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Rock Action is the third studio album by Scottish post-rock band Mogwai. The album was produced by Dave Fridmann of Mercury Rev in New York.[12]

Rock Action
Studio album by Mogwai
Released	30 April 2001 (2001-04-30)
Studio	Tarbox Road Studios (Cassadaga, New York) Sorcerer Sound Studios (New York, New York) CaVa Studios (Glasgow, Scotland)
Genre	Post-rock slowcore glitch
Length	38:28
Label	Matador
Producer	Dave Fridmann
Mogwai chronology
Come On Die Young (1999) Rock Action (2001) Happy Songs for Happy People (2003)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	76/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Alternative Press	4/5[3]
Blender	[4]
The Boston Phoenix	[5]
The Guardian	[6]
NME	8/10[7]
Pitchfork	8.0/10[8]
Q	[9]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[10]
Spin	8/10[11]

Overview

Rock Action brought with it some changes to Mogwai's sound that they would continue to develop later, including the use of electronic instruments. While song structures on this album are typical of the band in most cases and respects, some of the contrasting dynamics have been toned down slightly and many of the songs focus more on texture than on structure. For the first time, Mogwai utilised synthesizers, expanding their timbral palette. The tone of Rock Action is somewhat less dark than previous works, but maintains Mogwai's cryptic cynicism.

The single "Dial: Revenge" features Welsh vocals from Gruff Rhys of Super Furry Animals.[12] Rhys has said of the song title: "I think (Mogwai) were into me writing in Welsh, because they're an instrumental band and they wanted a singer who would be just sounds for most people. Back then, people were still using payphones. When you take a payphone off the hook, on the LCD screen it flashes 'DIAL'. But in Welsh, dial – pronounced 'dee-al' – means revenge. It puts you in a weird place when you're making a phone call. So the song was about that."[13] The song "2 "Rights Make 1 Wrong" was originally titled "Banjo".[14]

The photographs that make up the artwork for the album were taken in a bar in Glasgow called Nice 'n' Sleazy. When the inside cover is unfolded, part of the logo for Mwng, an album by Super Furry Animals released the previous year, can be seen.

In 2009, Rock Action was awarded a gold certification from the Independent Music Companies Association, which indicated sales of at least 100,000 copies throughout Europe.[15]

Track listing

Personnel

Mogwai

• Dominic Aitchison – bass
• Stuart Braithwaite – guitar, vocals
• Martin Bulloch – drums
• Barry Burns – guitar, keyboard, vocoder
• John Cummings – guitar, piano

Additional musicians

• David Pajo – backing vocals on "Take Me Somewhere Nice"
• Gruff Rhys – vocals on "Dial: Revenge", backing vocals on "2 Rights Make 1 Wrong"
• The Remote Viewer – programming and banjo on "2 Rights Make 1 Wrong"
• Willie Campbell – backing vocals on "2 Rights Make 1 Wrong"
• Charlie Clark – backing vocals on "2 Rights Make 1 Wrong"
• Gary Lightbody – backing vocals on "2 Rights Make 1 Wrong"
• Michael Brawley – strings and horns on "Take Me Somewhere Nice" and "2 Rights Make 1 Wrong"
• Dave Fridmann – strings and horns on "Dial: Revenge" and "Secret Pint"

Production

• Dave Fridmann – production, mixing, recording
• Tony Doogan – recording
• Willie Deans – engineering (assistant, at CaVa Studios)
• Bill Racine – engineering (assistant, at Sorcerer Sound Studios)
• Vella Design – design, art
• Steve Gullick – photography

Charts

Chart (2001)	Peak position
French Albums (SNEP)[16]	82
Scottish Albums (OCC)[17]	20
UK Albums (OCC)[18]	23
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[19]	4
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[20]	20
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[21]	16

References

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Rock Action — третий студийный альбом шотландской пост-рок-группы Mogwai, выпущенный 30 апреля 2001 года лейблом Matador.

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