2010 studio album by World's End Girlfriend
| Seven Idiots | ||||
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| Studio album by World's End Girlfriend | ||||
| Released | 14 September 2010 (2010-09-14) | |||
| Length | 79:43 | |||
| Label | Virgin Babylon Records | |||
| Producer | World's End Girlfriend | |||
| World's End Girlfriend chronology | ||||
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Seven Idiots is a studio album by World's End Girlfriend. It was originally released via Virgin Babylon Records in Japan on 14 September 2010. It peaked at number 86 on the Oricon Albums Chart. It was re-released via Erased Tapes Records in Europe and North America the following year. A music video was created for "Les Enfants du Paradis".
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    |
| PopMatters |   |
Jedd Beaudoin of PopMatters gave the album 9 out of 10 stars, commenting that "Japanese genius World's End Girlfriend returns with a seriously strange and beautiful range of songs, sounds, and styles on its latest release, Seven Idiots." Meanwhile, Ned Raggett of AllMusic gave the album 3.5 out of 5 stars, calling it "a series of achievements that are unquestionably technically impressive, yet ultimately tiring when piled one on top of the other."
Track listing
All tracks are written by World's End Girlfriend
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Divine Comedy Reverse" | 1:23 |
| 2. | "Les Enfants du Paradis" | 7:13 |
| 3. | "Teen Age Ziggy" | 5:03 |
| 4. | "Decalogue Minus 8" | 6:51 |
| 5. | "Ulysses Gazer" | 5:17 |
| 6. | "Helter Skelter Cha-Cha-Cha" | 4:47 |
| 7. | "Galaxy Kid 666" | 5:29 |
| 8. | "Bohemian Purgatory Part 1" | 8:29 |
| 9. | "Bohemian Purgatory Part 2" | 10:51 |
| 10. | "Bohemian Purgatory Part 3" | 3:15 |
| 11. | "Der Spiegel im Spiegel im Spiegel" | 4:33 |
| 12. | "The Offering Inferno" | 8:33 |
| 13. | "Unfinished Finale Shed" | 7:59 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Virgin Babylon" | 2:42 |
| 2. | "Anne" | 12:14 |
| 3. | "Green Green" | 2:20 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
- World's End Girlfriend – music
- Katsuhiko Maeda – guitar
- Takuto Uzuno – guitar
- Mio Okamura – violin
- Seigen Tokuzawa – cello
- Ken-ichi Matsumoto – saxophone
Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) | 86 |
References
- ^ "World's End Girlfriend - Seven Idiots". Virgin Babylon Records. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ "Seven Idiots | World's End Girlfriend". Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- "World's End Girlfriend最新作ヨーロッパ&北米リリース決定". Natalie (in Japanese). 22 February 2011. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- "World's End Girlfriend 3年半ぶりアルバムから新曲PV初公開". Natalie (in Japanese). 13 August 2010. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ Raggett, Ned. "Seven Idiots - World's End Girlfriend". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ Beaudoin, Jedd (19 June 2011). "World's End Girlfriend: Seven Idiots". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 6 July 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
External links
- Seven Idiots at Discogs (list of releases)