Restraining Bolt
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Released | April 22, 1997[1] | |||
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Length | 48:42 | |||
Label | Mercury | |||
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Restraining Bolt is the final studio album by American alternative rock band Radish, released in 1997.[2] Ben Kweller, the group's frontman, was only 15 at the time the album was released. The album was a commercial failure, selling only 13,000 copies by March 1998.[3][4]
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Christgau's Consumer Guide | ![]() ![]() |
Drowned in Sound | 7/10[7] |
Entertainment Weekly | B−[8] |
Los Angeles Times | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
NME | 5/10[10] |
Rolling Stone | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
USA Today | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Vox | 8/10[13] |
Wall of Sound | 72/100[14] |
The Village Voice noted that "Kweller plays the roar that was grunge's revenge for punk like a teen gymnast executes a vault: there's a correct form and you follow it."[15]
Track listing
[edit]- Little Pink Stars
- Simple Sincerity
- Failing and Leaving
- Dear Aunt Arctica
- Sugar Free
- Today's Bargain
- The You in Me
- Still I Wait
- A Promise
- Apparition of Purity
- My Guitar
- Bedtime
Personnel
[edit]Personnel per liner notes.[16]
Radish
- Ben Kweller - guitar, vocals
- Bryan Blur - bass
- John Kent - drums
Production
- Roger Greenawalt - production (2-6, 9, 10, 12)
- Sean Slade - production (1, 7, 8, 11), additional production (2-6, 9, 10, 12), mixing
- Paul Q. Kolderie - production (1, 7, 8, 11), additional production (2-6, 9, 10, 12), mixing
References
[edit]- ^ Reece, Doug (March 22, 1997). "Mercury planting seeds of interest for youthful threesome Radish". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 12. p. 14.
- ^ Tuzzeo Jr., Salvatore (August 16, 2002). "Ben Kweller's solo system". Go!. The Record. Bergen County. p. 13.
- ^ Wilonsky, Robert (March 19, 1998). "The Butcher and the baby". Dallas Observer. Archived from the original on May 17, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- ^ Moerer, Keith (February 1998). "Disappearing Act". Spin. Vol. 14, no. 2. SPIN Media, LLC. p. 37.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Restraining Bolt Review". Allmusic. Archived from the original on February 23, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
- ^ "CG: Radish". Archived from the original on December 10, 2013. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
- ^ Mr. Ben (May 26, 2001). "Restraining Bolt". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on May 14, 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
- ^ Mirkin, Steven (May 2, 1997). "Restraining Bolt Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on December 10, 2013. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
- ^ Hochman, Steve (April 16, 1997). "Wordplay and Wit Far Beyond the Songwriter's Years". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
- ^ Cigarettes, Johnny (September 6, 1997). "Radish - Restraning Bolt (Mercury)". NME. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
- ^ Hoskyns, Barney (June 12, 1997). "Recordings: Radish, Restraining Bolt". Rolling Stone. p. 114. Archived from the original on September 6, 2001. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- ^ Gundersen, Edna (May 6, 1997). "Jayhawks' smooth 'Sound of Lies'". USA Today. p. D4. ProQuest 408739608.
- ^ Kerby, Martin (October 1997). "Albums". Vox. No. 84. IPC. p. 101.
- ^ Graff, Gary. "Wall of Sound Review: Restraining Bolt". Wall of Sound. Archived from the original on April 15, 2001. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- ^ Weisbard, Eric (April 29, 1997). "Teen tricks". The Village Voice. Vol. 42, no. 17. p. 59.
- ^ Restraining Bolt (booklet). Mercury Records. 1997. 314 534 644-2.
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