| Clutch | ||||
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| Released | May 1995 | |||
| Recorded | December 1994 – January 1995 | |||
| Studio | Uncle Punchy Studios (Silver Spring, Maryland) | |||
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| Length | 55:05 | |||
| Label | East West Records | |||
| Producer | Clutch and Larry Packer | |||
| Clutch chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 9/10 [2] |
| MusicHound Rock |  [3] |
Clutch is the second full-length album by American rock band Clutch. It was released in May 1995. [1]
It saw the return of "Uncle Punchy" Lawrence Packer to the production of the album and a return to Uncle Punchy Studios in Silver Spring, Maryland. It is the band's best-selling album in the US, at over 138,730 copies to date. [4] The album still receives regular live coverage. At least half the album's track list making their live performances on a regular basis, over 20 years after it first released. [5]
This album captures the band's MO of trying out new styles and genres, with a definable mix of funk metal in the songs this time around. The album is considered to be the point where the band had begun to evolve their stoner and blues rock know-how. The record also keeps with their punk metal credentials, containing some heavier tracks. [6] [7] The album is considered a staple of the 1990s stoner rock genre. [8] The album features some of their more 'spacey' pieces such as "Big News", "Escape from the Prison Planet", "I Have the Body of John Wilkes Booth", and "Spacegrass".
All music and lyrics written by Clutch.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Big News I" | 5:13 |
| 2. | "Big News II" | 2:23 |
| 3. | "Rock n' Roll Outlaw" | 2:59 |
| 4. | "Texan Book of the Dead" | 2:57 |
| 5. | "Escape from the Prison Planet" | 4:53 |
| 6. | "Spacegrass" | 6:33 |
| 7. | "I Have the Body of John Wilkes Booth" | 4:27 |
| 8. | "Tight Like That" | 4:49 |
| 9. | "Animal Farm" | 2:01 |
| 10. | "Droid" | 4:43 |
| 11. | "The House That Peterbilt" | 3:32 |
| 12. | "7 Jam" | 6:18 |
| 13. | "Tim Sult vs. The Greys" | 4:11 |
| Total length: | 55:05 | |
The Japanese release of the album contains the bonus track "Apache", which was initially released on the radio only promotional EP 'Big News', along with a demo version of "Spacegrass", which has never been reissued to date. [9] It would appear on the bootleg 'Clutch: Rarities and B-Side' some years later.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 14. | "Apache" | 7:23 |
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Top Heatseekers | 33[ citation needed ] |
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