The Third Hand
Studio album by
RJD2
ReleasedMarch 6, 2007 (2007-03-06)
Genre
Length47:05
LabelXL Recordings
ProducerRJD2
RJD2 chronology
Magnificent City
(2006) 		The Third Hand
(2007) 		The Colossus
(2010)
Singles from The Third Hand
  1. "You Never Had It So Good"
    Released: 2007
  2. "Work It Out"
    Released: 2007

The Third Hand is the third studio album by RJD2.[1] It was released on XL Records on March 6, 2007.[2] It peaked at number 190 on the Billboard 200 chart,[3] number 5 on the Heatseekers Albums chart,[4] and number 23 on the Independent Albums chart.[5] The Third Hand Instrumentals, an instrumental version of the album, was also released in 2007.[6][7]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic60/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
The A.V. ClubB−[8]
Billboardmixed[9]
MusicOMH[10]
NME5/10[11]
Pitchfork3.7/10[12]
PopMatters[13]
Spinmixed[14]
Stylus MagazineC+[15]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 60, based on 28 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[2]

Noel Murray of The A.V. Club gave the album a grade of B−, saying: "About half of The Third Hand is given over to dub exercises and soundtrack-ready soundscapes, while the other half pushes fairly conventional alt-pop, heavy on the Beatles-esque flourishes."[8] Dave Heaton of PopMatters gave the album 5 stars out of 10, saying: "You may have to listen past a few layers to be satisfied, but there is a level of satisfaction to be found."[13]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Intro"1:00
2."You Never Had It So Good"4:04
3."Have Mercy"3:18
4."Reality"3:01
5."Work It Out"3:26
6."Laws of the Gods"2:10
7."Get It"3:30
8."Someday"1:22
9."The Bad Penny"4:04
10."Beyond the Beyond"3:57
11."Sweet Piece"4:00
12."Rules for Normal Living"4:03
13."Paper Bubbles"2:49
14."Just When"3:28
15."The Evening Gospel"2:53
Total length:47:05
iTunes edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
16."The Past Time"9:22
17."The Wilderness"3:42
Total length:60:09

Charts

Chart Peak
position
US Billboard 200[3] 190
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[4] 5
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[5] 23

References

  1. ^ Kharas, Kev (January 4, 2007). "Album news: RJD2 shows his Third Hand". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on April 14, 2016. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "The Third Hand by Rjd2". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Rjd2: Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Rjd2: Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Rjd2: Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  6. ^ a b Bush, John. "RJD2 - The Third Hand". AllMusic. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  7. ^ Hamilton, Pierre (August 14, 2007). "RJD2: The Third Hand Instrumentals". Exclaim!. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  8. ^ a b Murray, Noel (March 13, 2007). "RJD2: The Third Hand". The A.V. Club. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  9. ^ Vrabel, Jeff (February 27, 2007). "Review: RJD2's 'The Third Hand'". Billboard. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  10. ^ Hands, Steve (March 5, 2007). "RJD2 – The Third Hand". MusicOMH. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  11. ^ Mackay, Emily (March 2, 2007). "RJD2: The Third Hand". NME. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  12. ^ Patrin, Nate (March 9, 2007). "RJD2: The Third Hand". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  13. ^ a b Heaton, Dave (March 8, 2007). "Rjd2: The Third Hand". PopMatters. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  14. ^ Harris, Keith (March 15, 2007). "RJD2, 'The Third Hand' (XL)". Spin. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  15. ^ Weiss, Jeff (March 8, 2007). "RJD2 - The Third Hand". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on March 9, 2012. Retrieved March 28, 2016.

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