The Way to Go

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The Way to Go
Equinox - The Way to Go.jpg
Studio album by
Equinox
Released1990
Genre Thrash metal
Length37:37
Label BMG
Equinox chronology
Auf Wiedersehen
(1989)		The Way to Go
(1990)		 Xerox Success
(1992)

The Way to Go is the second full-length album, released by thrash metal band Equinox. It was released in 1990.

Contents

Contrary to their debut Auf Wiedersehen , Equinox were now signed to BMG by local representative Eivind Rølles already during the production phase of the album. Equinox worked on a bigger budget, allowing them to spend 17 days in the studio to record the album. [1]

The Way to Go was preceded by a single off the album, "Skrell", which was released as a maxi single called Skrell with two non-album tracks: cover versions of the punk songs "Loven slår" by Hærverk  [ no ] and "Too Drunk to Fuck" by Dead Kennedys. The song "Skrell" was also a novelty in Equinox' production, being an instrumental track and featuring unusual instruments. The band looked for a musician to add violin; being ultimately turned down by Annbjørg Lien, they recruited former folk rock player Trond Villa  [ no ]. Furthermore, Grim Stene attempted to play accordion on thee album. [2] [1] [3]

The release concert for The Way to Go was at Rockefeller Music Hall in Oslo; however, due to a delay in the pressing, the album was not ready. Thus it became a normal concert, with the album arriving in stores the next week. [4] The album was next released in Finland, followed by Germany. Equinox also played in England, supporting Slammer  [ de ] at the Marquee Club. [5]

Reception

The album received a 5 out of 6 score in Beat. [6]

The album received a 4 out of 6 score in Bergens Arbeiderblad; it had significant replay value, but not all tracks held equally high quality. [7]

Track listing

Studio Album
No.TitleLength
1."Fine by Me"4:14
2."Inner Self"6:25
3."Skrell"5:12
4."Godamadog"3:23
5."Quest for Fire"2:57
6."Conveyer of Truth"4:09
7."Flower Power"4:47
8."What It Is Worth"6:12

References

  1. 1 2 Haugen, Thor-Rune (1990). "Det enkleste er øresus". Puls (in Norwegian). No. 6/7. pp. 23–25.
  2. ↑ Nilsson, Stig (7 June 1990). "Plate-slepp". Fredriksstad Blad (in Norwegian). p. 30.
  3. ↑ Nødset, Geir (9 July 1990). "Ga blaffen". Bergens Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). p. 26.
  4. ↑ "'Sinsvakt bra' på Rockefeller". Fredriksstad Blad (in Norwegian). 18 June 1990. p. 11.
  5. ↑ Oddsberg, Anders (1991). "Equinox på The Marquee". Puls (in Norwegian). No. 5. p. 25.
  6. ↑ Øien, Frode (1990). "EQUINOX The Way To Go". Beat (review) (in Norwegian). No. 2. p. 58.
  7. ↑ Ose, Bård (23 June 1990). "Hardhauser". Bergens Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). p. 40.
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