Driver Not Included

Driver Not Included
Studio album by Orange 9mm
Released	February 14, 1995
Recorded	1994
Studio	El Dorado Studios (Los Angeles, California) Right Track Studios (New York City, New York)
Genre	Hardcore punk alternative metal
Length	38:14
Label	EastWest
Producer	Dave Jerden
Orange 9mm chronology
Orange 9mm EP (1994) Driver Not Included (1995) Tragic (1996)

Driver Not Included is the debut studio album by American rock band Orange 9mm. It was released on February 14, 1995, through EastWest Records. ^[1] Considered as a landmark release in 1990's New York hardcore scene, ^[2] the album incorporates influences from funk and heavy metal. ^[3] The band supported the album by touring with Ned's Atomic Dustbin. ^[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

AllMusic critic Jason Anderson described the album as "a very strong effort," further stating: "This 1995 Elektra release deserves its own place among the list of important '90s aggro/punk/hardcore releases." ^[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Orange 9mm, except where noted. ^[3]

1. "Glistening" – 2:32
2. "High Speed Changer" – 2:53
3. "Disclaimer" – 2:34
4. "Suspect" – 3:57
5. "Pissed" – 3:04
6. "Toilet" – 2:19
7. "Magnet" – 3:09
8. "Guyatone" – 3:35
9. "Thickest Glass" – 3:02
10. "Can't Decide" – 3:15
11. "Sacrifice" – 4:27
12. "Cutting and Draining" – 3:27

Personnel

Orange 9mm

• Chaka Malik – vocals
• Chris Traynor – guitar
• Davide Gentile – bass
• Matthew Cross – drums

Additional

• Mike Bloom – photography
• Bryan Carlstrom – engineer
• Annette Cisneros – assistant engineer
• Matthew Curry – assistant engineer
• Nick DiDia – mixing
• Jim Evans – art direction
• Don Fury – mixing
• Dave Jerden – mixing, producer
• George Marino – mastering
• Tim Owen – photography

Charts

Chart (1995)	Peak position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [5]	17

References

1. "Just Out". CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc. February 1995.
2. Heller, Jason (January 14, 2014). "Punk turned in on itself in 1995, and out came the wolves". The A.V. Club . Retrieved August 2, 2017.
3. Anderson, Jason. "Orange 9mm - Driver Not Included". AllMusic . Retrieved August 2, 2017.
4. Maples, Tina (May 12, 1995). "The Dustbin cleans up". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. p. 3E.
5. Borzillo, Carrie (March 25, 1995). "Popular Uprisings". Billboard . Vol. 107, no. 12. p. 22.

External links

• Driver Not Included at Discogs (list of releases)