I Am the Fun Blame Monster!
I Am the Fun Blame Monster! is the debut album of the band Menomena. It was self-released on May 20, 2003 and made available exclusively through online retailer CD Baby. The CD was re-released by FILMguerrero in 2004, and then again by Barsuk/FILMguerrero in 2007. A white vinyl LP was released by FILMguerrero in 2005 that featured an origami design by band member Brent Knopf and hand screen printing/assembly by band member Danny Seim. The original run was limited to 500 copies, which sold out. FILMguerrero re-released the LP in 2007 on 180 gram vinyl, but without the intricate packaging. The title is an anagram for "The First Menomena Album."
| I Am the Fun Blame Monster! | ||||
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| Released | May 20, 2003 (Self release) & October 23, 2003 (Through FILMguerrero) | |||
| Recorded | 2003 Hot Water Bottle in Cornelius, Oregon | |||
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| Length | 44:26 | |||
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| Producer | Menomena | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 82/100 |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Pitchfork | 8.7/10 |
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| Stylus Magazine | B+ |
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On May 24, 2011, the album was reissued as a double album alongside a bonus DVD. The bonus material features 9 bonus tracks and rare footage of the band's appearances on Portland cable public-access television program The Sista Social Show, a live performance at Portland's Meow-Meow and music videos for the album tracks "Trigga Hiccups" and "Cough Coughing".