Batch (album)
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It was the last studio recording with the original line-up, and their last album distributed by Cruz Records.[2] "Freedom of Choice" is a cover of the Devo song.[5]
Critical reception
Template:Music ratings Trouser Press wrote that "Batch upholds the group’s stylistic consistency: riffs, tunes and punchy rhythms collide in an enjoyable blend of big rock, vampy thrashfunk and nicely detailed pop that hardly belongs on a punk-rooted indie label."[2] The Los Angeles Times wrote that "there is no denying the clean, unrelenting crunch that guitarist Mark Arnold, bassist Bob Thomson and drummer Danny Marcroft achieve as they find hard-rocking middle ground between Led Zeppelin and Husker Du."[6]
Track listing
- "Take Away" (Arnold, Daly, Smooth, Thomson) - 2:38
- "Restless Habs" (Arnold, Daly, Thomson) - 2:51
- "If It's Poison" (Daly) - 2:59
- "Freep" (Arnold, Daly, Thomson) - 3:30
- "Never Ending Endeavor" (Daly, Thomson) - 2:48
- "In a Hole" (Daly) - 2:23
- "Crust" (Daly, Thomson) - 1:51
- "Freedom of Choice" (Mothersbaugh, Casale) - 2:35
- "Ick" (Arnold, Daly, Thomson) - 2:37
- "Faster" (Daly) - 5:26
Credits
- Frank Daly - Vocals
- Mark Arnold - Guitar
- Bob Thomson - Bass, album art
- Danny Marcroft - Drums, background vocals
- Rich Cranium - Guitar solo on 'Ick'
Additional personnel
- Bill Stevenson - Producer
- Stephen Egerton - Engineer, Producer
- Anthony Arvizu - Assistant Engineer, Second Engineer
- Steve McNeil - Assistant Engineer, Second Engineer
- Recorded and Mixed at Mambo Sound and Recording, Long Beach, CA
References
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