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Released
  
June 12, 2012

Release date
  
12 June 2012

Length
  
45:43

Label
  
Hollywood Records

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Artist
  
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals

Genres
  
Hard rock, Roots rock, Funk rock, Experimental rock

Producers
  
Jim Scott, Buddy Cannon, Kenny Chesney

Similar
  
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals albums, Other albums

Grace potter and the nocturnals the lion the beast the beat


The Lion The Beast The Beat is the fourth studio album by American rock band Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, released on June 12, 2012. The album debuted at 17 on Billboard's Top 200 Album chart, selling 24,000 units in its opening week. The album has sold 159,000 copies in the US as of June 2015.

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Reception

Metacritic, a website which assigns television, music, and film an average score based on several reviews, gave the album a 70 out of 100, indicating positive reviews. Review website Consequence of Sound stated that "Potter’s vocals are gorgeous as always, but the overall tone of the Nocturnals has arguably changed — forgoing country for experimental rock, they’ve also successfully woven electronic influences into the mix". The New York Times said that The Lion The Beast The Beat is "the fourth, and by far best, studio album by this band". AllMusic, whilst calling the album overall a "creative leap" and Potter's melodies "solid", considered some of her lyric choices "...a bit clunky" and added that the band compensated with "passion, execution, and smart production choices and arrangements".

Mickey Woods of Glamour magazine considered the album a mixed result, commenting "which I believe to be intentional". He also called the album "frenzied and scattered, but incredibly dynamic", complimenting the instruments and Potter's "totally electric" voice and compared her voice to Jefferson Airplane. Review website PopMatters also gave the album a positive review, noting that Potter has the "vocal arsenal of a Greek God—part Joplin, part Boudica, all lethal weapon" and calling the album a "mischievously devilish quandary". PremierGuitar.com also gave the album a positive review, complimenting several of the songs including the title track and the album a "collection of highly inspired songs to deliver a full range of foot-stompers, piercing hooks, and driving melody".

Track listing

  • All songs written and composed by Grace Potter, except where noted.

    • Personnel

  • Grace Potter - vocals, organs, guitar, tambourine, keyboards, pianos, synth bass, percussion
  • Scott Tournett - guitars, echoplex, keyboards, bass, lap steel, vocals, loops, noise, ambience
  • Benny Yurco - guitars, synth bass, vocals, sitar, echoplex, bass, ambience, noise
  • Matt Burr - drums, tambourine, vocals, percussion, trash cans, shaker
  • Michael Libramento - drums, bass, agogo bells, vocals, keyboards, tambourine, Moog bass
  • Dan Auerbach - Casio drum loop on "Never Go Back", vocals & hand claps on "Lonliest Soul"
  • Jim Scott - percussion on "Parachute Heart"
  • David Campbell - string arrangements on "The Lion, The Beast, The Beat", "Stars", "One Heart Missing" & "The Divide"
  • Alison Krauss - Background vocals on "Stars"
  • Kenny Chesney - Background vocals on "Stars"

    • Songs

    The Lion the Beast the Beat5:26
    Never Go Back3:40
    Parachute Heart4:08

    References

    The Lion the Beast the Beat Wikipedia
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