| Batch | ||||
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| Released | 1991 | |||
| Recorded | January - February 1991 | |||
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| Length | 27:38 | |||
| Label | Cruz | |||
| Producer | Bill Stevenson, Stephen Egerton[3] | |||
| Big Drill Car chronology | ||||
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Batch is the second album by American punk rock band Big Drill Car.[4][2] It was released in 1991.[5][6]
It was the last studio recording with the original line-up, and their last album distributed by Cruz Records.[2] "Freedom of Choice" is a cover of the Devo song.[7]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Trouser Press wrote that "Batch upholds the group’s stylistic consistency: riffs, tunes and punchy rhythms collide in an enjoyable blend of big rock, vampy thrashfunk and nicely detailed pop that hardly belongs on a punk-rooted indie label."[2] The Los Angeles Times wrote that "there is no denying the clean, unrelenting crunch that guitarist Mark Arnold, bassist Bob Thomson and drummer Danny Marcroft achieve as they find hard-rocking middle ground between Led Zeppelin and Husker Du."[8]
Track listing
- "Take Away" (Arnold, Daly, Smooth, Thomson) - 2:38
- "Restless Habs" (Arnold, Daly, Thomson) - 2:51
- "If It's Poison" (Daly) - 2:59
- "Freep" (Arnold, Daly, Thomson) - 3:30
- "Never Ending Endeavor" (Daly, Thomson) - 2:48
- "In a Hole" (Daly) - 2:23
- "Crust" (Daly, Thomson) - 1:51
- "Freedom of Choice" (Mothersbaugh, Casale) - 2:35
- "Ick" (Arnold, Daly, Thomson) - 2:37
- "Faster" (Daly) - 5:26
Credits
- Frank Daly - Vocals
- Mark Arnold - Guitar
- Bob Thomson - Bass, album art
- Danny Marcroft - Drums, background vocals
- Rich Cranium - Guitar solo on 'Ick'
Additional personnel
- Bill Stevenson - Producer
- Stephen Egerton - Engineer, Producer
- Anthony Arvizu - Assistant Engineer, Second Engineer
- Steve McNeil - Assistant Engineer, Second Engineer
- Recorded and Mixed at Mambo Sound and Recording, Long Beach, CA
References
- 1 2 Batch at AllMusic
- 1 2 3 4 "TrouserPress.com :: Big Drill Car". www.trouserpress.com.
- ↑ "Batch by Big Drill Car". Billboard. 103 (36): 66. Sep 7, 1991.
- ↑ Cogan, Brian (2006). Encyclopedia of Punk Music and Culture. Greenwood Press. p. 19.
- ↑ "Seminal OC Pop-Punks Big Drill Car Rev Engine Again After 16 Years". OC Weekly. August 7, 2008.
- ↑ "Part 2: 1991: "Crack and divide"". The A.V. Club.
- ↑ Darling, Cary (July 7, 1991). "Reviews". Orange County Register. p. H19.
- ↑ "From New Age to Space Age : Local Offerings Include Dan Crary Probing Fresh Ground and Vandals Joking on 'Punk Planet'". Los Angeles Times. November 21, 1991.