The Third Rail (album)

The Third Rail (sometimes also referred to as Third Rail) is the fourth and final studio album by New York City-based blues rock band Railroad Jerk, released on October 8, 1996 on Matador Records.

The Third Rail
Studio album by
Railroad Jerk
ReleasedOctober 8, 1996 (1996-10-08)
GenreAlternative rock, blues rock
Length44:22
LabelMatador
ProducerRailroad Jerk, Settly
Railroad Jerk chronology
One Track Mind
(1995)		 The Third Rail
(1996)

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The A.V. Club(favorable)[2]
Spin7/10[3]
The Stanford Daily[4]
The Village VoiceB+[5]

Chris Nelson, of Addicted to Noise, ranked The Third Rail as his fourth favorite album of 1996.[6] Writing in the Village Voice, Robert Christgau gave the album a B+ grade, writing that on it, the band's frontman Marcellus Hall "...represents Manhattan art-slackerdom like the proud denizen he is."[5] AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, writing that "...much of the album rocks harder and better than any of their previous records."[1]

Track listing
  1. Clean Shirt – 4:07
  2. Objectify Me – 3:11
  3. You Forgot – 3:48
  4. Natalie – 4:20
  5. You Bet – 4:32
  6. Well – 4:45
  7. Dusty Knuckle – 4:01
  8. Middle Child – 3:13
  9. This Is Not to Say I Still Miss You – 3:14
  10. Another Nite at the Bar – 2:54
  11. (I Can't Get) No Sleep – 3:47
  12. Sweet Librarian – 1:57
  13. Untitled – 0:33

References
  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Third Rail - Railroad Jerk". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-12-26.
  2. jgarden (2002-03-29). "Railroad Jerk: The Third Rail". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2017-12-26.
  3. Wolk, Douglas (December 1996). "Records". Spin. Vol. 12, no. 9. SPIN Media LLC. pp. 143–4.
  4. Flores, Angel (1996-11-14). "More Music". The Stanford Daily. Retrieved 2017-12-26.
  5. Christgau, Robert (1998-06-02). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice.
  6. Nelson, Chris (1997-01-08). "ATN Critic's Picks: Chris Nelson's Top 10 for '96". MTV News. Retrieved 2017-12-26.
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