Dragline (album)
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| Dragline | ||||
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| Released | 1993 | |||
| Recorded | September–December 1992[1] | |||
| Studio | Smart Studios, Madison, Wisconsin | |||
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| Length | 50:18 (1:08:13 in the re-release) | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
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| Singles from Dragline | ||||
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Dragline is the debut studio album by the American grunge band Paw.[2] It was released in 1993 through A&M Records. It sold around 80,000 copies.[3]
The single "Jessie", released in 1993, reached number 82 in the UK.[4] Other singles from the album included "Sleeping Bag" and "Couldn't Know" in 1993.
In 2015, the album was re-released by Cherry Red Records Ltd. with all the b-sides from the singles as bonus tracks as well as extensive liner notes and slightly different artwork (the band logo and the title are smaller).[5]
Produced by Mr. Colson and the band, the album was recorded at Smart Studios, in Madison, Wisconsin.[6][7]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [8] |
| Calgary Herald | C[9] |
| Classic Rock |  [10] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 10/10[11] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [12] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[13] |
| Los Angeles Times | [14] |
| MusicHound Rock | [15] |
| Vox | 6/10[16] |
The Morning Call wrote that "the approach is elemental and effective: a rhythm pounces, and a metallic guitar groove drills holes before surrendering to softly ringing accents or gently strummed acoustics as [Mark] Hennessy sings about death and suffering in a throaty roar."[17] The Los Angeles Times deemed the album "country-grunge," writing: "It would take a major revolution to get country radio to play this—there's way too much wattage in the amps. But there is also plenty of Middle American sensibility, giving this debut a character all its own."[14] The Calgary Herald said that the album "mixes melodic guitar with in-yer-face speed metal, kind-of a Pursuit of Happiness meets Metallica."[9]
Trouser Press wrote that "much of the quartet’s sonic heft emanates from the formidable drum-pounding of Peter Fitch, whose brother Grant hammers out echo-drenched guitar riffs that revisit a limited number of arena-rock clichés with alarming frequency."[18] The New York Times wrote that "Hennessy's conviction, and his ability to distill situations into terse, allusive lyrics, make him a rival of Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder."[19] The New Yorker called the album "equal parts metallic vigor and Southern-rock grit."[20]
Rolling Stone listed Dragline at No. 35 on its list of the "50 Greatest Grunge Albums."[21] In 2007, Martin Popoff named the album the 15th greatest heavy metal album of the 1990s.[22]
