Dragline (album)

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Dragline
Paw-Dragline.jpg
Studio album by
Paw
ReleasedMay 4, 1993
RecordedMadison, Wisconsin
GenreGrunge, alternative rock
Length50:18 (1:08:13 in the re-release)
LabelA&M
ProducerMr. Colson, Paw[1]
Paw chronology
Dragline
(1993) 		Death to Traitors
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music4/5 stars[3]
Los Angeles Times3/4 stars[4]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide3/5 stars[1]

Dragline is the debut studio album by the American grunge band Paw.[5] It was released in 1993 through A&M Records.[3] It sold around 80,000 copies.[6]

The single "Jessie" released in 1993, reached number 82 in the UK.[7] Other singles from the album included "Lolita" in 1992 and "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).[8]

Production[]

The album was recorded at Smart Studios, in Madison, Wisconsin.[9]

Critical reception[]

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."[10] 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."[4] 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."[11] 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."[12] The New Yorker called the album "equal parts metallic vigor and Southern-rock grit."[13]

Rolling Stone listed Dragline at #35 on its list of the "50 Greatest Grunge Albums."[14]

Track listing[]

All songs were written by Mark Hennessy and Grant Fitch, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Gasoline" (M. Hennessy, G. Fitch, P. Fitch)4:47
2."Sleeping Bag"4:07
3."Jessie" (M. Hennessy, G. Fitch, P. Fitch)3:14
4."The Bridge"3:34
5."Couldn't Know"4:12
6."Pansy" (M. Hennessy, G. Fitch, P. Fitch)3:26
7."Lolita"4:56
8."Dragline"5:07
9."Veronica"3:58
10."One More Bottle"4:04
11."Sugarcane"3:46
12."Hard Pig"5:07
13."Suicide Shift" (Re-release bonus track)3:06
14."Slow Burn" (Re-release bonus track)2:18
15."I Know Where You Sleep" (Re-release bonus track)4:37
16."Jessie" (Re-release bonus track (Live Acoustic In Boston, Nov 29))3:16
17."Imaginary Lover" (Re-release bonus track (Atlanta Rhythm Section cover))4:37
Total length:01:08:13

Personnel[]

  • Mark Hennessy - Vocals
  • Charles Bryan - Bass
  • Grant Fitch - Guitar
  • Peter Fitch - Drums

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 861.
  2. ^ "Dragline - Paw | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 6: MUZE. p. 453.CS1 maint: location (link)
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "PAW"Dragline" A&M;* * *A lot of people..." Los Angeles Times. July 11, 1993.
  5. ^ "Paw | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  6. ^ "Paw and the Year Scrunge Broke". SPIN. SPIN Media LLC. May 14, 2010 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/5565/paw/
  8. ^ "Dragline: Expanded Edition".
  9. ^ Baird, Robert (August 25, 1993). "CLAWING THEIR WAY TO THE TOPWHEN IT COMES TO PUNK-METAL, YOU'VE GOT TO HAND IT TO PAW". Phoenix New Times.
  10. ^ HARRY, RICH. "FOR ROCK BAND PAW, RURAL LIFE, INSPIRATION GO HAND IN HAND". mcall.com.
  11. ^ "Paw". Trouser Press. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  12. ^ Pareles, Jon (December 8, 1993). "Review/Pop; From Metal Into Melody (Published 1993)" – via NYTimes.com.
  13. ^ "Paw". The New Yorker. 70 (1–6): 16.
  14. ^ "50 Greatest Grunge Albums". Rolling Stone. April 1, 2019.



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