''No Soul No Strain'' is the fifth album by the American band

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, released in 1992. The first single was "Stone Me". The band supported the album by touring with

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, among others.

Production

The album was produced by

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. Wire Train started work on the tracks in a cabin close to

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, and finished them in Bottrell's Toad Hall recording studio.

Critical reception

The ''

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'' wrote: "Wire Train sounds too much like too many other modern rock outfits to be cited for iconoclastic genius and originality, but the California quartet does an exceptional job of delivering a variety of immediately accessible, funky pop hooks with a minimum of dull filler." ''

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'' deemed the album "delightfully casual and smartly cool real rock." ''

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'' praised the "chunkier guitars and complex rhythms," writing that "this is Wire Train's most ambitious work to date." ''

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'' opined that "the wittiness of the lyrics ('Jesus and Mohammed were just a couple of regular guys who made a lot of good friends after they died') is supported by consistently compelling music."

Track listing

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. * Kevin Hunter – vocals *

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– guitar * Anders Rundblad – bass * Brian MacLeod – drums

Production

* Produced by

* Engineer – Bob Salcedo * Assistant Engineers – Blair Lamb & Lotti Kierkegaard * Mixed by Bill Bottrell & Bob Salcedo * Mastered by Steve Hall

References

{{Authority control Wire Train albums 1992 albums 415 Records albums Albums produced by Bill Bottrell