| No Soul No Strain | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1992 | |||
| Recorded | Toad Hall Studio, Pasadena, California | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | MCA [1] | |||
| Producer | Bill Bottrell | |||
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No Soul No Strain is the fifth album by the American band Wire Train, released in 1992. [2] [3]
The first single was "Stone Me". [4] The band supported the album by touring with Live, among others. [5]
The album was produced by Bill Bottrell. [6] Wire Train started work on the tracks in a cabin close to Yosemite National Park, and finished them in a Los Angeles studio. [7]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [8] |
| Chicago Tribune | [9] |
| The State | [10] |
The Chicago Tribune wrote: "Wire Train sounds too much like too many other modern rock outfits to be cited for iconoclastic genius and originality, but the California quartet does an exceptional job of delivering a variety of immediately accessible, funky pop hooks with a minimum of dull filler." [9] Miami New Times deemed the album "delightfully casual and smartly cool real rock." [11]
The State praised the "chunkier guitars and complex rhythms," writing that "this is Wire Train's most ambitious work to date." [10] The Capital Times opined that "the wittiness of the lyrics ('Jesus and Mohammed were just a couple of regular guys who made a lot of good friends after they died') is supported by consistently compelling music." [12]
All tracks are written by Kevin Hunter, Jeff Trott, Anders Rundblad, and Brian MacLeod except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Stone Me" | 4:40 | |
| 2. | "Open Sky" | 4:03 | |
| 3. | "Yeah Yeah Yeah" | 5:43 | |
| 4. | "Crashing Back to You" | 4:52 | |
| 5. | "Hey Jordan" | 4:41 | |
| 6. | "Other Lover" | Hunter & Trott | 2:57 |
| 7. | "How Many More Times" | 3:35 | |
| 8. | "Willing It to Be" | Hunter | 3:41 |
| 9. | "Higher" | 3:25 | |
| 10. | "Impossible" | Hunter | 2:37 |
| 11. | "When I Met You" | Hunter & Trott | 3:26 |
| 12. | "17 Spooks" | 4:57 | |
| Total length: | 48:37 | ||
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