Start Together
{{Short description|2014 compilation box set by Sleater-Kinney}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Start Together
| type = box
| artist = Sleater-Kinney
| cover = Start_Together.jpg
| alt =
| released = October 21, 2014
| recorded = 1995–2014
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Punk rock
| length = 268:08
| label = Sub Pop
| producer =
| prev_title = The Woods
| prev_year = 2005
| next_title = No Cities to Love
| next_year = 2015
}}
Start Together is compilation box set containing the entire remastered discography of the American rock band Sleater-Kinney. A digital version of the remastered box set was released on September 2, 2014. Three thousand limited edition physical copies of the box set were released on colored vinyl with a 44-page companion book on October 21, 2014.{{cite news |last=Kreps |first=Daniel |date=September 2, 2014 |title=Sleater-Kinney Releasing Career-Spanning 'Start Together' Box Set |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/sleater-kinney-releasing-career-spanning-start-together-box-set-20140902 |magazine=Rolling Stone |accessdate=September 10, 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022080310/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/sleater-kinney-releasing-career-spanning-start-together-box-set-20140902 |archivedate=October 22, 2014}}{{cite news |last=Beauchemin |first=Molly |date=September 2, 2014 |title=Sleater-Kinney to Release Start Together Box Set |url=http://pitchfork.com/news/56516-sleater-kinney-to-release-start-together-box-set/ |publisher=Pitchfork Media |accessdate=September 10, 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141101032305/http://pitchfork.com/news/56516-sleater-kinney-to-release-start-together-box-set/ |archivedate=November 1, 2014}}{{cite news |last=Lipshutz |first=Jason |date=September 2, 2014 |title=Sleater-Kinney's 'Start Together' Box Set Out in October |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6236595/sleater-kinney-start-together-box-set |magazine=Billboard |accessdate=September 10, 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141108141922/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6236595/sleater-kinney-start-together-box-set |archivedate=November 8, 2014}} The box set also included a 7″ single of the song "Bury Our Friends" from their 2015 album No Cities to Love.{{cite web |date=October 20, 2014 |url=https://www.subpop.com/news/2014/10/20/its_official_sub_pop_can_keep_a_secret_sleater_kinney_to_release_new_record_tour/ |title=It's Official: Sub Pop Can Keep a Secret (Sleater-Kinney to Release New Record/Tour) |work=SubPop.com |accessdate=November 8, 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025041057/https://www.subpop.com/news/2014/10/20/its_official_sub_pop_can_keep_a_secret_sleater_kinney_to_release_new_record_tour |archivedate=October 25, 2014}}
Critical reception
{{Album ratings
|MC=94/100{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/start-together-box-set/sleater-kinney|title=Start Together [Box Set] – Sleater-Kinney|publisher=Metacritic. CBS Interactive|accessdate=November 22, 2014}}
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score={{rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web|last=Phares|first=Heather|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/start-together-mw0002745901|title=Start Together – Sleater-Kinney |publisher=Allmusic. Rovi Corporation|accessdate=November 9, 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115120401/http://www.allmusic.com/album/start-together-mw0002745901 |archivedate=November 15, 2014}}
| rev2 = The Guardian
| rev3 = Pitchfork Media
}}
Jenn Pelly of Pitchfork Media praised the compilation box set, stating that "Start Together tells the unlikely story of how this band carried the wildfire of '90s Oly-punk to pastures of more ambitious musicality—a decade that moves from caterwauling shrieks to glowing lyricism, from barebones snark to Zep-length improv, from personal-political to outright (left) political."
Contents
- Sleater Kinney
- Call the Doctor
- Dig Me Out
- The Hot Rock
- All Hands on the Bad One
- One Beat
- The Woods
- "Bury Our Friends" (single)
Charts
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |
| scope="col"|Chart (2014)
!scope="col"|Peak |
|---|
| scope="row"|US Billboard 200{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/start-together-mw0002745901/awards|title=Start Together – Sleater-Kinney Awards|publisher=Allmusic. Rovi Corporation|accessdate=November 9, 2014}}
|align=center|176 |
| scope="row"|US Independent Albums (Billboard)
|align=center|37 |
| scope="row"|US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)
|align=center|43 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.subpop.com/news/2014/09/02/sub_pop_to_release_7xlp_sleater_kinney_box_set_oct_21st Sup Pop] press release
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Category:2014 compilation albums