| The Lurid Traversal of Route 7 | ||||
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| Released | 1994 | |||
| Recorded | August 1993 | |||
| Genre | Post-hardcore, emo, indie rock | |||
| Length | 59:55 | |||
| Label | Dischord | |||
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The Lurid Traversal of Route 7 is the debut album by American post-hardcore band Hoover, released in 1994 on Dischord Records. [1] [2] The album was reissued in 2005, containing 3 additional tracks. [3]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
Ned Raggett of AllMusic compared the sound to the band Drive Like Jehu, stating that "Hoover are out for blood and sound it: musical aggression amped up high, lyrics clipped, and vocals screamed in usually very high pitches." [4] Jason Heller of The A.V. Club described the album as "Fugazi possessed by demons", [5] and called it "one of 1995’s—and the decade’s—singular, eerie post-hardcore [albums]." [6] Noel Gardner of The Quietus noted the albums's "rhythmic fluidity and atmospheric anguish". [7] Briony Edwards of Louder stated that the album shifts between "tight, groove-laden jams" and "furious bursts of musical chaos", which results to a "clawing sense of urgency". [8] Brandon Gentry described the album as "60 minutes of blistering brilliance thriving on tension and release". [9]
Vulture listed "Electrolux" as number 86 of the 100 greatest emo songs. [10]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Distant" | 3:12 |
| 2. | "Pretender" | 6:09 |
| 3. | "Electrolux" | 7:09 |
| 4. | "Shut" | 4:14 |
| 5. | "Route 7" | 3:59 |
| 6. | "Regulator Watts" | 4:58 |
| 7. | "Father" | 4:56 |
| 8. | "Cable" | 3:51 |
| 9. | "Letter" | 5:50 |
| 10. | "Cuts Like Drugs" | 7:23 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Return" | 2:54 |
| 12. | "Private" | 3:21 |
| 13. | "Dries" | 5:00 |
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