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
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
Rolling Stone[4]
Rocklouder[5]
Stereo Subversion[6]

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.[7]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
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
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

References
  1. Tom Morello Readies New Release
  2. The Nightwatchman at MySpace.com
  3. Allmusic review
  4. Rolling Stone review
  5. Rocklouder review
  6. Stereo Subversion review
  7. "The Fabled City (2008): Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2009-12-11.
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