This Is a Hospital

This Is a Hospital is the debut album by Chicago-based punk rock band The Ghost. It was released March 5, 2002 on Some Records to generally positive reviews.

This Is a Hospital
Studio album by
The Ghost
ReleasedMarch 5, 2002
RecordedAug 2001
GenreEmo, indie rock
Length37:40
LabelSome
ProducerSteve Albini[1]
The Ghost chronology
This Is a Hospital
(2002)		 This Pen is a Weapon
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Pitchfork Media(8.1/10)[1]
Stylus Magazine(C)[3]

Jason D. Taylor from Allmusic described the lyrics as "scathing in their intensity yet brutally honest" and is an album which "displays much potential".[2] He compares their musical arrangements to post-hardcore band Thursday.[2] Pitchfork Media's Rob Mitchum calls the album a blend of "straightforward indie rock with some jagged post-punk hues for a rhythmic, powerful, incisive guitar-and-bass attack", and the band "distinguish themselves with some impressive songwriting.[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by The Ghost.

No.TitleLength
1."Death by the Bay"2:52
2."On and On"3:26
3."Gem, Mint Ten"3:54
4."Groundswell"2:39
5."My First and Last"4:00
6."Diffuser"4:34
7."By the Books"5:34
8."A New Trick for the Old Dog"3:22
9."The Exhibition"3:26
10."Red Slippers Red Wheels"3:50
Total length:37:40

References
  1. Mitchum, Rob (June 10, 2002). "Review: This Is a Hospital". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
  2. Taylor, Jason D. "Review: This Is a Hospital". Allmusic. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
  3. Freelon, Deen (September 1, 2003). "Review: This Is a Hospital". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
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