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1992 studio album by Wire Train
No Soul No Strain
Studio album by Wire Train
Released1992
RecordedToad Hall Studio, Pasadena, California
GenreRock
LabelMCA
ProducerBill Bottrell
Wire Train chronology
Wire Train
(1990) 		No Soul No Strain
(1992) 		Last Perfect Thing... A Retrospective
(1996)

No Soul No Strain is the fifth album by the American band Wire Train, released in 1992.

The first single was "Stone Me". The band supported the album by touring with Live, among others.

Production

The album was produced by Bill Bottrell. Wire Train started work on the tracks in a cabin close to Yosemite National Park, and finished them in a Los Angeles studio.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Chicago Tribune
The State

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." Miami New Times deemed the album "delightfully casual and smartly cool real rock."

The State praised the "chunkier guitars and complex rhythms," writing that "this is Wire Train's most ambitious work to date." 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."

Track listing

All tracks are written by Kevin Hunter, Jeff Trott, Anders Rundblad, and Brian MacLeod except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Stone Me" 4:40
2."Open Sky" 4:03
3."Yeah Yeah Yeah" 5:43
4."Crashing Back to You" 4:52
5."Hey Jordan" 4:41
6."Other Lover"Hunter & Trott2:57
7."How Many More Times" 3:35
8."Willing It to Be"Hunter3:41
9."Higher" 3:25
10."Impossible"Hunter2:37
11."When I Met You"Hunter & Trott3:26
12."17 Spooks" 4:57
Total length:48:37

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.

Production

  • Produced by Bill Bottrell
  • Engineer – Bob Salcedo
  • Assistant Engineers – Blair Lamb & Lotti Kierkegaard
  • Mixed by Bill Bottrell & Bob Salcedo
  • Mastered by Steve Hall

References

  1. "Wire Train No Soul No Strain". News & Record. Rolling Stone. June 5, 1992. p. W5.
  2. Heim, Chris (15 May 1992). "Other rock releases appearing this week...". Friday. Chicago Tribune. p. O.
  3. Peterson, Karla (July 9, 1992). "Train has a full head of steam". Entertainment. The San Diego Union-Tribune. p. 4.
  4. Gettelman, Parry (17 July 1992). "Dawn Patrol". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel. p. 12.
  5. "Cutting-edge music". The Salt Lake Tribune. 26 June 1992. p. C7.
  6. "No Soul No Strain by Wire Train". Billboard. Vol. 104, no. 22. May 30, 1992. p. 50.
  7. Sculley, Alan (31 July 1992). "Wire Train Returns to Raw, Driving Sound". Splash. Daily Press. Newport News. p. 12.
  8. Abebe, Nitsuh. "No Soul No Strain - Wire Train". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  9. ^ Rothschild, David (10 Sep 1992). "Rave recordings". Tempo. Chicago Tribune. p. 7.
  10. ^ Miller, Michael (June 5, 1992). "Wire Train No Soul No Strain". The State. p. 10D.
  11. Baker, Greg (April 29, 1992). "Program Notes". Miami New Times.
  12. Rasmussen, Eric (June 11, 1992). "Wire Train No Soul No Strain". The Capital Times. p. 1F.
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