Troublegum

Rating

Album: Troublegum
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Knives	More Info...	1:59
2)	Screamager	More Info...	2:37
3)	Hellbelly	More Info...	3:21
4)	Stop It You're Killing Me	More Info...	3:51
5)	Nowhere	More Info...	2:26
6)	Die Laughing	More Info...	2:48
7)	Unbeliever	More Info...	3:28
8)	Trigger Inside	More Info...	3:56
9)	Lunacy Booth	More Info...	3:55
10)	Isolation	More Info...	3:11
11)	Turn	More Info...	3:50
12)	Femtex	More Info...	3:14
13)	Unrequited	More Info...	3:03
14)	Brainsaw Incl. Hidden Track "You Are My Sunshine"	More Info...	4:00
2)	Screamager	More Info...	0:02
3)	Hellbelly	More Info...	0:03
4)	Stop It You're Killing Me	More Info...	0:04
5)	Nowhere	More Info...	0:02
6)	Die Laughing	More Info...	0:02
7)	Unbeliever	More Info...	0:03
8)	Trigger Inside	More Info...	0:04
9)	Lunacy Booth	More Info...	0:04
10)	Isolation	More Info...	0:03
11)	Turn	More Info...	0:04
12)	Femtex	More Info...	0:03
13)	Unrequited	More Info...	0:03
14)	Brainsaw	More Info...	0:04

Album: Troublegum
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Knives	More Info...	1:59
2)	Screamager	More Info...	2:37
3)	Hellbelly	More Info...	3:21
4)	Stop It You're Killing Me	More Info...	3:51
5)	Nowhere	More Info...	2:26
6)	Die Laughing	More Info...	2:48
7)	Unbeliever	More Info...	3:28
8)	Trigger Inside	More Info...	3:56
9)	Lunacy Booth	More Info...	3:55
10)	Isolation	More Info...	3:11
11)	Turn	More Info...	3:50
12)	Femtex	More Info...	3:14
13)	Unrequited	More Info...	3:03
14)	Brainsaw Incl. Hidden Track "You Are My Sunshine"	More Info...	4:00
2)	Screamager	More Info...	0:02
3)	Hellbelly	More Info...	0:03
4)	Stop It You're Killing Me	More Info...	0:04
5)	Nowhere	More Info...	0:02
6)	Die Laughing	More Info...	0:02
7)	Unbeliever	More Info...	0:03
8)	Trigger Inside	More Info...	0:04
9)	Lunacy Booth	More Info...	0:04
10)	Isolation	More Info...	0:03
11)	Turn	More Info...	0:04
12)	Femtex	More Info...	0:03
13)	Unrequited	More Info...	0:03
14)	Brainsaw	More Info...	0:04

Tracks

1. Brainsaw

2. Unrequited

3. Femtex

4. Die Laughing

5. Screamager

6. Trigger Inside

7. Turn

8. Unbeliever

9. Knives

10. Lunacy Booth

11. Isolation

12. Nowhere

13. Hellbelly

14. Stop It You're Killing Me

Performer Notes

At the conclusion of TROUBLEGUM, there is an unlisted excerpt from "You Are My Sunshine."
Therapy?: Andrew James Cairns (vocals, guitar); Michael McKeegan (bass); Fyfe Ewing (drums).
Additional personnel: Page Hamilton (guitar); Martin McCarrick (cello); Leslie Rankine, Eileen Rose (background vocals).
Recorded at Chipping Norton Studios, Oxford, England; Rak Studios & Church Studios, London, England.
Personnel: Andy Cairns (vocals, guitar); Lesley Rankine (vocals); Page Hamilton (guitar); Martin McCarrick (cello); Fyfe Ewing (drums).
Audio Mixer: Chris Sheldon.
Recording information: Chipping Norton Studios, Oxfordshire, England; Church Studios, London, England; Rak Studios, London, England.
Photographers: Nigel Rolfe; Valerie Phillips.
A high watermark of early alternative metal, Troublegum is a spectacular, powerful, clutter-free record. Densely packed at 14 songs in 40 minutes, there's sharpness on every level, demonstrating that the promise evidenced on Nurse was no mirage. Chris Sheldon's job on the boards provides separation among all the instruments, avoiding the mashed effect from Therapy?'s previous outings. Fyfe Ewing and Michael McKeegan basically do what they've been doing all along as a rhythm section, but the increased clarity really allows for one to fully appreciate their abilities. Andy Cairns' vocal range and ear for melody increase tenfold, and his guitar takes on countless tones and textures only hinted at before. Detractors might claim that the riffs are too predictable and too "metal," which is somewhat understandable but ultimately unfair. One could call them simple, and one could call them focused; it's more the latter. Since the songwriting is more direct and less concerned with merely knocking things out and stopping after three minutes or so, everything is fully formed and completely realized. It's the absolute opposite of aimless, which is something Therapy? was sometimes guilty of. There's much more variety, too. With each play, it becomes increasingly obvious that no two songs sound much like each other, yet each song hangs together to form a singular piece. Metal-phobes can't help but give in to the irresistable pop-punk hooks of "Screamager" and "Nowhere." An obvious influence is acknowledged in a storming version of Joy Division's "Isolation," which pays tribute and transforms at the same time. "Unrequited" can't be missed, featuring a rattling guitar riff that gets yanked away by a violent cello tug from Martin McCarrick. ~ Andy Kellman

Professional Reviews

Musician (3/94, p.88) - "...Bad attitude and loud guitars may be the stuff of cliche for other bands, but it's true-faith fodder for this lot ....[Therapy?'s] balls-out sincerity makes even their most outrageous statements convincing...."

NME (Magazine) (12/24/94, p.23) - Ranked #49 in NME's list of the `Top 50 Albums Of 1994.'

NME (Magazine) (2/5/94, p.39) - 8 - Excellent - "...Therapy? have at last made a brilliant album...."

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