Restraining Bolt

Restraining Bolt
Studio album by Radish
Released	April 22, 1997 [1]
Recorded	June 1996 November 1996
Studio	Sheffield (Baltimore) Fort Apache (Boston)
Genre	Alternative rock grunge post-grunge
Length	48:42
Label	Mercury
Producer	Roger Greenawalt Sean Slade Paul Q. Kolderie
Radish chronology
Dizzy (1995) Restraining Bolt (1997)

Restraining Bolt is the final studio album by American alternative rock band Radish, released in 1997. ^[2] Ben Kweller, the group's frontman, was 15 at the time the album was released. The album was a commercial failure, selling only 13,000 copies by March 1998. ^{[3] [4]}

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
Christgau's Consumer Guide	[6]
Drowned in Sound	7/10 [7]
Entertainment Weekly	B− [8]
Los Angeles Times	[9]
NME	5/10 [10]
Rolling Stone	[11]
USA Today	[12]
Vox	8/10 [13]
Wall of Sound	72/100 [14]

The Village Voice noted that "Kweller plays the roar that was grunge's revenge for punk like a teen gymnast executes a vault: there's a correct form and you follow it." ^[15]

Track listing

1. Little Pink Stars
2. Simple Sincerity
3. Failing and Leaving
4. Dear Aunt Arctica
5. Sugar Free
6. Today's Bargain
7. The You in Me
8. Still I Wait
9. A Promise
10. Apparition of Purity
11. My Guitar
12. Bedtime

Personnel

Personnel per liner notes. ^[16]

Radish

• Ben Kweller - guitar, vocals
• Bryan Blur - bass
• John Kent - drums

Production

• Roger Greenawalt - production (2-6, 9, 10, 12)
• Sean Slade - production (1, 7, 8, 11), additional production (2-6, 9, 10, 12), mixing
• Paul Q. Kolderie - production (1, 7, 8, 11), additional production (2-6, 9, 10, 12), mixing

References

1. Reece, Doug (March 22, 1997). "Mercury planting seeds of interest for youthful threesome Radish". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 12. p. 14.
2. Tuzzeo Jr., Salvatore (August 16, 2002). "Ben Kweller's solo system". Go!. The Record. Bergen County. p. 13.
3. Wilonsky, Robert (March 19, 1998). "The Butcher and the baby". Dallas Observer. Archived from the original on May 17, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
4. Moerer, Keith (February 1998). "Disappearing Act". Spin . Vol. 14, no. 2. SPIN Media, LLC. p. 37.
5. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Restraining Bolt Review". Allmusic . Archived from the original on February 23, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
6. "CG: Radish". Archived from the original on December 10, 2013. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
7. Mr. Ben (May 26, 2001). "Restraining Bolt". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on May 14, 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
8. Mirkin, Steven (May 2, 1997). "Restraining Bolt Review". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on December 10, 2013. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
9. Hochman, Steve (April 16, 1997). "Wordplay and Wit Far Beyond the Songwriter's Years". Los Angeles Times . Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
10. Cigarettes, Johnny (September 6, 1997). "Radish - Restraning Bolt (Mercury)". NME . Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
11. Hoskyns, Barney (June 12, 1997). "Recordings: Radish, Restraining Bolt". Rolling Stone . p. 114. Archived from the original on September 6, 2001. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
12. Gundersen, Edna (May 6, 1997). "Jayhawks' smooth 'Sound of Lies'". USA Today . p. D4. ProQuest   408739608.
13. Kerby, Martin (October 1997). "Albums". Vox . No. 84. IPC. p. 101.
14. Graff, Gary. "Wall of Sound Review: Restraining Bolt". Wall of Sound . Archived from the original on April 15, 2001. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
15. Weisbard, Eric (April 29, 1997). "Teen tricks". The Village Voice. Vol. 42, no. 17. p. 59.
16. Restraining Bolt (booklet). Mercury Records. 1997. 314 534 644-2.