Slam is the third and final studio album by the Boston indie rock band Big Dipper. The album was released in 1990 on Epic Records, making it the group's major-label debut.[1][2] The band supported the album with a North American tour.[3] They were dropped from the label a year later.
Recorded in North Carolina, the album was coproduced by Steve Haigler.[4][5] Many of its songs are about the music business.[6] The band used samples, horns, and synthesizers on some of the songs.[7]
The Boston Globe wrote that "the band in fine form, still writing terse, insanely catchy, oft sly and oblique pop songs."[11]The Republican noted that the album "contains some sparkling melodies, solid lyrics and interesting, guitar-based arrangements."[9]The Washington Times opined that "the musicians construct uncompromisingly tuneful pop-rock tunes while disassembling lyrical conventions."[12]
