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No Soul No Strain

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No Soul No Strain
Studio album by
Released1992
Recordedat Toad Hall Studio in Pasadena, California
Length47:30
LabelMCA[1]
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.[2][3]

The first single was "Stone Me".[4] The band supported the album by touring with Live, among others.[5]

Production

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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]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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]

Track listing

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All songs written by Wire Train.

  1. Stone Me - 3:50
  2. Open Sky - 4:02
  3. Yeah, Yeah, Yeah - 5:33
  4. Crashing Back to You - 4:52
  5. Hey Jordan - 4:41
  6. Other Lover - 2:56
  7. How Many More Times - 3:35
  8. Willing It to Be - 3:41
  9. Higher - 3:25
  10. Impossible - 2:36
  11. When I Met You - 3:26
  12. 17 Spooks - 4:56

References

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  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. 104 (22): 50. May 30, 1992.
  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. ^ a b Rothschild, David (10 Sep 1992). "Rave recordings". Tempo. Chicago Tribune. p. 7.
  10. ^ a b 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.