This Is a Hospital

This Is a Hospital
Studio album by The Ghost
Released	March 5, 2002
Recorded	Aug 2001
Genre	Emo, indie rock
Length	37:40
Label	Some
Producer	Steve Albini[1]
The Ghost chronology
This Is a Hospital (2002) This Pen is a Weapon (2004)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Pitchfork Media	(8.1/10)[1]
Stylus Magazine	(C)[3]

This Is a Hospital is the debut album by Chicago-based punk rock band The Ghost. It was released March 5, 2002 on Some Records to generally positive reviews.

Jason D. Taylor from Allmusic described the lyrics as "scathing in their intensity yet brutally honest" and is an album which "displays much potential".^[2] He compares their musical arrangements to post-hardcore band Thursday.^[2] Pitchfork Media's Rob Mitchum calls the album a blend of "straightforward indie rock with some jagged post-punk hues for a rhythmic, powerful, incisive guitar-and-bass attack", and the band "distinguish themselves with some impressive songwriting.^[1]

Track listing

All tracks written by The Ghost.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Death by the Bay"	2:52
2.	"On and On"	3:26
3.	"Gem, Mint Ten"	3:54
4.	"Groundswell"	2:39
5.	"My First and Last"	4:00
6.	"Diffuser"	4:34
7.	"By the Books"	5:34
8.	"A New Trick for the Old Dog"	3:22
9.	"The Exhibition"	3:26
10.	"Red Slippers Red Wheels"	3:50
Total length:		37:40

References

1. Mitchum, Rob (June 10, 2002). "Review: This Is a Hospital". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
2. Taylor, Jason D. "Review: This Is a Hospital". Allmusic. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
3. Freelon, Deen (September 1, 2003). "Review: This Is a Hospital". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved 2 September 2009.