January 25, 2006). "TortoiseBonnie "Prince" Billy: The Brave and the Bold". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
  6. ^ a b Kramer, Michael J. (March 29, 2006). "Tortoise and Bonnie Prince Billy: The Brave and the Bold". PopMatters. Archived from the original on April 14, 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
  7. ^ Newlin, Jimmy (February 14, 2006). "Tortoise & Bonnie "Prince" Billy: The Brave and the Bold". Slant Magazine. Archived from the original on April 14, 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
  8. ^ "Ultratop.be – Tortoise %26 Bonnie %22Prince%22 Billy – The Brave And The Bold" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
  9. ^ "Heatseekers Albums - February 11, 2006". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 14, 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
  10. ^ "Independent Albums - February 11, 2006". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 14, 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
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