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Let the War Against Music Begin

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{{Infobox album

| name = Let the War Against Music Begin

| type = Album

| artist = The Minus 5

| cover = m5waragainstmusic.gif

| alt = An anime-style drawing of a schoolgirl surrounded by a series of colorful circles with spokes drawn in them

| released = 2001

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre = Rock music

| length = {{duration|m=46|s=36}}

| label = Mammoth

| producer =

| prev_title = In Rock

| prev_year = 2000

| next_title = I Don't Know Who I Am (Let the War Against Music Begin Vol. 2)

| next_year = 2003

}}

Let the War Against Music Begin is an album by American rock group The Minus 5. It was released on Mammoth Records in 2001 as part of a split album with Because We Hate You by the Young Fresh Fellows.

Recording and release

This album was paired with a Young Fresh Fellows release, Because We Hate You. The two Scott McCaughey-fronted groups toured together to promote the releases. Tracks from these sessions were released later in the year as I Don't Know Who I Am (Let the War Against Music Begin Vol. 2).

Critical reception

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}

| rev2 = PopMatters

| rev2Score = {{cite web |title=The Minus 5 / Young Fresh Fellows: Let The War Against Music Begin / Because We Hate You |url=https://www.popmatters.com/minus5-youngfreshfellows-2495984525.html |website=www.popmatters.com |date=February 26, 2001}}

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Track listing

  1. "Great News Around You"
  2. "Got You"
  3. "Ghost Tarts of Stockholm"
  4. "The Rifleman"
  5. "You Don't Mean It"
  6. "A Thousand Years Away"
  7. "The Amazing Dolphin Boy"
  8. "Thirsty Bird"
  9. "One Bar at a Time"
  10. "John Barleycorn Must Live"
  11. "Desperate for Someone"
  12. "Your Day Will Come (Parts 1 & 2)"

References

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{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/let-the-war-against-music-begin-because-we-hate-you-mw0001891108 |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |accessdate=May 11, 2020 |title=Let the War Against Music Begin/Because We Hate You |language=en-US}}

{{Cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/5319-i-dont-know-who-i-am-let-the-war-against-music-begin-vol-2/ |title=The Minus 5: I Don't Know Who I Am: Let the War Against Music Begin, Vol.{{nbsp}}2 |last=Tangari |first=Joe |publisher=Pitchfork Media |language=en-US |accessdate=May 11, 2020 |date=February 5, 2004}}

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External links

  • [https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the-minus-5-the-young-fresh-fellows/let-the-war-against-music-begin-because-we-hate-you/ Let the War Against Music Begin] at Rate Your Music

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Category:2001 albums

Category:The Minus 5 albums

Category:Mammoth Records albums

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