Released March 7, 1980 Out of the Tunnel
(1980) Crowd Control
(1981) Release date 7 March 1980 Label Ralph Records | Length 36:16 Artist MX-80 Producer Mark Bingham | |
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Recorded 1980 at Mobius Music, San Francisco, California, United States Genres Post-punk, Noise rock, Art punk People also search for Hard Attack, Crowd Control | ||
Mx 80 sound it s not my fault
Out of the Tunnel is the second studio album by American art punk band MX-80 Sound. It was released on March 7, 1980, through record label Ralph.
Contents
Release
Despite never being individually issued on CD, Out of the Tunnel can be found in its entirety paired with Crowd Control on the band's Out of Control compilation album, released in 1994.
Critical reception
Ned Raggett of AllMusic gave the album four and a half out of five stars, writing, "Poppy but not power pop, aggro-metal without indulging in the wank fantasies prone to that style, deadpan and humorous without being a put-on, MX-80 just plain shone here, with only the slightly murky mix preventing Out of the Tunnel from achieving perfection." Another positive review came from Trouser Press, who regarded the album as the MX-80's high point and claimed that their "formula of convoluted, breakneck melodies, cross-fed musical genres and Anderson's white-hot soloing nears critical mass."
Track listing
All tracks written by MX-80 Sound (Bruce Anderson, Dave Mahoney, Dale Sophiea and Rich Stim).
Songs
1It's Not My Fault3:19
2Follow That Car3:56
3Fender Bender3:58