Picture 1 of 2
The Monitor by Titus Andronicus (CD, 2010) Brand New Factory Sealed
Condition:
Postage:
Located in: Greenwood, Indiana, United States
Delivery:
Estimated between Mon, 24 Jun and Thu, 27 Jun to 43230
Returns:
Coverage:
Read item description or contact seller for details. See all detailsSee all details on coverage
(Not eligible for eBay purchase protection programmes)
Shop with confidence
Seller information
- 99.9% positive feedback
Registered as a Business Seller
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:115921703430
Item specifics
- Condition
- Features
- Sealed
- UPC
- 0634904047726
- Artist
- Titus Andronicus
- Format
- CD
- Release Year
- 2010
- Record Label
- XL Recordings, Bqtx
- Release Title
- The Monitor
- Genre
- Alternative Rock
About this product
Product Identifiers
Record Label
XL Recordings, Bqtx
UPC
0634904047726
eBay Product ID (ePID)
12046035548
Product Key Features
Release Year
2010
Format
CD
Genre
Alternative Rock
Artist
Titus Andronicus
Release Title
The Monitor
Dimensions
Item Height
0.37 in
Item Weight
0.20 lb
Item Length
5.68 in
Item Width
4.95 in
Additional Product Features
Number of Tracks
10
Number of Discs
1
Tracks
1.1 A More Perfect Union 1.2 Titus Andronicus Forever or Theme from "The Monitor" 1.3 No Future Part Three: Escape from No Future 1.4 Richard II or Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds 1.5 A Pot in Which to Piss 1.6 Four Score and Seven 1.7 Theme from "Cheers" 1.8 To Old Friends and New 1.9 ... and Ever or Theme from "The Monitor" (Reprise) 1.10 The Battle of Hampton Roads
Notes
If Bruce Springsteen sowed the seeds of small-town introspection, his fellow New Jerseyites Titus Andronicus are flooding the fields. The punk quintet deconstructed postindustrial life with it's gut-wrenching debut, the Airing of Grievances. And the band's sophomore LP, the Monitor, crushes the rosy spectacles of heartland rock, peeling away the façade of barroom camaraderie to reveal an entire generation inured to those highs. The comedown is a deeply pessimistic exploration of Americana and it's now-quixotic quest for authenticity, loosely tethered to a fictional Civil War-era travel narrative spanning the trackless forests between New Jersey and Massachusetts. The band makes liberal use of quiet/loud/quiet counterpoints between vocals and instrumentation; muted guitar modulations explode with incendiary riffs and thunderous drums, then revert to quiet drone. Patrick Stickles' choked Oberstian yelp surfs the slow boil of opener "A More Perfect Union" for nearly two minutes before a wry lyrical nod ("Cause tramps like us, baby, we were born to die") introduces the lead guitar. Bluesy piano rocker "Titus Andronicus Forever" and the banjo-driven stomp of "Richard II" paint apocalyptic portraits of physically and spiritually wasted communities. These heart-on-sleeve polemics are bookended by soliloquy and recitations of Abraham Lincoln's speeches that pop and hiss with warnings that "if destruction be our lot, we ourselves must be it's author and finisher." Sprawling 14-minute closer "The Battle of Hampton Roads" is named after the Civil War naval stalemate between the Monitor and Merrimack ironclads, a futile battle echoed in Stickles' narration of ever-increasing self-destructive excess: "And there is no race more human / No one throws it away like they do." for Titus Andronicus, there are no more glory days to be had in Jersey, or anywhere else. "The enemy is everywhere" is the Monitor's twice-invoked refrain, the central thesis of an album that's both uncompromisingly bleak and impossible to ignore.
Item description from the seller
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:115921703430
Postage and handling
Item location:
Greenwood, Indiana, United States
Post to:
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan Republic, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde Islands, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon Republic, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Croatia, Republic of the Congo, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City State, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, Western Samoa, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Excludes:
Barbados, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Guadeloupe, Libya, Martinique, New Caledonia, Reunion, Russian Federation, Ukraine, Venezuela
| Postage and handling | To | Service | Delivery*See Delivery notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| US $4.13 (approx PHP 242.14) | United States | Economy Postage (USPS Media MailTM) | Estimated between Mon, 24 Jun and Thu, 27 Jun to 43230 |
| Handling time |
|---|
| Will usually post within 2 business days of receiving cleared payment. |
| Taxes |
|---|
| Taxes may be applicable at checkout. Learn moreLearn more about paying tax on eBay purchases. |
Sales Tax for an item #115921703430
Sales Tax for an item #115921703430
Seller collects sales tax for items shipped to the following states:
| State | Sales Tax Rate |
|---|
Return policy
| Return policy details |
|---|
| The seller will not accept returns for this item. |
Seller feedback (1,491)
e***r (125)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past month
Verified purchase
Decent price and quick delivery
l***n (38)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past month
Verified purchase
Item shipped promptly and was as described. Good Seller!
d***7 (326)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past month
Verified purchase
One of the best sellers on eBay! Combined shipping and shipped out extremely fast. Packaged very well. Thanks so much!