No Soul No Strain
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| No Soul No Strain | ||||
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| Released | 1992 | |||
| Recorded | Toad Hall, Pasadena, California | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | MCA[1] | |||
| Producer | Bill Bottrell | |||
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No Soul No Strain is the fifth album by the American band Wire Train, released in 1992.[2][3]
The first single was "Stone Me".[4] The band supported the album by touring with Live, among others.[5]
The album was produced by Bill Bottrell.[6] Wire Train started work on the tracks in a cabin close to Yosemite National Park, and finished them in Bottrell's Toad Hall recording studio.[7]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [8] |
| Chicago Tribune | [9] |
| The State | [10] |
The Chicago Tribune wrote: "Wire Train sounds too much like too many other modern rock outfits to be cited for iconoclastic genius and originality, but the California quartet does an exceptional job of delivering a variety of immediately accessible, funky pop hooks with a minimum of dull filler."[9] Miami New Times deemed the album "delightfully casual and smartly cool real rock."[11]
The State praised the "chunkier guitars and complex rhythms," writing that "this is Wire Train's most ambitious work to date."[10] The Capital Times opined that "the wittiness of the lyrics ('Jesus and Mohammed were just a couple of regular guys who made a lot of good friends after they died') is supported by consistently compelling music."[12]
