No Soul No Strain

No Soul No Strain is the fifth album by the American band Wire Train, released in 1992.[2][3]

No Soul No Strain
Studio album by
Wire Train
Released1992
Recordedat Toad Hall Studio in Pasadena, California
Length47:30
LabelMCA[1]
ProducerBill Bottrell
Wire Train chronology
Wire Train
(1990)		 No Soul No Strain
(1992)		 Last Perfect Thing... A Retrospective
(1996)

The first single was "Stone Me".[4] The band supported the album by touring with Live, among others.[5]

Production

The album was produced by Bill Bottrell.[6] Wire Train started work on the tracks in a cabin close to Yosemite National Park, and finished them in a Los Angeles studio.[7]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[8]
Chicago Tribune[9]
The State[10]

The Chicago Tribune 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."[9] Miami New Times deemed the album "delightfully casual and smartly cool real rock."[11]

The State praised the "chunkier guitars and complex rhythms," writing that "this is Wire Train's most ambitious work to date."[10] The Capital Times 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."[12]

Track listing

All songs written by Wire Train.

  1. Stone Me - 3:50
  2. Open Sky - 4:02
  3. Yeah, Yeah, Yeah - 5:33
  4. Crashing Back to You - 4:52
  5. Hey Jordan - 4:41
  6. Other Lover - 2:56
  7. How Many More Times - 3:35
  8. Willing It to Be - 3:41
  9. Higher - 3:25
  10. Impossible - 2:36
  11. When I Met You - 3:26
  12. 17 Spooks - 4:56

References
  1. "Wire Train No Soul No Strain". News & Record. Rolling Stone. June 5, 1992. p. W5.
  2. Heim, Chris (15 May 1992). "Other rock releases appearing this week...". Friday. Chicago Tribune. p. O.
  3. Peterson, Karla (July 9, 1992). "Train has a full head of steam". Entertainment. The San Diego Union-Tribune. p. 4.
  4. Gettelman, Parry (17 July 1992). "Dawn Patrol". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel. p. 12.
  5. "Cutting-edge music". The Salt Lake Tribune. 26 June 1992. p. C7.
  6. "No Soul No Strain by Wire Train". Billboard. 104 (22): 50. May 30, 1992.
  7. Sculley, Alan (31 July 1992). "Wire Train Returns to Raw, Driving Sound". Splash. Daily Press. Newport News. p. 12.
  8. Abebe, Nitsuh. "No Soul No Strain - Wire Train". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  9. Rothschild, David (10 Sep 1992). "Rave recordings". Tempo. Chicago Tribune. p. 7.
  10. Miller, Michael (June 5, 1992). "Wire Train No Soul No Strain". The State. p. 10D.
  11. Baker, Greg (April 29, 1992). "Program Notes". Miami New Times.
  12. Rasmussen, Eric (June 11, 1992). "Wire Train No Soul No Strain". The Capital Times. p. 1F.
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