Fifteen Quiet Years is a compilation album by American math rock band Rodan, released on June 11, 2013 through Quarterstick Records. It consists of several tracks originally released only on compilations as well as recordings from the band's BBC session with John Peel. All the songs have been newly mastered by Bob Weston for their inclusion in Fifteen Quiet Years. All formats include a digital download of ten bonus live tracks.

Fifteen Quiet Years
Compilation album by
ReleasedJune 11, 2013
Recorded1992 (1992)–1994 (1994)
GenrePost-hardcore, math rock[1]
Length48:25
LabelQuarterstick
Rodan chronology
Rusty
(1994)
Fifteen Quiet Years
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Pitchfork Media(8.0/10)[3]
Tom HullA−[1]

Track listing edit

All tracks are written by Rodan

No.TitleLength
1."Darjeeling"4:09
2."Milk and Melancholy"3:11
3."Tron"2:27
4."Shiner"2:23
5."Tooth Fairy"5:42
6."Exoskeleton"7:34
7."Sangre"6:22
8."Big Things, Small Things"5:52
9."Before the Train"10:45
Total length:48:31
Bonus live download ('93/'94 tour)
No.TitleLength
1."Tooth Fairy Retribution" (The Black Cat, Washington, DC)6:46
2."Wurl" (The Flying Squire, Danbury, CT)7:19
3."Big Things, Small Things / Martin" (40 Watt Club, Athens, GA)14:15
4."Before the Train" (Lounge Ax, Chicago, IL)12:05
5."Milk and Melancholy" (Lounge Ax, Chicago, IL)4:25
6."Wurl" (Our House Cafe, Costa Mesa, CA)6:44
7."Darjeeling" (Thunderdome, Louisville, KY)5:01
8."Big Things, Small Things" (The Black Cat, Washington, DC)5:52
9."Exoskeleton" (Twice Told Books, Louisville, KY)6:50
10."Rocket House pre-show" (Louisville, KY)1:16
Total length:70:33

Personnel edit

Rodan
Production and additional personnel
  • David Babbitt – cover art
  • Lance Bangs – engineering
  • Julia Carney – engineering
  • Ted de Bono – engineering
  • Forrest French – engineering
  • Steve Good – engineering
  • Aadam Jacobs – engineering
  • Patrick Klem – engineering
  • Kevin Ratterman – mastering
  • Cory Rayborn – engineering
  • Rodan – mastering
  • Bob Weston – remastering

References edit

  1. ^ a b Hull, Tom (December 2013). "Recycled Goods (#115)". A Consumer Guide to the Trailing Edge. Tom Hull. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. ^ Thomas, Fred. "Fifteen Quiet Years". Allmusic. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
  3. ^ Stosuy, Brandon (June 14, 2013). "Rodan: Fifteen Quiet Years". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved June 14, 2013.