Career in Rock

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Career in Rock
Career in Rock.jpg
Studio album by
Released1991
Genre Alternative rock
Label Quarterstick [1]
Producer Steve Albini
Volcano Suns chronology
Thing of Beauty
(1989)
Career in Rock
(1991)

Career in Rock is an album by the American band Volcano Suns, released in 1991. [2] [3] The album was recorded by the fourth lineup of the band. [4] It was produced by Steve Albini. [5]

Contents

Career in Rock was the band's final album; they announced a breakup before a 1992 show in Chicago. [6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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The Boston Herald wrote that the band "never failed to produce an aggressive, tuneful—and loud—punk rush." [8]

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Blue Rib"
  2. "Binds That Tie"
  3. "Mystery Date"
  4. "Silly Misunderstanding"
  5. "Total Eclipse"

Side two

  1. "Horrorscope"
  2. "Punching Bag"
  3. "Show"
  4. "Sensitachio"
  5. "Hey Monarch"

Personnel

References

  1. Career in Rock | Volcano Suns | Touch and Go / Quarterstick Records URL accessed August 13, 2009
  2. Robert, James (May 4, 1991). "Career in Rock by Volcano Suns". Melody Maker. Vol. 68, no. 18. p. 35.
  3. Sullivan, James (June 3, 1991). "Volcano Suns explode with absurdism". The Boston Globe.
  4. Klein, David (February 25, 2009). "Even with two lauded reissues, Volcano Suns ducks fame". Indy Week. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
  5. Azerrad, Michael (2012). Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground, 1981-1991. Little, Brown.
  6. Kot, Greg (January 23, 1992). "Leave it to the Volcano Suns...". Chicago Tribune. p. 11A.
  7. AllMusic review
  8. Lozaw, Tristram (December 20, 1991). "Setting Suns". Boston Herald. p. S19.