Broadcaster (album)

Broadcaster is the first album by the American alternative rock band Triple Fast Action, released in 1996.[2][3] "Revved Up" was the album's first single.[4]

Broadcaster
Studio album by
Triple Fast Action
Released1996
GenreAlternative rock
LabelCapitol Records[1]
ProducerDon Fleming
Triple Fast Action chronology
Broadcaster
(1996)		 Cattlemen Don't
(1997)

Production

The album was produced by Don Fleming in New York, with Brad Wood working on two tracks at Idful Music, in Chicago.[5] The band finished recording the album in March 1995, although it was not released until April 1996.[5]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
Chicago Tribune[7]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[8]

The Chicago Tribune wrote that "tempos rise and fall like a roller coaster, texture counts as much as hooks, and the studio is used like a mood-enhancing drug."[7] Trouser Press thought that "on the dreamy 'Don’t Tell', the concussive 'American City World' and the closing ten-minute 'Superstar' (by turns wan and wild), [Wes] Kidd shows that he can do propulsive, smartened-up modern rock as well as anyone else these days."[9] The Washington Post noted that the band's "gift for melody overwhelms its more self-conscious tendencies ... The album is occasionally annoying, but its dumb gimmicks are roughly balanced by smart songs."[10]

The Richmond Times-Dispatch praised the "breakneck rhythms, guitar pyrotechnics and angst-filled vocals," writing that "each song points to a lot of consideration in arrangements, execution and mix."[11] The Daily Herald called the album "chock-full of energetic, pop-laced modern rock nuggets distinguished by Kidd's appealingly raspy vocals and his and [Ronnie] Schneider's aggressive guitar work."[12] The Chicago Sun-Times opined that the band's "brand of power pop has an undeterred grace fueled by Wes Kidd's vibrant vocals and the group's solid musicianship."[13]

AllMusic wrote that "the band's full-throttle, post-Nirvana rock would have played better in 1993 than in 1996, when this type of thing was already going out of style."[6]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Aerosmith"3:08
2."Anna (Get Your Gun)"3:23
3."Revved Up"4:11
4."Bird Again"2:27
5."超級巨星"1:38
6."Don't Tell"5:36
7."American City World"3:38
8."Cheery"3:39
9."Rest My Head"4:59
10."Never Ever Care"3:21
11."Sally Tree"2:59
12."Paris"4:56
13."Superstar"9:59

Personnel

References
  1. Borzillo, Carrie (Feb 24, 1996). "Capitol's tripl3fastaction revs up". Billboard. 108 (8): 13.
  2. "Triple Fast Action Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 2021-09-21. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  3. "TRIPL3FASTACTION BESTS CANDLEBOX AT STARZ". The Morning Call. Archived from the original on 2021-10-19. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  4. "Seattle, not Seattle". The Morning Call. 31 May 1996. p. D7.
  5. Wyman, Bill (February 15, 1996). "Triple Fast Action Waits for the Green". Chicago Reader. Archived from the original on September 20, 2021. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  6. "Broadcaster - Triple Fast Action | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". Archived from the original on 2021-09-20. Retrieved 2021-09-20 – via www.allmusic.com.
  7. Kot, Greg. "TRIPLE FAST ACTION'S `BROADCASTER' PLAYS LIKE RADIO". chicagotribune.com. Archived from the original on 2021-10-19. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  8. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 262.
  9. "Tripl3fastaction". Trouser Press. Archived from the original on 28 February 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  10. Jenkins, Mark (26 April 1996). "Wide-Roving Dogs; A Smart-Dumb Triple". The Washington Post. p. N14.
  11. McCarty, Patrick (April 11, 1996). "TRIPL3FASTACTION MEMBERS LEARNED THEIR NIRVANA GRUNGE LESSONS WELL". Richmond Times-Dispatch. p. D25.
  12. Kening, Dan (April 5, 1996). "Merging into the fast track - After a long wait, Tripl3fastaction has released its debut album - and prepares for a tour". Daily Herald. Time Out. p. 5.
  13. Houlihan-Skilton, Mary (May 24, 1996). "CLUB HOPPING". Chicago Sun-Times. Weekend Plus. p. 5.
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