Total Destruction
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| Released | January 18, 1994 | |||
| Recorded | January 1993 | |||
| Studio | BC (Brooklyn) | |||
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| Length | 35:58 | |||
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Total Destruction is the second studio album by American noise rock band Unsane, released on January 18, 1994, through Matador and Atlantic Records.[2] At the time, Matador and Atlantic had a deal where at the least six albums issued by Matador must be released through Atlantic's promotion system.[3] The album was recorded for $25,000—a comparatively small budget for a major label album—in order to reduce the amount of money Unsane would owe to Atlantic.[4]
To promote the album, a music video was produced for the track "Body Bomb", in which a disturbed man builds a bomb and blows up a building filled with people. The video was banned from airing on MTV.[5] In 1998, Vox ranked the album's cover artwork at number 41 on its list of the "50 worst album sleeves of all time".[6]
Critical reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [7] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [8] |
| Kerrang! | [9] |
| NME | 7/10[10] |
| Rock Hard | 7.5/10[11] |
| Select | [12] |
| Vox | 3/10[13] |
Total Destruction received mixed reviews from critics. John Bush from AllMusic called it "less compelling than the singles collection" and "too repetitive", adding that "the band has slowed down the rhythms a bit."[7]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Body Bomb" | 3:41 |
| 2. | "Straight" | 4:02 |
| 3. | "Black Book" | 2:40 |
| 4. | "Trench" | 4:02 |
| 5. | "Dispatched" | 2:18 |
| 6. | "Throw It Away" | 3:59 |
| 7. | "Broke" | 1:55 |
| 8. | "Road Trip" | 3:48 |
| 9. | "Wayne" | 2:47 |
| 10. | "Get Away" | 3:04 |
| 11. | "S.O.S." | 3:11 |
| 12. | "455" | 2:31 |
| Total length: | 35:58 | |
Personnel
[edit]Personnel per liner notes.[14]
- Unsane
- Pete Shore – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Vincent Signorelli – drums
- Chris Spencer – lead vocals, guitar
- Additional musicians and production
- Martin Bisi – production, engineering
- Simon Bodger – photography
- Jens Jürgensen – cover photography
- Chris Toliver – photography
- Unsane – production
References
[edit]- ↑ Fabricus, Jodie (January 7, 1994). "More Hard Rock / Heavy Metal Filings" (PDF). The Hard Report. No. 356. The Hard Report, Inc. p. 37 – via worldradiohistory.com.
- ↑ Gerard. "Matador Records". matadorrecords.com. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ↑ Earles, Andrew (January 8, 2013). "Blame Nirvana: The 40 Weirded "Post-Nevermind" Major Label Albums". spin.com. Spin. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
- ↑ Flaggert (March 1994). "Unsane". Ray Gun. No. 14. Action Brands, LLC. p. 16.
- ↑ Jones, Brad (October 12, 1994). "Unsane In The Brain". Westword. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
- ↑ Stubbs, David (June 1998). "The 50 worst album sleeves of all time". Vox. No. 92. IPC. pp. 70–75.
- 1 2 Bush, John. "Allmusic ((( Total Destruction > Review )))". Allmusic. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
- ↑ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2006). "Unsane". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 8 (4th ed.). New York : MUZE : Oxford University Press. p. 353. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4 – via Internet Archive.
- ↑ Mörat (January 22, 1994). "Rekordz". Kerrang!. No. 478. EMAP. p. 45.
- ↑ Taylor, Sam (January 15, 1994). "Unsane: Total Destruction". NME. IPC. p. 29.
- ↑ "Total Destruction". Rock Hard (Vol. 81) (in German). January 27, 1994. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ↑ Morrison, Dave (March 1994). "Soundbites". Select. EMAP. p. 78.
- ↑ Verrico, Lisa (February 1994). "Reviews: Rock". Vox. No. 41. IPC. p. 60.
- ↑ Total Destruction (booklet). Matador Records/Atlantic Records. 1994. OLE 070-2 / 92306-2.
External links
[edit]- Total Destruction at Discogs (list of releases)
