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The follow up (generally considered to be their actual debut album), ''F# A# ∞'' , was released in 1997 on vinyl and 1998 on CD. The two editions are notably different, the CD version is almost twice the length of the vinyl due to added, lengthened, and rearranged movements. It is considered by some a loose [[Concept Album]] about the apocalypse.
Godspeed would stick to the minimalist, dissonant style of ''F# A# ∞'' for their breakthrough and magnum opus ''Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven'', a double album with four tracks. This style would be modified for their most recent record ''Yanqui U.X.O.'', produced by none other than [[
Their best-known songs are probably “The Dead Flag Blues,” “East Hastings,” “Storm,” and “09-15-00” due to their use in films and television ("East Hastings" was notably used in ''[[
It's also worth noting that their music contains a strong political component. They have been repeatedly described in the media as [[Useful Notes/Political Ideologies|anarchists]], although apparently no one in the group has explicitly subscribed to this label. However, their music definitely articulates a strong anti-authoritarian and anti-capitalist stance, which is even more explicit in sister band A Silver Mt. Zion (which contains several of the same members). That said, Efrim Menuck has said the band don't consciously try to be political, but simply write songs about the sort of things they talk about with their friends.
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* [[After the End]]: The monologue in “The Dead Flag Blues” describes this.
* [[A Good Name for
* [[Album Title Drop]]: A subtle one in ''F# A# ∞''. Side A of the vinyl begins in the key of F#, side B begins in the key of A#, and the record ends in an infinite locked groove.
* [[B Side]]: They contributed this to a split 7” single with fellow post-rock band Fly Pan Am.
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* [[Broken Record]]: The loop at the end of the vinyl edition of ''F# A# ∞''.
* [[Concept Album]]: ''F# A# ∞'' is considered this by some fans.
* [[Cover Version]]: The very first movement of "Antennas to Heaven," "Moya Sings 'Baby-O'" is [[Exactly What It Says
* [[Crapsack World]]: The monologue that introduces “The Dead Flag Blues.”
* [[Creepy Monotone]]:
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* [[Sampling]]: Loads of songs, but particularly “Storm,” “Providence,” and “Motherfucker=Redeemer.”
* [[Scary Musician, Harmless Music]]: Inverted. The band's music can be horrifying, but the band themselves are a bunch of polite Canadians.
* [[Shout-Out]]: “BBF3” on ''Slow Riot'' features a poem supposedly written by an interviewee (the core of the song is the man's rambling responses to questions), which is actually made of lyrics taken from [[Iron Maiden
* [[Something Blues]]: Of the “Dead Flag” variety.
* [[Song Style Shift]]: Very often.
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* [[Subdued Section]]: Every song has at least one.
* [[Textless Album Cover]]: ''F# A# ∞'', ''Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven'', and ''Yanqui U.X.O.''
* [[
* [[Title Drop]]: “The sun has fallen down, and the billboards are all leering. ''The flags are all dead'' at the top of their poles.”
* [[Wham! Line]]: “I open up my wallet. And it's full of blood.”
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