Crunt (album)
| Crunt | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Studio album by | |
| Released | 1994 |
| Recorded | February 1993 |
| Genre | Rock |
| Label | Trance Syndicate[1] |
| Producer | Stuart "Spasm" Gray, Russell Simins |
Crunt is a studio album by the American band Crunt, released in 1994.[2] It was the band's only album.[3] An estimated 20,000 copies had been sold worldwide as of January 1995.[4]
Critical reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| Robert Christgau |  [6] |
| Select | 3/5[7] |
Trouser Press called the album an "enthusiastic if offhand outing," while acknowledging Simins's "typically muscular contribution."[8] The Guardian thought that "the resolutely low-fi recording quality mashes the sound into a muddy sub-heavy metal broth that pleads for the description 'bloody racket', but this has its own bizarre charm."[9] The Columbus Dispatch deemed it "a loud, distorted, violent, unpretty, harsh, nasty slab of music," writing that "the over-the-top rock 'n' roll here is mostly humorous."[10] The Asbury Park Press deemed it "a mighty fine white-trash rock 'n' roll album."[11]
Stephen Howell, in his AllMusic review, wrote: "Crunt proves that three chords and a childish mentality can be taken a long way. This is simplistic rock & roll that manages to create a fast and memorable hook for anyone within earshot."[12]
Track listing
[edit]All songs by Crunt
- "Theme from Crunt"
- "Swine"*
- "Blackheart"
- "Unglued"
- "Changing My Mind"
- "Snap Out of It"
- "Sexy"
- "Punishment"
- "Spam"
- "Elephant"
- * indicates single
Personnel
[edit]- Stuart "Spasm" Gray - vocals, guitar
- Kat Bjelland - bass, vocals
- Russell Simins - drums, vocals
References
[edit]- ^ "The Complete Trance Syndicate Discography". The Austin Chronicle.
- ^ Unsworth, Cathi (Feb 19, 1994). "Crunt". Melody Maker. Vol. 71, no. 7. p. 32.
- ^ Evans, Liz, ed. (1994). Women, Sex and Rock'n'roll: In Their Own Words (2nd ed.). Pandora Press. p. 73.
- ^ Wilonsky, Robert (26 January 1995). "Trance-induced state". Dallas Observer. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ Howell, Stephen. Crunt at AllMusic
- ^ "Crunt". Robert Christgau.
- ^ "Crunt". Select.
- ^ "TrouserPress.com :: Babes in Toyland". www.trouserpress.com.
- ^ Sullivan, Caroline (11 Feb 1994). "Pop/rock: A bloody racket". Features. The Guardian.
- ^ Eichenberger, Bill (March 31, 1994). "Crunt, Crunt". Weekender. The Columbus Dispatch. p. 8.
- ^ Kara, Matty (11 Feb 1994). "Crunt". Asbury Park Press. p. C6.
- ^ "Crunt". AllMusic.
