The Lurid Traversal of Route 7 explained

The Lurid Traversal of Route 7
Type:Album
Artist:Hoover
Cover:Hoover_Route7.jpg
Released:1994
Recorded:August 1993
Genre:Post-hardcore, emo, indie rock
Length:59:55
Label:Dischord
Next Title:Hoover
Next Year:1998

The Lurid Traversal of Route 7 is the debut album by American post-hardcore band Hoover, released in 1994 on Dischord Records.[1] [2] The album was reissued in 2005, containing 3 additional tracks.[3]

Reception

Ned Raggett of AllMusic compared the sound to the band Drive Like Jehu, stating that "Hoover are out for blood and sound it: musical aggression amped up high, lyrics clipped, and vocals screamed in usually very high pitches." Jason Heller of The A.V. Club described the album as "Fugazi possessed by demons",[4] and called it "one of 1995’s—and the decade’s—singular, eerie post-hardcore [albums]."[5] Noel Gardner of The Quietus noted the albums's "rhythmic fluidity and atmospheric anguish".[6] Briony Edwards of Louder stated that the album shifts between "tight, groove-laden jams" and "furious bursts of musical chaos", which results to a "clawing sense of urgency".[7] Brandon Gentry described the album as "60 minutes of blistering brilliance thriving on tension and release".[8]

Vulture listed "Electrolux" as number 86 of the 100 greatest emo songs.[9]

Credits

Notes and References

  1. Robb . John . The Lurid Traversal of Route 7 by Hoover . Melody Maker . Feb 26, 1994 . 71 . 8 . 30.
  2. News: Foster . Patrick . Pop Music . The Washington Post . 24 Jan 2005 . C5.
  3. Web site: Secret History: Hoover's The Lurid Traversal of Route 7. Gentry. Brandon. DCist. October 22, 2009. July 4, 2021. July 9, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210709182951/https://dcist.com/story/09/10/22/secret-history-hoovers-the-lurid-tr/. live.
  4. Web site: Where to start with the righteous noise of Dischord Records. Heller. Jason. The A.V. Club. November 18, 2014.
  5. Web site: Punk turned in on itself in 1995, and out came the wolves. Heller. Jason. The A.V. Club. January 14, 2014.
  6. Web site: The Quietus - Features - Noel's Straight Hedge - Straight Hedge: Punk & HC For April Reviewed By Noel Gardner. Gardner. Noel. The Quietus. April 3, 2017.
  7. Web site: The 10 most underrated Dischord Records albums. Edwards. Briony. Louder. October 24, 2016.
  8. Book: Gentry, Brandon. Capitol Contingency. December 14, 2012. Garrett County Press. 9781891053740.
  9. Web site: The 100 Greatest Emo Songs of All Time . Vulture . . Ian Cohen . David Anthony . Nina Corcoran . Emma Garland . Brad Nelson . February 13, 2020 . February 15, 2020.

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