Dragline | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | ||||
Studio album by | ||||
Released | May 4, 1993 | |||
Studio | Smart Studios, Madison, Wisconsin | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 50:18 (1:08:13 in the re-release) | |||
Label | A&M | |||
Producer |
| |||
Paw chronology | ||||
|
Review scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Classic Rock | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 10/10 [3] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Entertainment Weekly | B [5] |
Los Angeles Times | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
MusicHound Rock | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Vox | 6/10 [8] |
Dragline is the debut studio album by the American grunge band Paw. [9] It was released in 1993 through A&M Records. It sold around 80,000 copies. [10]
The single "Jessie" released in 1993, reached number 82 in the UK. [11] 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). [12]
The album was recorded at Smart Studios, in Madison, Wisconsin. [13]
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." [14] 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." [6] 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." [15] 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." [16] The New Yorker called the album "equal parts metallic vigor and Southern-rock grit." [17]
Rolling Stone listed Dragline at #35 on its list of the "50 Greatest Grunge Albums." [18] In 2007, Martin Popoff named the album the 15th greatest heavy metal album of the 1990s. [19]
All songs were written by Mark Hennessy and Grant Fitch, except where noted.
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
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 |
Dragline | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | ||||
Studio album by | ||||
Released | May 4, 1993 | |||
Studio | Smart Studios, Madison, Wisconsin | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 50:18 (1:08:13 in the re-release) | |||
Label | A&M | |||
Producer |
| |||
Paw chronology | ||||
|
Review scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Classic Rock | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 10/10 [3] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Entertainment Weekly | B [5] |
Los Angeles Times | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
MusicHound Rock | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Vox | 6/10 [8] |
Dragline is the debut studio album by the American grunge band Paw. [9] It was released in 1993 through A&M Records. It sold around 80,000 copies. [10]
The single "Jessie" released in 1993, reached number 82 in the UK. [11] 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). [12]
The album was recorded at Smart Studios, in Madison, Wisconsin. [13]
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." [14] 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." [6] 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." [15] 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." [16] The New Yorker called the album "equal parts metallic vigor and Southern-rock grit." [17]
Rolling Stone listed Dragline at #35 on its list of the "50 Greatest Grunge Albums." [18] In 2007, Martin Popoff named the album the 15th greatest heavy metal album of the 1990s. [19]
All songs were written by Mark Hennessy and Grant Fitch, except where noted.
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
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 |