Sound of Impact explained

Sound Of Impact
Type:	live
Artist:	Big Black
Cover:	Big Black Sound Of Impact.jpg
Alt:	the text “ You got it all, Dad! We're gonna hit! (SOUND OF IMPACT.)” on a blank white background
Genre:	Noise rock post-hardcore
Length:	50:51
Label:	Blast First
Producer:	Big Black
Prev Title:	The Hammer Party
Prev Year:	1986
Next Title:	Headache
Next Year:	1987

Sound of Impact is a live album by the American post-hardcore band Big Black.^{[1] [2] [3]} It was released in limited edition in 1987. The band did not include its name anywhere on the album.^[4]

Critical reception

Alternative Rock wrote that the album captured a "typically brutal" live performance.^[4]

Track listing

1. "Ready Men"
2. "Big Money"
3. "Pigeon Kill"
4. "Passing Complexion"
5. "Crack Up"
6. "RIP"
7. "Jordan, Minnesota"
8. "Steelworker (Short Fragment)"
9. "Cables"
10. "Pigeon Kill"
11. "Kerosene"
12. "Bad Penny"
13. "Deep Six"
14. "RIP"
15. "Rema Rema"

Personnel

• Dave Riley

Bass Guitar

• Santiago Durango

Guitar, Backing Vocals

• Steve Albini

Guitar, Vocals

• Roland

Drums

Notes and References

1. Book: King, Richard. How Soon is Now?: The Madmen and Mavericks who made Independent Music 1975-2005. April 3, 2012. Faber & Faber. 9780571278329. Google Books.
2. Web site: Big Black: Sound of Impact | Records. Cokemachineglow.
3. Web site: The Quietus | Features | Anniversary | The Sound Of Impact: Noise Rock In 1986. The Quietus.
4. Book: Thompson, Dave. Alternative Rock. July 13, 2000. Hal Leonard Corporation. 9780879306076. Google Books.