Broadcaster (album)

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Broadcaster
Studio album by
Triple Fast Action
Released1996
GenreAlternative rock
LabelCapitol Records[1]
ProducerDon Fleming
Triple Fast Action chronology
Broadcaster
(1996) 		Cattlemen Don't
(1997)

Broadcaster is the first album by the American alternative rock band Triple Fast Action, released in 1996.[2][3] "Revved Up" was the album's first single.[4]

Production[]

The album was produced by Don Fleming in New York, with Brad Wood working on two tracks at Idful Music, in Chicago.[5] The band finished recording the album in March 1995, although it was not released until April 1996.[5]

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
Chicago Tribune[7]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[8]

The Chicago Tribune wrote that "tempos rise and fall like a roller coaster, texture counts as much as hooks, and the studio is used like a mood-enhancing drug."[7] Trouser Press thought that "on the dreamy 'Don’t Tell', the concussive 'American City World' and the closing ten-minute 'Superstar' (by turns wan and wild), [Wes] Kidd shows that he can do propulsive, smartened-up modern rock as well as anyone else these days."[9] The Washington Post noted that the band's "gift for melody overwhelms its more self-conscious tendencies ... The album is occasionally annoying, but its dumb gimmicks are roughly balanced by smart songs."[10]

The Richmond Times-Dispatch praised the "breakneck rhythms, guitar pyrotechnics and angst-filled vocals," writing that "each song points to a lot of consideration in arrangements, execution and mix."[11] The Daily Herald called the album "chock-full of energetic, pop-laced modern rock nuggets distinguished by Kidd's appealingly raspy vocals and his and [Ronnie] Schneider's aggressive guitar work."[12] The Chicago Sun-Times opined that the band's "brand of power pop has an undeterred grace fueled by Wes Kidd's vibrant vocals and the group's solid musicianship."[13]

AllMusic wrote that "the band's full-throttle, post-Nirvana rock would have played better in 1993 than in 1996, when this type of thing was already going out of style."[6]

Track listing[]

No.TitleLength
1."Aerosmith"3:08
2."Anna (Get Your Gun)"3:23
3."Revved Up"4:11
4."Bird Again"2:27
5."超級巨星"1:38
6."Don't Tell"5:36
7."American City World"3:38
8."Cheery"3:39
9."Rest My Head"4:59
10."Never Ever Care"3:21
11."Sally Tree"2:59
12."Paris"4:56
13."Superstar"9:59

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Borzillo, Carrie (Feb 24, 1996). "Capitol's tripl3fastaction revs up". Billboard. 108 (8): 13.
  2. ^ "Triple Fast Action Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 2021-09-21. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  3. ^ "TRIPL3FASTACTION BESTS CANDLEBOX AT STARZ". The Morning Call. Archived from the original on 2021-10-19. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Seattle, not Seattle". The Morning Call. 31 May 1996. p. D7.
  5. ^ a b Wyman, Bill (February 15, 1996). "Triple Fast Action Waits for the Green". Chicago Reader. Archived from the original on September 20, 2021. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Broadcaster - Triple Fast Action | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". Archived from the original on 2021-09-20. Retrieved 2021-09-20 – via www.allmusic.com.
  7. ^ a b Kot, Greg. "TRIPLE FAST ACTION'S `BROADCASTER' PLAYS LIKE RADIO". chicagotribune.com. Archived from the original on 2021-10-19. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  8. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 7: MUZE. p. 262.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  9. ^ "Tripl3fastaction". Trouser Press. Archived from the original on 28 February 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  10. ^ Jenkins, Mark (26 April 1996). "Wide-Roving Dogs; A Smart-Dumb Triple". The Washington Post. p. N14.
  11. ^ McCarty, Patrick (April 11, 1996). "TRIPL3FASTACTION MEMBERS LEARNED THEIR NIRVANA GRUNGE LESSONS WELL". Richmond Times-Dispatch. p. D25.
  12. ^ Kening, Dan (April 5, 1996). "Merging into the fast track - After a long wait, Tripl3fastaction has released its debut album - and prepares for a tour". Daily Herald. Time Out. p. 5.
  13. ^ Houlihan-Skilton, Mary (May 24, 1996). "CLUB HOPPING". Chicago Sun-Times. Weekend Plus. p. 5.
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