Terraform [Vinyl]

Rating

Album: Terraform [Vinyl]
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Didn't We Deserve a Look at You the Way You Really Are	More Info...
2)	This Is a Picture	More Info...
3)	Disgrace	More Info...
4)	Mouthpiece	More Info...
5)	Canada	More Info...
6)	Rush Job	More Info...
7)	House Full of Garbage	More Info...
8)	Copper	More Info...

Album: Terraform [Vinyl]
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Didn't We Deserve a Look at You the Way You Really Are	More Info...
2)	This Is a Picture	More Info...
3)	Disgrace	More Info...
4)	Mouthpiece	More Info...
5)	Canada	More Info...
6)	Rush Job	More Info...
7)	House Full of Garbage	More Info...
8)	Copper	More Info...

Performer Notes

Shellac: Steve Albini (guitar); Bob Weston (bass); Todd Trainer (drums).
Three and a half years is a long time between albums, especially for indie rock bands, but Steve Albini and Bob Weston were busy with their respective production careers. The opening track on Terraform is a ten-minute dirge with a repetitive riff. The album goes up from there. Much of it was recorded at the Beatles' Abbey Road Studios. ~ John Bush

Professional Reviews

Rolling Stone (4/2/98, p.74) - 3.5 Stars (out of 5) - "...exceedingly precise music in which silence counts as much as noise, and the rhythms...are wound as tight as industrial-strength springs. What surprises on TERRAFORM are the fleeting moments of lyrical beauty..."

Spin (5/98, p.140) - 7 (out of 10) - "...Shellac's music revels in the sonorous qualities of rock's basic elements. Albini's guitar distills rock's tired roar down to a uniquely brittle bite, and drummer Todd Trainer gracefully resurrects the lost art of the Bonham stomp..."