Driver Not Included

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Driver Not Included
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Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 14, 1995
Studio
Genre
Length38:14
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]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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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

Charts

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

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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. 1 2 3 4 Anderson, Jason. "Orange 9mm - Driver Not Included". AllMusic . Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  4. Maples, Tina (12 May 1995). "The Dustbin cleans up". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. p. 3E.
  5. Borzillo, Carrie (25 March 1995). "Popular Uprisings". Billboard . Vol. 107, no. 12. p. 22.