| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Alternative Press | p.97-8, 4/00 |
| The Austin Chronicle | [3] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [5] |
| Punknews.org | [6] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 5/10[7] |
| Sputnikmusic | 5/5[8] |
Hard Volume is the second album by the Rollins Band, released in 1989.[9][10][11] It was reissued with new tracks in 1999.[12]
The original CD release contained a 32-minute jam on the Velvet Underground outtake "Move Right In," titled "Joy Riding with Frank." The track was recorded live in Linz, Austria, during the band's 1988 tour. The 1999 remastered edition replaced this track with six studio tracks: three from the album session at Echo Sound in Los Angeles on December 1988, and three from a demo session recorded in July 1988 at Graphic Studios in New Jersey.
Critical reception
Trouser Press wrote that Rollins "sinks into an existential funk on the seven-song Hard Volume ... Oddly, the rest of the band seems unaffected by his moods, and the music — a well-organized rock juggernaut — thunders along happily."[1] Dave Thompson, in Alternative Rock, called the album "a funked-up swagger that is moody and electrically eclectic."[13]
Track listing
All tracks composed by the Rollins Band, except where indicated.
Original release
- "Hard" – 4:06
- "What Have I Got" – 4:58
- "I Feel Like This" – 4:26
- "Planet Joe" – 4:18
- "Love Song" – 6:22
- "Turned Inside Out" – 6:24
- "Down and Away" – 8:20
- "Joy Riding with Frank" - 32:04
Remastered version (1999)
- "Hard" – 4:06
- "What Have I Got" – 4:58
- "I Feel Like This" – 4:26
- "Planet Joe" – 4:18
- "Love Song" – 6:22
- "Turned Inside Out" – 6:24
- "Down and Away" – 8:20
Session outtakes
- "Tearing" – 4:58*
- "You Didn't Need" – 5:11*
- "Ghost Rider" (Martin Rev, Alan Vega) – 7:23*
Demo: July 1988
- "What Have I Got" – 4:33*
- "Thin Air" – 8:21*
- "Down and Away" – 7:14*
Personnel
- Rollins Band
- Henry Rollins – vocals
- Chris Haskett – guitar
- Andrew Weiss – bass guitar
- Sim Cain – percussion, drums
- Others
- Theo Van Rock – producer, mixing
- Rae DiLeo – mixing
- George Marino – mastering (1999 remaster)
- Wally Traugott – mastering (1989 original)
- Jeff Aguila – design
References
- ^ a b "Rollins Band". Trouser Press. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "Hard Volume - Rollins Band | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ "Henry Rollins and Rollins Band". www.austinchronicle.com.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 7: MUZE. p. 122.
- ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 953.
- ^ "Rollins Band - Hard Volume". www.punknews.org.
- ^ Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. pp. 335–336.
- ^ "Review: Rollins Band - Hard Volume | Sputnikmusic". www.sputnikmusic.com.
- ^ "Rollins Band | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "Henry ROLLINS biography". The Great Rock Bible.
- ^ Buckley, Peter (December 30, 2003). "The Rough Guide to Rock". Rough Guides – via Google Books.
- ^ "Artist News". CMJ New Music Report. CMJ Network, Inc. November 15, 1999 – via Google Books.
- ^ Thompson, Dave (December 30, 2000). "Alternative Rock". Hal Leonard Corporation – via Google Books.