| For Hero: For Fool | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 3, 2006 (2006-10-03) | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 51:09 | |||
| Label | Lex Records | |||
| Producer | Subtle | |||
| Subtle chronology | ||||
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| Singles from For Hero: For Fool | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 85/1001 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   2 |
| Alternative Press | 3 |
| Cokemachineglow | 90%4 |
| Drowned in Sound | 10/105 |
| Pitchfork | 8.0/106 |
| Playlouder | 7 |
| PopMatters | 7/108 |
| Q |  9 |
| Stylus | B+10 |
| Uncut | 8/1011 |
For Hero: For Fool is the second studio album by American hip hop sextet Subtle. It was released on Lex Records in 2006. "The Mercury Craze" was released as a single from the album.12
Critical reception
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 85% based on 14 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".1
Marisa Brown of AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5, describing it as "a complex, innovative, sometimes bizarre, and usually utterly confusing journey into the minds of lyricist Doseone and his five bandmates."2 Neal Hayes of PopMatters gave the album 7 stars out of 10, saying, "the Oakland-based group presents a futuristic musical vision that is vivid, unsettling, and, above all, distinctive."8
OC Weekly included it on the "Album Covers of the Year" list.13
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "A Tale of Apes I" | 3:18 |
| 2. | "A Tale of Apes II" | 2:13 |
| 3. | "Middleclass Stomp" | 4:14 |
| 4. | "Middleclass Kill" | 4:36 |
| 5. | "Midas Gutz" | 2:37 |
| 6. | "Nomanisisland" | 4:20 |
| 7. | "The Mercury Craze" | 4:40 |
| 8. | "Bed to the Bills" | 4:50 |
| 9. | "Return of the Vein" | 4:11 |
| 10. | "Call to Dive" | 7:08 |
| 11. | "The Ends" | 8:57 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
- Dax Pierson – vocals, harmonica
- Alexander Kort – electric cello, acoustic cello, electric bass, acoustic bass
- Jordan Dalrymple – drums, guitar, synthesizer, vocals
- Jeffrey "Jel" Logan – drum machine
- Marty Kalani Dowers – woodwinds, synthesizer
- Adam "Doseone" Drucker – words, vocals, treatment, artwork
Technical personnel
- Subtle – recording
- Tony Espinoza – mixing
References
References
- "For Hero: For Fool by Subtle". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
- Brown, Marisa. "For Hero: For Fool - Subtle". AllMusic. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
- The sextet take glitchy electronics, nerdy psychedelic rock and various forms of hip-hop to create a completely over-the-top concept album--and it works perfectly. [Dec 2006, p.208]
- "Subtle For Hero : For Fool". Cokemachineglow. September 29, 2006. Archived from the original on December 1, 2006. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
- Saunders, Daniel (October 16, 2006). "Subtle: For Hero: For Fool". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on October 19, 2006. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
- Dahlen, Chris (October 5, 2006). "Subtle - for hero: for fool". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
- Jones, Domino (October 31, 2006). "For Hero : For Fool - Subtle". Playlouder. Archived from the original on November 20, 2006. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
- Hayes, Neal (October 3, 2006). "Subtle: For Hero: For Fool". PopMatters. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
- Absorbing. [Jan 2007, p.153]
- Rosenberg, Tal (December 15, 2006). "Subtle - For Hero: For Fool". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
- Running over with ideas. [Nov 2006, p.128]
- "The Mercury Craze - Digital". Lex Records. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
- Ferguson, Kevin (December 28, 2006). "Album Covers Of The Year 2006". OC Weekly. Archived from the original on March 13, 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2014.