The Venus Trail
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| The Venus Trail | ||||
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| Released | 1993 | |||
| Label | Flying Nun Records[1] | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 7/10[3] |
The Venus Trail is an album by the New Zealand band the 3Ds, released in 1993.[4] The album was released by Merge Records in the United States.[5]
The recording sessions took place at the Grand Masonic Lodge, in Dunedin, New Zealand.[6]
Critical reception
The New Zealand Herald called The Venus Trail "a more refined and accomplished album."[7] Stylus Magazine called the album's first single, "Hey Seuss", "a fantastic scuzzed-up pop song of a track built around a simple descending guitar riff, but for all the sophistication of its recording, it still sound like it was done on Chris Knox’s four track."[8] Trouser Press wrote that the album "can’t match Hellzapoppin’s amazing gusts of energy — not even with the angry, two-minute sock in the face 'Hey Seuss' — yet it attains nearly the same level of accomplishment in the expanded range of sounds."[9] Spin wrote that "beautiful melodies fight to be recognized over the twin guitar delirium."[10]
