No Soul No Strain | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1992 | |||
Recorded | at Toad Hall Studio in Pasadena, California | |||
Length | 47:30 | |||
Label | MCA [1] | |||
Producer | Bill Bottrell | |||
Wire Train chronology | ||||
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No Soul No Strain is the fifth album by the American band Wire Train, released in 1992. [2] [3]
The first single was "Stone Me". [4] The band supported the album by touring with Live, among others. [5]
The album was produced by Bill Bottrell. [6] Wire Train started work on the tracks in a cabin close to Yosemite National Park, and finished them in a Los Angeles studio. [7]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [8] |
Chicago Tribune | [9] |
The State | [10] |
The Chicago Tribune wrote: "Wire Train sounds too much like too many other modern rock outfits to be cited for iconoclastic genius and originality, but the California quartet does an exceptional job of delivering a variety of immediately accessible, funky pop hooks with a minimum of dull filler." [9] Miami New Times deemed the album "delightfully casual and smartly cool real rock." [11]
The State praised the "chunkier guitars and complex rhythms," writing that "this is Wire Train's most ambitious work to date." [10] The Capital Times opined that "the wittiness of the lyrics ('Jesus and Mohammed were just a couple of regular guys who made a lot of good friends after they died') is supported by consistently compelling music." [12]
All songs written by Wire Train.