Fumble (album) explained

Fumble
Type:	studio
Artist:	Scream
Cover:	Fumble (album) cover.jpg
Released:	July 1993
Recorded:	December 1989
Genre:	Post-hardcore
Length:	44:41
Label:	Dischord^[1]
Producer:	Eli Janney^[2]
Prev Title:	Your Choice Live Series Vol.10
Prev Year:	1990
Next Title:	Live at the Black Cat
Next Year:	1998

Fumble is the fifth studio album by American hardcore band Scream.^{[3] [4] [5]} It was recorded in December 1989 at Inner Ear Studios in Arlington, Virginia, and released in July 1993 through Dischord. It is notable for showcasing the band's expansion in style, towards a more post-hardcore sound.

Dave Grohl played drums on the album.^[6] He took a lead vocal on one track and helped to write others.^{[7] [8] [9]}

Critical reception

Newsday praised Grohl's drumming on the album, writing that it "has that baseball-bats-against-tree-trunks quality that [he] would make so distinctive in Nirvana."^[10]

Track listing

All songs written by Scream.

1. "Caffeine Dream" - 3:14
2. "Sunmaker" - 4:48
3. "Mardi Gras" - 3:51
4. "Land Torn Down" - 3:59
5. "Gods Look Down" - 4:18
6. "Crackman" - 5:43
7. "Gas" - 4:37
8. "Dying Days" - 5:22
9. "Poppa Says" - 4:12
10. "Rain" - 4:37

("Crackman" does not appear on the CD version.)

Personnel

• Scream
  • Peter Stahl - lead vocals, mixing
  • Franz Stahl - guitars, vocals, mixing
  • Skeeter Thompson - bass, vocals
  • Dave Grohl - drums, lead vocals on "Gods Look Down"
• Eli Janney - producer, mixing
• Tomas Squip - photography

Notes and References

1. Book: Azerrad, Michael. Come As You Are: The Story of Nirvana. January 23, 2013. Crown. 9780307833730. Google Books.
2. Book: Luerssen, John D.. Nirvana FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Most Important Band of the 1990s. March 1, 2014. Hal Leonard Corporation. 9781617135880. Google Books.
3. Web site: TrouserPress.com :: Scream. www.trouserpress.com.
4. Web site: Scream's Dave Grohl-equipped 'Fumble' Treated to Vinyl Reissue. exclaim.ca.
5. Book: Dance of Days: Two Decades of Punk in the Nation's Capital. Mark. Andersen. Mark. Jenkins. December 1, 2009. Akashic Books. 9781933354996. Google Books.
6. Web site: THE MAN WHO POUNDED ROCK. Eric. Brace. September 28, 1997. www.washingtonpost.com.
7. Web site: Faster, Louder, Older. SPIN. October 26, 1993. SPIN Media LLC. Google Books.
8. News: Foo Fighters revitalised . New Straits Times . 17 Nov 2002 . Entertainment . 19.
9. Bronson . Fred . FOO FIGHTERS . Billboard . May 12, 2001 . 113 . 19 . 56, 58.
10. Knopper . Steve . Foo's drummer-guitarist still instrumental . Newsday . November 10, 2011 . B5.