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Music Through a Cheap Transistor

Therapy? · 2007

93 min · 28 tracks · alternative rock · alternative metal · noise rock

A raw and frenetic exploration of noise rock infused with alternative metal energy and sardonic lyricism.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • dynamic progression with peaks
  • wave-like pacing for engagement
  • cathartic release through intensity
  • frenetic energy for active listening
  • sardonic humor in lyrical themes

Maybe skip if you want

  • prefer straightforward song structures
  • seek polished, refined production

Where this album fits

Career context
Released in 2007, 'Music Through a Cheap Transistor' marked Therapy?'s ninth studio album, following their previous record 'One Cure Fits All' in 2006. At this point, the band was navigating a period of renewed creative energy after lineup changes and a return to their heavier sound, which had been a hallmark of their earlier work.
Stylistic neighbors
Helmet· Quicksand· Alice in Chains

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

Disc 1

  • 1 Innocent X / Meat Abstract 8:52
  • 2 Prison Breaker 4:33
  • 3 Perversonality 3:56
  • 4 Nausea 3:21
  • 5 Totally Random Man 2:28
  • 6 Accelerator 2:15
  • 7 Teethgrinder 3:54
  • 8 Auto Surgery 2:30
  • 9 Totally Random Man 2:29
  • 10 Bloody Blue 1:13
  • 11 Pile of Bricks 3:01
  • 12 Screamager 2:47
  • 13 Totally Random Man 2:25
  • 14 Disgracelands 3:49
  • 15 Perversonality 3:53

Disc 2

  • 1 Brainsaw 3:18
  • 2 Trigger Inside 3:59
  • 3 Knives 1:53
  • 4 Isolation 3:26
  • 5 Bad Mother 4:00
  • 6 Misery 3:04
  • 7 The Sweeney 2:51
  • 8 Lost Highway 1:29
  • 9 Church of Noise 2:52
  • 10 Black Eye, Purple Sky 3:18
  • 11 Tightrope Walker 3:27
  • 12 Teethgrinder 3:25
  • 13 High Noon 5:07

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