Voice of Reason (Rifle Sport album)

Voice of Reason
Studio album by
Rifle Sport
Released1983
Recorded1982
GenrePost-punk
LabelReflex Records
Rifle Sport chronology
Voice of Reason
(1983) 		Complex EP
(1985)

Voice Of Reason is the first album by the Minneapolis band Rifle Sport.[1] It was released in 1983 by Bob Mould's Reflex Records.[2][3]

Critical reception

Maximum Rocknroll wrote: "The Gang of Four is the obvious reference point, but these guys add a more powerful and raw guitar sound to the funk rhythms, and occasionally break into more thrashy structures. The recording is excellent."[4]

Track listing

  1. "Words Of Reason"
  2. "Angel Tears"
  3. "Run & Hide"
  4. "Danger Streets"
  5. "Good News Week"
  6. "Mind Over Matter"
  7. "Hollow Men"
  8. "Meet"
  9. "Church"
  10. "Keep On Walkin'"
  11. "Correctional Facility"
  12. "No Money"
  13. "Eva Evita"

Personnel

  • J. Christopher - vocals
  • Gerard-Jean Boissy - guitar
  • Flour - bass guitar
  • Jimmy Petroski - drums

References

  1. ^ "Rifle Sport". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Rifle Sport". Trouser Press. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  3. ^ Earles, Andrew (2010). Husker Du: The Story of the Noise-Pop Pioneers Who Launched Modern Rock. Voyageur Press. p. 78. ISBN 9781616739799.
  4. ^ Yohannan, Tim. "Reviews". Maximum Rocknroll. Retrieved 17 August 2020.