Drunk Tank (album)
album by Drunk Tank
Drunk Tank is the eponymously titled debut studio album of Drunk Tank, released in 1991 by Radial Records. The CD release of the album is appended with tracks taken from the band's first two 7" singles.
Critical reception
Drunk Tank garnered favorable reviews upon its release. Mark Woodlief of Option praised the group for their "unpredictability, sheer raging force and antisociality" and that their music "rattles the innards of the brain, shaking the listener awake to the possibilities of making fingernails on a chalkboard sound darn good." Ian Christie of Alternative Press noted the band's more focused direction and that major label interest might be forthcoming.
Track listing
Personnel
Adapted from Drunk Tank liner notes.
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