Amrep Xmas | ||||
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Released | June 24, 1997 | |||
Recorded | December 20, 1996 | |||
Studio | The Turf (St. Paul, Minnesota) | |||
Genre | Noise rock | |||
Label | Man's Ruin | |||
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Amrep Xmas is Unsane's first live album, released in 1997 through Man's Ruin Records. [1] "Four Sticks" is a Led Zeppelin cover and appeared originally in their fourth album. [1]
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Patrick Kennedy from Allmusic wrote about the album: "It certainly captures the manic intensity of the band performing live, but there are a few glitches, including tape drop-outs, an ill-timed reel change, and some small errors in song execution." [1]
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