Sunshine (Liquid Gang album)
| Sunshine | ||||
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| Studio album by Liquid Gang | ||||
| Released | 15 August 2000[1] | |||
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| Length | 43:44 | |||
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| Producer | Malcolm Springer | |||
| Liquid Gang chronology | ||||
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Sunshine is the second studio album by American alternative rock band Liquid Gang, and their first to be released on a major label.[4]
Reception[edit]
Rock Hard magazine gave the record a positive review.[2] An 8/12 review came from VISIONS.de, describing parts of the album as strenuous, but overall interesting.[3]
A review from Iowa State Daily was less enthusiastic about Sunshine, describing it as "frivolous" and stating that the band had "sold out from the start".[5] Matt Capuano, writing for The Daily Titan, provided a much more positive review, comparing several aspects of the band to that of other nu metal bands such as Korn, Orgy, Deftones and Sevendust.[6]
A retrospective mention of the album in a 2019 article written by Axl Rosenberg of MetalSucks highlighted the instrumentation but criticised the vocals on the closing song "Blunt Force Trauma": "The riff ... is sufficiently heavy to make it kind of a bummer when the frontman starts doing a Sonny Sandoval."[7]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Breakdown" | 4:01 |
| 2. | "Closer" | 3:54 |
| 3. | "Show Me" | 3:15 |
| 4. | "A Better View" | 3:33 |
| 5. | "Rain" | 3:30 |
| 6. | "Drama" | 3:47 |
| 7. | "Diagram" | 3:49 |
| 8. | "Ready & Able" | 4:29 |
| 9. | "I Applaud You" | 3:17 |
| 10. | "Would You" | 4:06 |
| 11. | "Blunt Force Trauma" (contains hidden track after silence[6]) | 6:03 |
| Total length: | 43:44 | |
References[edit]
- ^ "CD Review Revue". The Stranger.
- ^ a b "Sunshine". www.rockhard.de.
- ^ a b "Liquid Gang: Sunshine". VISIONS.de.
- ^ "LIQUID GANG To Reunite For One-Off Hometown Performance". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. December 6, 2006.
- ^ "CD Reviews".
- ^ a b Capuano, Matt (Sep 21, 2000). "Liquid Gang's blend of metal and techno will get you all wet" (PDF). Daily Titan.
- ^ "Liquid Gang, Boiler Room, and Full Devil Jacket: Who the Fucking Fuck Are These Bands?". MetalSucks. June 27, 2019.