Broadcaster is the first album by the American band Triple Fast Action, released in 1996.[2][3] "Revved Up" was the album's first single.[4] The band supported the album with a North American tour.[5] Broadcaster was a commercial failure.[6]
| Broadcaster | ||||
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| Released | 1996 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Label | Capitol[1] | |||
| Producer | Don Fleming | |||
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Production
editThe album was produced by Don Fleming in New York, with Brad Wood working on two tracks at Idful Music Corporation in Chicago.[7] The band finished recording the album in March 1995, although it was not released until April 1996.[7]
Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [8] |
| Chicago Tribune | [9] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [10] |
The Chicago Tribune wrote that "tempos rise and fall like a roller coaster, texture counts as much as hooks, and the studio is used like a mood-enhancing drug."[9] Trouser Press thought that, "on the dreamy 'Don’t Tell', the concussive 'American City World' and the closing ten-minute 'Superstar' (by turns wan and wild), [Wes] Kidd shows that he can do propulsive, smartened-up modern rock as well as anyone else these days."[11] The Washington Post noted that the band's "gift for melody overwhelms its more self-conscious tendencies ... The album is occasionally annoying, but its dumb gimmicks are roughly balanced by smart songs."[12]
The Richmond Times-Dispatch praised the "breakneck rhythms, guitar pyrotechnics and angst-filled vocals," writing that "each song points to a lot of consideration in arrangements, execution and mix."[13] The Daily Herald called the album "chock-full of energetic, pop-laced modern rock nuggets distinguished by Kidd's appealingly raspy vocals and his and [Ronnie] Schneider's aggressive guitar work."[14] The Chicago Sun-Times opined that the band's "brand of power pop has an undeterred grace fueled by Wes Kidd's vibrant vocals and the group's solid musicianship."[15]
AllMusic wrote that "the band's full-throttle, post-Nirvana rock would have played better in 1993 than in 1996, when this type of thing was already going out of style."[8]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Aerosmith" | 3:08 |
| 2. | "Anna (Get Your Gun)" | 3:23 |
| 3. | "Revved Up" | 4:11 |
| 4. | "Bird Again" | 2:27 |
| 5. | "超級巨星" | 1:38 |
| 6. | "Don't Tell" | 5:36 |
| 7. | "American City World" | 3:38 |
| 8. | "Cheery" | 3:39 |
| 9. | "Rest My Head" | 4:59 |
| 10. | "Never Ever Care" | 3:21 |
| 11. | "Sally Tree" | 2:59 |
| 12. | "Paris" | 4:56 |
| 13. | "Superstar" | 9:59 |
Personnel
edit- Wes Kidd - vocals, guitar
- Ronnie Schneider - guitar
- Brian St. Clair - drums
- Kevin Tihista - bass
References
edit- ^ Borzillo, Carrie (Feb 24, 1996). "Capitol's tripl3fastaction revs up". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 8. p. 13.
- ^ "Triple Fast Action Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 2021-09-21. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
- ^ "Tripl3fastaction Bests Candlebox at Starz". The Morning Call. Archived from the original on 2021-10-19. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "Seattle, not Seattle". The Morning Call. 31 May 1996. p. D7.
- ^ Puckett, Jeffrey Lee (11 May 1996). "One of the better guitar pop albums...". Scene. Courier Journal. p. 6.
- ^ Thompson, Stephen (29 Jan 1998). "Chicago's Triple Fast Action...". Rhythm. Wisconsin State Journal. p. 9.
- ^ a b Wyman, Bill (February 15, 1996). "Triple Fast Action Waits for the Green". Chicago Reader. Archived from the original on September 20, 2021. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
- ^ a b "Broadcaster". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 2021-09-20. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
- ^ a b Kot, Greg. "Triple Fast Action's 'Broadcaster' Plays Like Radio". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 2021-10-19. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 262.
- ^ "Tripl3fastaction". Trouser Press. Archived from the original on 28 February 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ Jenkins, Mark (26 April 1996). "Wide-Roving Dogs; A Smart-Dumb Triple". The Washington Post. p. N14.
- ^ McCarty, Patrick (April 11, 1996). "Tripl3fastaction Members Learned Their Nirvana Grunge Lessons Well". Richmond Times-Dispatch. p. D25.
- ^ Kening, Dan (April 5, 1996). "Merging into the fast track". Time Out. Daily Herald. p. 5.
- ^ Houlihan-Skilton, Mary (May 24, 1996). "Club Hopping". Weekend Plus. Chicago Sun-Times. p. 5.