Pick a Bigger Weapon

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Pick a Bigger Weapon
Studio album by
The Coup
ReleasedApril 25, 2006 (2006-04-25)
Genre
Length65:13
LabelEpitaph Records
ProducerBoots Riley, Organized Elements
The Coup chronology
Party Music
(2001) 		Pick a Bigger Weapon
(2006) 		Sorry to Bother You
(2012)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The A.V. ClubA−[3]
Robert ChristgauA[4]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[5]
Pitchfork7.9/10[6]
PopMatters[7]
Slant Magazine[8]
Stylus MagazineC[9]

Pick a Bigger Weapon is the fifth studio album by American hip hop group

Heatseekers Albums chart,[10] as well as number 35 on the Independent Albums chart.[11]

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 78 based on 25 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]

ThoughtCo placed it at number 9 on the "Best Rap Albums of 2006" list.[13]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Bullets and Love (Introduction)"1:29
2."We Are the Ones"4:15
3."Laugh/Love/Fuck"3:46
4."My Favorite Mutiny" (featuring Black Thought and Talib Kweli)4:35
5."IJusWannaLayArounAllDayInBedWithYou"5:16
6."Head (of State)"2:48
7."ShoYoAss"6:20
8."Yes 'Em to Death"1:17
9."Ass-Breath Killers"3:00
10."Get That Monkey Off Your Back"3:11
11."MindFuck (A New Equation)"4:20
12."Two Enthusiastic Thumbs Down" (featuring Jello Biafra)1:15
13."I Love Boosters!"3:45
14."Tiffany Hall"4:24
15."BabyLet'sHaveABabyBeforeBushDoSomethin'Crazy" (featuring Silk E)4:23
16."Captain Sterling's Little Problem" (featuring Tom Morello)4:31
17."The Stand"6:37

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

The Coup

  • Boots Riley – vocals, claps, drum programming, production, recording, mixing
  • Pam the Funkstress – turntables

Additional musicians

  • Michael Aaberg – synthesizer (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10), piano (4, 5, 7, 11, 16, 17), clavinet (7, 10), organ (10, 17)
  • Steve Wyreman – guitar (1)
  • IRS – vocals (2)
  • Moses Kremer – guitar (2)
  • Uriah Duffy – bass guitar (2, 11, 15)
  • Oslem Asina – vocals (3)
  • Silk E – vocals (3, 15)
  • Reginald Brown – vocals (3)
  • Dawn-Elissa Fischer – vocals (3, 5)
  • Dave Council – bass guitar (3, 4, 10, 14), piano (13, 14), synthesizer (14)
  • James Henry – congas (3), percussion (4)
  • Black Thought – vocals (4)
  • Talib Kweli – vocals (4)
  • Rod Gadson – vocals (4)
  • Viveca Hawkins – vocals (4, 9)
  • Eric McFadden – guitar (4, 9, 10, 11)
  • David James – guitar (5, 11, 14)
  • Damion Gallegos – guitar (5), claps (5), recording
  • John Payne – bass guitar (5)
  • Damion Masterson – harmonica (5)
  • Ben Barnes – viola (5, 14, 15), violin (5, 14, 15), cello (14)
  • Rebekah Raff – harp (5)
  • Brian Collier – drums (5)
  • Degi Simmons – congas (5, 10)
  • Kween – vocals (6, 17)
  • Lawrence "L" Wiley – vocals (6, 16)
  • Elijah Baker – bass guitar (6, 7, 13, 17)
  • Reggie B. – vocals (7)
  • B'nai Rebelfront – guitar (7)
  • Dawud Allah – vocals (8)
  • Jordan Rode – vocals (8)
  • Butch – vocals (9)
  • Alina Hubbard-Riley – vocals (10)
  • stic.man – vocals (10)
  • Dawud Allah – vocals (12)
  • Jordan Rode – vocals (12), recording
  • Jello Biafra – vocals (12)
  • Jubu Smith – guitar (13, 14, 16)
  • Myron Glasper – vocals (13, 14)
  • D'wayne Wiggins – guitar (15)
  • Reginald Brown – vocals (16)
  • Tom Morello – guitar (16)
  • Vernon Hall – bass guitar (16)
  • Q Jackson – cymbal (17)
  • Cameron Hunt – guitar (17)
  • Pete Ortega – saxophone (17)
  • Isaac Tena – trumpet (17)
  • Organized Elements – drum programming (17), production (17)

Technical personnel

  • Matt Kelley – recording, mixing
  • Kenneth Hung – cover art

Charts

Chart Peak
position
US
Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[10]
 24
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[11] 35

References

  1. ^
    CBS Interactive
    . Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  2. ^ Kellman, Andy. "Pick a Bigger Weapon - The Coup". AllMusic. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  3. ^ Rabin, Nathan (April 26, 2006). "The Coup: Pick A Bigger Weapon". The A.V. Club. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  4. Christgau's Consumer Guide
    . Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  5. ^ Hermes, Will (April 24, 2006). "Pick a Bigger Weapon". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  6. ^ Macia, Peter (May 17, 2006). "The Coup: Pick a Bigger Weapon". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  7. ^ Heaton, Dave (April 24, 2006). "The Coup: Pick a Bigger Weapon". PopMatters. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  8. ^ Newlin, Jimmy (April 23, 2006). "The Coup: Pick a Bigger Weapon". Slant Magazine. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  9. ^ Gaerig, Andrew (April 26, 2006). "The Coup - Pick a Bigger Weapon". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on January 8, 2011. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  10. ^ a b "The Coup: Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  11. ^ a b "The Coup: Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  12. ^ "Rolling Stone's Best Albums Of '06". Stereogum. December 14, 2006. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  13. ThoughtCo
    . June 18, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2018.

External links

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