Raise (album)
| Raise | ||||
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| Studio album by Swervedriver | ||||
| Released | September 30, 1991 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, shoegazing | |||
| Length | 44:55 | |||
| Label | Creation Records | |||
| Producer | Swervedriver | |||
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Pitchfork Media | (7.3/10)[2] |
| PopMatters |   [3] |
| The A.V. Club | A[4] |
For the Earth, Wind & Fire album, see Raise!
Raise is the first studio album by the British alternative rock band, Swervedriver. The album only contained six new songs; "Son of Mustang Ford", "Rave Down" and "Sandblasted" had all appeared on earlier EPs and singles released by the band between 1990 to 1991.
Track listing
- "Sci-Flyer" – 5:12
- "Pile-Up" – 3:42
- "Son of Mustang Ford" – 4:11
- "Deep Seat" – 6:04
- "Rave Down" – 5:06
- "Sunset" – 5:24
- "Feel So Real" – 4:40
- "Sandblasted" – 5:41
- "Lead Me Where You Dare..." – 4:53
Early pressings of the UK LP came with a free 7", which included "Surf Twang" (a 4-track version of "Last Train to Satansville") and "Deep Twang" (a 4-track version of "Deep Seat"), both of which were instrumental.[5]
Sony BMG reissued the album in 2008 in the UK as a "Remastered and Expanded" edition (Hi-Speed Soul/Second Motion released it in the US in 2009) with four bonus tracks
- "Hands" – 3:28
- "Andalucia" – 3:52
- "Kill the Superheroes" – 6:03
- "Over" – 5:31
Personnel
- Adam Franklin - guitars and vocals
- Jimmy Hartridge - guitars and vocals
- Adi Vines - bass guitar
- Graham Bonnar - drums
The album was engineered by Philip Ames and mixed by Anjali Dutt.
References
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ Pitchfork Media review
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ [2]
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