Trans Am (album)

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Trans Am
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Studio album by
Trans Am
ReleasedJanuary 30, 1996
Genre Post-rock
Length29:59
Label Thrill Jockey
Producer John McEntire, Trans Am
Trans Am chronology
Trans Am
(1996)		 Surrender to the Night
(1997)

Trans Am is the debut album by the American band Trans Am, released on January 30, 1996, by Thrill Jockey Records. [1] [2] The band supported the album with a North American tour. [3]

Contents

Music

The material on Trans Am has been characterized as "big dumb rock (of the tongue-in-cheek variety)" by Sean Cooper of AllMusic. The instrumentation is considered to be technical. Some of the guitar licks have drawn comparisons to Foreigner and Boston. [4]

Artwork

The album's artwork was taken from the cover of a 10" flexi disc Space Sounds, which was part of Our Universe Space Kit, published by National Geographic Society in 1980. [5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Alternative Press Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]

The Chicago Tribune labeled the album "instrumentals that blend traditional rock-trio interaction with angular electronic effects." [7] Guitar Player deemed it a "musicianly spacerock meltdown—replete with Moog blasts and other rich analog synth washes." [8] Sean Cooper of AllMusic wrote: "Absent the irony this would be an absolutely horrendous record, but kept in mind it's an enjoyable, if somewhat expendable listen." [4]

Track listing

  1. Ballbados – 3:28
  2. Enforcer – 1:31
  3. Technology Corridor – 0:50
  4. Trans Am – 2:21
  5. (interlude) – 0:33
  6. Firepoker – 3:09
  7. A Single Ray of Light on an Otherwise Cloudy Day – 1:30
  8. Prowler – 1:43
  9. Orlando – 4:41
  10. Love Affair – 1:21
  11. American Kooter – 8:49

Japanese release extra tracks

  1. American Kooter
  2. Simulacrum
  3. Man-Machine
  4. Illegal Ass
  5. Koln
  6. Randy Groove
  7. Now You Die, Thriddle Fool
  8. Star Jammer
  9. Strong Sensations

References

  1. ↑ Morris, Chris (January 20, 1996). "Plowing through the indie-release mountain". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 3. p. 59.
  2. ↑ The Rough Guide to Rock (2nd ed.). Rough Guides. 1999. p. 1027.
  3. ↑ Strauss, Neil (March 28, 1996). "Facets of 70's Rock Revived by 3 Bands". The New York Times. p. C12.
  4. 1 2 3 Cooper, Sean. Trans Am at AllMusic
  5. ↑ "Flexibition #2: Space Sounds". djfood.org. January 8, 2015. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  6. ↑ Porter, Christopher (May 1996). "Music Reviews". Alternative Press . Vol. 10, no. 94. p. 92.
  7. ↑ Kot, Greg (May 15, 1996). "Moving Beyond Rock". Tempo. Chicago Tribune. p. 1.
  8. ↑ Rotondi, James (June 1996). "Indie-rock enters the space race". Guitar Player. Vol. 30, no. 6. p. 127.


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