Push (Gruntruck album)

1992 studio album by Gruntruck

Push

Studio album by

Gruntruck

Released| October 1992
Recorded| 1992
Studio| Red Farm Films
Genre| Grunge
Length| 53:47
Label| Roadrunner
Producer| Jack Endino, Gary King
Gruntruck chronology
| Inside Yours
(1990)  | Push
(1992)  | Shot, Illusion, New God
(1996)

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Singles from  Push

1. "Above Me"
2. "Crazy Love"
3. "Tribe"

Push is the second album by the American grunge band Gruntruck.[1][2] It was released in 1992 by Roadrunner Records.[3] The album contains "Tribe", "Crazy Love", and "Above Me", which were released as singles. The band supported the album by touring with Alice in Chains and Screaming Trees.[4]

## Production

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Recorded at Seattle's Red Farm Films studio, the album was produced by Jack Endino and Gary King.[5][6] It cost 12,000 to record.[5]

## Critical reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [7]
Kerrang!| [8]

The Washington Post noted that "the hooks to songs such as 'Machine Action' and 'Crazy Love' recall Nirvana, a perhaps unwelcome but nonetheless accurate comparison."[9] Billboard wrote that Gruntruck "may not have the musical moxie to push them above [Seattle's] wall of grunge, but they're capable of dishing out some decent songs with coherent melodies, effective arrangements and a good measure of passion."[6]

USA Today praised the production of Endino, writing that "most of the ditties encourage a unique brand of booty shakin', not headbanging," while noting that "guitarist Tommy Niemeyer ... still rips out E string-based metal from opening cut 'Tribe' to the final tune, 'Push'."[10] The Seattle Times deemed the album "grunge-meets-psychedelia."[11]

## Accolades

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Publication  | Country  | Accolade  | Year  | Rank

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Kerrang! | United Kingdom  | "Albums of the Year"[12] | 1992  | 18

## Track listing

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All tracks composed by Ben McMillan excepted where noted.

No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Tribe"| 4:21
2.| "Machine Action" (McMillan/Tom Niemeyer)| 5:40
3.| "Racked"| 4:11
4.| "Crazy Love" (McMillan/Niemeyer/Tim Paul)| 4:54
5.| "Above Me" (McMillan/Niemeyer/Norman Scott)| 4:59
6.| "Gotta Believe" (McMillan/Niemeyer)| 4:02
7.| "Break" (McMillan/Niemeyer/Paul/Scott)| 4:42
8.| "Slow Scorch"| 5:00
9.| "Follow"| 4:39
10.| "Body Farm"| 3:09
11.| "Lose"| 5:00
12.| "Push"| 3:11
Total length:| 53:47

## Personnel

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* Ben McMillan - vocals, guitar
* Tom Niemeyer - guitar
* Tim Paul - bass
* Norman Scott - drums

## References

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1. ^ "And you thought grunge (and Gruntruck) was dead". Bravo!. Kitsap Sun. October 27, 2015. p. 8.
2. ^ Black, Ian (October 25, 1992). "Making a choice of grunge or sleaze". The Sunday Times. p. SC4.
3. ^ "No Tickets Are Left for Alice in Chains". Northwest. Lewiston Morning Tribune. September 4, 1992.
4. ^ Heim, Chris (December 4, 1992). "Alice in Chains, Screaming Trees and Gruntruck". Friday. Chicago Tribune. p. M.
5. ^ a b Stout, Gene (June 25, 1993). "Gruntruck Rolling on 'Push' toward Fame". What's Happening. Seattle Post-Intelligencer. p. 9.
6. ^ a b "Push by Gruntruck". Billboard. Vol. 104, no. 51\. December 19, 1992. p. 44.
7. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Push - Gruntruck". AllMusic. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
8. ^ Arnopp, Jason (October 17, 1992). "Gruntruck 'Push'". Kerrang!. Vol. 414\. London, UK: EMAP.
9. ^ Jenkins, Mark (November 20, 1992). "Trees, Gruntruck in Seattle Slew". The Washington Post. p. N20.
10. ^ Deeds, Michael (October 16, 1992). "Alternative Reviews". USA Today.
11. ^ MacDonald, Patrick (December 18, 1992). "Alice in Chains Unbound". Metro. The Seattle Times. p. 3.
12. ^ "Kerrang! - Albums of the Year". Kerrang!. Archived from the original on February 16, 2006. Retrieved April 8, 2008.

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