No Way (album)
| No Way | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | February 25, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | October 1996 | |||
| Studio | Idful, Chicago, Illinois | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, art rock | |||
| Length | 46:30 | |||
| Label | Matador[1] | |||
| Producer | Run On[2] | |||
| Run On chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Austin Chronicle |  [4] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [2] |
No Way is the second album by Run On, released in 1997 through Matador Records.[5][6]
Critical reception
[edit]Tucson Weekly called the album "phenomenal," writing that "Run On delivers avant-garde pop of a ... dark sensibility with a sophisticated, technically educated and carefully orchestrated approach."[7] The Austin Chronicle praised the "lo-fi production, mudfuzz guitar with tom-tom driven Delta rhythms, graveyard violin, and Sue Garner's dusty-road clarion call (hubby Rick Brown and guitarist Alan Licht also sing), all wrapped around hooky pop songs."[4]
Guitar Player wrote that Alan Licht surrounds Garner's vocals "with ominous clouds of droning feedback, supporting the song's melodic flow for two or three verses before unleashing a short, furious storm of groans, squeals and rapid-fire hammer-ons."[8] The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette wrote that the "nine originals [span] the indie-pop spectrum from the impossibly quirky 'As Good As New' to the heartbreaking violin-fueled lament, 'Anything You Say'."[9]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Run On, except "Road" by Nick Drake and "Sinner Man" which is traditional
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Something Sweet" | 2:59 |
| 2. | "Lab Rats" | 2:40 |
| 3. | "As Good as New" | 4:36 |
| 4. | "Look" | 2:33 |
| 5. | "Bring Her Blues" | 3:21 |
| 6. | "Half of Half" | 3:42 |
| 7. | "Anything You Say" | 3:54 |
| 8. | "Road" | 1:41 |
| 9. | "Days Away" | 5:15 |
| 10. | "Out for a Walk" | 3:14 |
| 11. | "Ropa Vieja" | 3:10 |
| 12. | "Sinner Man" | 9:25 |
Personnel
[edit]- Run On
- Rick Brown – drums, synthesizer, marimba, vocals, programming
- Sue Garner – bass guitar, guitar, piano, vocals, design
- Katie Gentile – violin, organ, cowbell, backing vocals
- Alan Licht – guitar, chord organ, cowbell, vocals
- Production and additional personnel
- Hugh Hamrick – painting
- Rod Hui – mixing on "Something Sweet", "Road" and "Sinner Man"
- Brent Lambert – mastering
- Casey Rice – engineering, mixing
References
[edit]- ^ "Run On – No Way – This Day In Matador History".
- ^ a b MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 963.
- ^ Phares, Heather. "No Way". AllMusic. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
- ^ a b "Record Reviews". www.austinchronicle.com.
- ^ "Run On | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ Schinder, Scott (2007). "Run On". Trouser Press. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
- ^ "Tucson Weekly: Soundbites (October 2 - October 8, 1997)". www.tucsonweekly.com.
- ^ "Run on: Alan Licht's meat candy". Guitar Player. 31 (6): 20. Jun 1997.
- ^ "The Buzz". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: E5. 17 Sep 1997.
