| Strong Reaction | ||||
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| Released | September 15, 1991 | |||
| Recorded | June 1991 | |||
| Studio | CRC (Chicago) | |||
| Genre | Punk rock | |||
| Length | 27:13 | |||
| Label | Quarterstick [1] | |||
| Producer | Iain Burgess | |||
| Pegboy chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
Strong Reaction is the debut album of Pegboy. [3] [4] It was released in 1991 through Quarterstick Records. [3]
Trouser Press wrote that "quibbles about the occasionally melodramatic lyrics, in which the passage into adulthood dissolves into tragedy, are obliterated by the ferocious attack." [5]
In a retrospective review, The A.V. Club wrote: "Skirting grunge, pop-punk, post-hardcore, and emo—all of which were erupting at the time—Strong Reaction has aged with a rugged grace that puts most of its contemporaries to shame." [6]
All tracks are written by Pegboy.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Strong Reaction" | 3:57 |
| 2. | "Still Uneasy" | 2:41 |
| 3. | "Not What I Want" | 2:31 |
| 4. | "What to Do" | 2:50 |
| 5. | "Locomotivelung" | 2:41 |
| 6. | "Superstar" | 2:24 |
| 7. | "Field of Darkness" | 2:58 |
| 8. | "Time Again" | 3:01 |
| 9. | "Believe" | 2:45 |
| 10. | "Hardlight" | 1:25 |
| 11. | "[untitled]" | 0:34 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Through My Fingers" | 4:03 |
| 13. | "My Youth" | 2:43 |
| 14. | "Fade Away" | 3:34 |
| 15. | "Method" | 3:45 |
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