Manic Frustration
Manic Frustration | ||||
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Released | June 16, 1992 | |||
Recorded | 1991 | |||
Studio | Indigo Ranch Studios (Malibu, California), Studio II (Culver City, California), and Hollywood Sound (Los Angeles, California) | |||
Genre | Heavy metal, psychedelic rock, stoner rock | |||
Length | 43:19 | |||
Label | Def American | |||
Producer | Rick Rubin and Trouble | |||
Trouble chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 10/10[2] |
Kerrang! | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Rock Hard | 9.0/10[4] |
Manic Frustration is the fifth studio album by American doom metal band Trouble, released in June 1992.[5] The album marked a change in style toward a faster-paced, psychedelic sound; as opposed to the slower, doom metal style on their previous albums. It was the band's last release via the label Def American.
Track listing[]
All tracks are written by Eric Wagner, Bruce Franklin and Rick Wartell, except where noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Come Touch the Sky" | 2:54 | |
2. | "'Scuse Me" | 3:25 | |
3. | "The Sleeper" | 3:14 | |
4. | "Fear" | 3:38 | |
5. | "Rain" | 4:17 | |
6. | "Tragedy Man" | 4:17 | |
7. | "Memory's Garden" | 4:24 | |
8. | "Manic Frustration" | 4:10 | |
9. | "Hello Strawberry Skies" | 3:04 | |
10. | "Mr. White" | 3:26 | |
11. | "Breathe..." | Donovan | 6:30 |
Total length: | 43:19 |
Personnel[]
- Trouble
- Eric Wagner – vocals
- Bruce Franklin – guitars
- Rick Wartell – guitars
- Ron Holzner – bass
- Barry Stern – drums
- Additional musicians
- Rick Seratte – keyboards
- Ron Anderson, Gary Hoey – vocal guidance & inspiration
- Production
- Rick Rubin – producer with Trouble
- Chris Kupper, Brendan O'Brien – engineers
- Dave Sardy – mixing at Hollywood Sound, Los Angeles
- Howie Weinberg – mastering at Masterdisk, New York
- Kim Champagne – art direction
- Trouble – front cover concept
- Jean-Francois Podevin – front cover illustration
- Chris Cuffaro – individual photos
References[]
- ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Trouble - Manic Frustration review". AllMusic. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (August 1, 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 459. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
- ^ Kaye, Don (September 12, 1992). "Trouble - 'Manic Frustration'". Kerrang!. No. 409.
- ^ Kühnemund, Götz (1992). "Review Album Des Monats: Trouble - Manic Frustration". Rock Hard (in German). No. 65. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
- ^ "Trouble - Manic Frustration". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
Categories:
- Trouble (band) albums
- 1992 albums
- American Recordings (record label) albums
- Albums produced by Rick Rubin