No Soul No Strain

No Soul No Strain
Studio album by
Wire Train
Released1992
RecordedToad Hall Studio, Pasadena, California
GenreRock
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

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 Bottrell's Toad Hall recording studio.[7]

Critical reception

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

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. ^ 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.