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The Fabled City

The Fabled City is the second studio album by The Nightwatchman, the alter ego of Tom Morello. It was released on September 30, 2008.[1]

The Fabled City
Studio album by
The Nightwatchman
ReleasedSeptember 30, 2008[1]
Recorded2008
GenreFolk rock, acoustic rock, anti-folk, protest music
LabelEpic
ProducerBrendan O'Brien
The Nightwatchman chronology
One Man Revolution
(2007) 		The Fabled City
(2008) 		Live at Lime
(2009)

The album was released under the Nightwatchman's new full title: Tom Morello: The Nightwatchman.

Serj Tankian (of System of a Down), Shooter Jennings, and Perry Farrell (of Jane's Addiction) are featured guests on the album, which was produced by Brendan O'Brien (Pearl Jam, Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave).[1]

On August 8, 2008, the track 'Whatever It Takes' was released on The Nightwatchman's MySpace.[2] On October 25, the bonus track "Shake My Shit" (featuring Perry Farrell) was released on Morello's Myspace page.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic61/100[13]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [3]
Blender     [4]
Drowned in Sound2/10[5]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[6]
Los Angeles Times    [7]
MSN Music (Consumer Guide) [8]
PopMatters3/10[9]
Rolling Stone     [10]
Spin     [11]
Under the Radar7/10[12]

Media reception to The Fabled City was generally favorable; aggregating website Metacritic reported a rating of 61% in December 2009 based on 11 critical reviews.[13]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Tom Morello, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Fabled City" 3:10
2."Whatever It Takes"
4:11
3."The King of Hell" 3:14
4."Night Falls" 3:48
5."The Lights Are On in Spidertown" 3:21
6."Midnight in the City of Destruction" 4:53
7."Saint Isabelle" 3:31
8."Lazarus On Down" (featuring Serj Tankian) 3:34
9."Gone Like Rain" 3:39
10."The Iron Wheel" (featuring Shooter Jennings) 2:40
11."Rise to Power" 3:57
12."Facing Mount Kenya" (iTunes Bonus Track) 4:08
13."Shake My Shit" (featuring Perry Farrell) (iTunes Bonus Track) 3:46

Bonus Disc Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Shadow of the Cannon"3:17
2."Fighting Song" (written by Outernational; performed by Outernational and Tom Morello)3:39
3."Stars of Orion"2:41

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Tom Morello Readies New Release
  2. ^ The Nightwatchman at MySpace.com
  3. ^ Allmusic review
  4. ^ Eells, Josh (October 6, 2008). "Tom Morello: The Night Watchmen : The Fabled City Review". Blender. Archived from the original on October 6, 2008. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  5. ^ Perry, Tom (September 30, 2008). "Album Review: The Nightwatchman, Tom Morello - The Fabled City". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  6. ^ Vozick-Levinson, Simon (September 23, 2008). "The Fabled City". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on September 29, 2008. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  7. ^ Powers, Ann (September 30, 2008). "Yes, just maybe a folk hero". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  8. ^ Christgau, Robert (July 2009). "Consumer Guide". MSN Music. Retrieved March 8, 2024 – via robertchristgau.com.
  9. ^ Savanadasa, Rajith (October 26, 2008). "The Nightwatchman: Fabled City". PopMatters. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  10. ^ Kemp, Mark (October 16, 2008). "The Fabled City : The Nightwatchman : Review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 3, 2009. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  11. ^ Uhelszki, Jaan (October 2008). "Reviews: New CDs". Spin. Vol. 24, no. 10. p. 112.
  12. ^ Valish, Frank (November 2, 2008). "The Fabled City". Under the Radar. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  13. ^ a b "The Fabled City (2008): Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved December 11, 2009.
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