No Memory

No Memory
No Memory
Studio album by No. 2
Released	1999
Genre	Indie rock
Length	30:14
Label	Chainsaw
No. 2 chronology

No Memory is the debut studio album by American indie rock band No. 2, released in 1999 by record label Chainsaw.

Content[]

Elliott Smith, No. 2 frontman Neil Gust's former Heatmiser bandmate, performs backing vocals on "Critical Mass" as well as mixing on most of the album.^[1]

Release[]

No Memory was released in 1999 by record label Chainsaw. The album was remastered and reissued on 180-gram vinyl on Record Store Day 2015 by Jackpot Records. The reissue, limited to 1500 copies, features previously-unheard bonus tracks.

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
CMJ New Music Report	favourable^[2]

Ron Hart of CMJ New Music Report called it "a more realised version of the Apple/Dischord Records hybrid once orchestrated by, well, Heatmiser. But the No. 2's debut achieves its own gorgeous, pitch-perfect balance between acoustic Simon and Garfunkel-ish harmonies and a post-British Invasion power pop punch, as it sways with all the candor of Gust's old band. [...] The half-hour No Memory may be short on time, but it's endless on soul."^[2]

Track listing[]

"Critical Mass" – 3:07
"Never Felt Better" – 2:48
"Move It Along" – 3:33
"So Long" – 2:48
"Just Answer the Man" – 4:18
"Pop in C" – 2:48
"Practicing Your Moves" – 3:01
"Pop in A Minor" – 2:25
"Nobody's Satisfied" – 2:29
"Parting Kiss" – 2:57

Bonus tracks on 2015 reissue[]

Allistair Chestnut (Harmony Mix)
Powder Blue
Run Through
Little Face
Critical Mass (Demo)
Never Felt Better (Demo)
Practicing Your Moves (Demo)
Parting Kiss (Demo)

Personnel[]

Neil Gust – vocals, guitar, keyboards
Gilly Ann Hanner – backing vocals, bass guitar
Paul Pulvirenti – drums, percussion

Additional personnel

Joanna Bolme – hand claps on "Critical Mass", engineering
Sam Coomes – bass guitar on "Never Felt Better" and "Nobody's Satisfied", backing vocals on "So Long"
Stef Darensbourg – hand claps on "Critical Mass"
Tony Lash – electric piano (on "Never Felt Better"), engineering
Elliott Smith – backing vocals on "Critical Mass", "So Long" and last four bonus tracks, mixing

Technical

Larry Crane – engineering, mixing

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Frey, Tracey. "No Memory – No. 2 | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. AllRovi. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Hart, Ron (November 22, 1999). "Must Hear: The Essential Releases of the Week". CMJ New Music Report: 3. Retrieved March 15, 2015.

External links[]

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[Frey-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Frey, Tracey. "No Memory – No. 2 | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. AllRovi. Retrieved June 24, 2013.

[Hart-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Hart, Ron (November 22, 1999). "Must Hear: The Essential Releases of the Week". CMJ New Music Report: 3. Retrieved March 15, 2015.

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