Hammerbox – Hole
Description
| Numb | ||||
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| Released | 1993 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, grunge-pop[1] | |||
| Length | 41:59 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Producer | Michael Beinhorn | |||
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Numb is the second and final studio album by the American band Hammerbox.[2][3] It was released in 1993 on A&M Records.[4] The first single was “Hole”.[5]
The band supported the album by touring with King Missile and Sloan, among others.[6][7] The stress of being on a major label led in part to the band’s breakup, as did A&M’s inability to promote the album.[8][9]
Production
The album was produced by Michael Beinhorn.[10] Although signed to a major label, the band tried to make the album sound more raw than its independent debut.[11]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [12] |
Spin wrote that the album’s “high-impact, tuneful noise expands on the earlier album’s promise, refining the songcraft without sacrificing any of its nervy edge.”[13] The Record considered it “for Seattle completists only,” writing that Hammerbox “don’t manage to imbue the already-tired genre with much personality of their own.”[1]
The Los Angeles Times noted that “Carrie Akre’s trained, Pat Benatar-like vocals seemed predictable in the context of the rough-and-tumble, high-speed music.”[14] The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette likened the sound of Numb to “the Indigo Girls trapped in Kurt Cobain’s body.”[15] Similarly, The Oregonian compared Hammerbox to “Melissa Etheridge fronting Nirvana,” writing that “the band has precious few songs with sufficient structural clarity, melodies or even distinctive riffs.”[16]
Track listing
- “Hole” – 2:39
- “Hed” – 3:17
- “No” – 4:13
- “Blur” – 3:07
- “Outside” – 3:30
- “When 3 Is 2” – 4:26
- “Trip” – 3:27
- “Attack of the Slime Creatures” – 3:46
- “God” – 3:56
- “Simple Passing” – 2:01
- “Sleep” – 4:33
- “Anywhere But Here”– 3:04
Personnel
- Carrie Akre – vocals
- James Atkins – bass
- Michael Beinhorn – producer
- Dave Bosch – drums, backing vocals
- Paul McKenna – engineering, mixing
- Harris Thurmond – guitar
- Howie Weinberg – mastering
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