The Ghost of Fashion is the third album by indie rock band Clem Snide. The song "Ice Cube" was released as a single in Europe, and the song "Moment in the Sun" was used as the theme song during the second season of the NBC television program Ed,[7] later spawning an EP of the same title.

The Ghost of Fashion
Studio album by
Released2001
GenreIndie, alt-country
Length47:00
LabelspinART
ProducerJason Glasser
Clem Snide chronology
Your Favorite Music
(1999)
The Ghost of Fashion
(2001)
Moment in the Sun EP
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
Pitchfork7.0/10[3]
Rolling Stone[4]
Spin8/10[5]
The Village VoiceA–[6]

The Ghost of Fashion was ranked the 3rd best album of 2001 by Rolling Stone critic David Peisner,[8] and Robert Christgau ranked it #27 on his 2001 Pazz & Jop Dean's List.[9]

Track listing

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  1. "Let's Explode" - 4:10
  2. "Long Lost Twin" - 3:30
  3. "Ice Cube" - 2:13
  4. "Chinese Baby" - 3:33
  5. "Don't Be Afraid of Your Anger" - 3:20
  6. "Evil vs. Good" - 3:51
  7. "Moment in the Sun" - 5:30
  8. "The Curse of Great Beauty" - 2:24
  9. "Joan Jett of Arc" - 3:54
  10. "The Junky Jews" - 4:20
  11. "Ancient Chinese Secret Blues" - 5:39
  12. "The Ballad of Unzer Charlie" - 1:57
  13. "No One's More Happy Than You" - 3:29

References

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  1. ^ Smith, Jim. "The Ghost of Fashion - Clem Snide". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2000). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195313734.
  3. ^ Dark, John (2001-06-30). "Clem Snide: The Ghost of Fashion Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  4. ^ Moon, Tom (2001-07-05). "The Ghost of Fashion". Rolling Stone. No. 872. Archived from the original on 2002-02-25. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
  5. ^ Hunter, James (2001-08-01). "Clem Snide: The Ghost of Fashion". Spin. SPIN Media LLC. p. 13.
  6. ^ Christgau, Robert (2001-08-07). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  7. ^ Moment in the Sun Review
  8. ^ "Our Critics' Top Albums of 2001". Rolling Stone. 2001-12-26.
  9. ^ Christgau, Robert (2002-02-12). "Pazz & Jop 2001: Dean's List". The Village Voice.