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.
Why this album works
This album is noteworthy for its gritty production style and the band's ability to blend genres while retaining a distinct identity. It received positive reviews for its energetic tracks and was part of Therapy?'s continued evolution in the post-grunge landscape, reflecting their influence within the alternative rock scene.
- Best for
- dynamic progression with peaks wave-like pacing for engagement cathartic release through intensity
- 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
- Robbie Williams· Duran Duran· Muse· Radiohead· Ellie Goulding· Manic Street Preachers· Ed Sheeran· Depeche Mode
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 Standout 3:56
- 4 Nausea 3:21
- 5 Totally Random Man 2:28
- 6 Accelerator 2:15
- 7 Teethgrinder Standout 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 Standout 2:47
- 13 Totally Random Man 2:25
- 14 Disgracelands 3:49
- 15 Perversonality Standout 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 Standout 3:25
- 13 High Noon 5:07
Reference: Wikipedia · MusicBrainz · Wikidata
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