Tincan Experiment Explained

Tincan Experiment
Type:	Album
Artist:	6gig
Cover:	Tincan Experiment.jpg
Released:	October 24, 2000
Studio:	Royaltone Studios (Los Angeles, California) Big Sound Studios (Westbrook, Maine) The Studio (Portland, Maine) Long View Farms Studios (North Brookfield, Massachusetts)
Genre:	Nu metal, alternative metal, post-grunge
Length:	46:30
Label:	Ultimatum Music
Producer:	Roger Sommers
Next Title:	Mind Over Mind
Next Year:	2002

Tincan Experiment is the first album by the American band 6gig.^{[1] [2]} It was released in 2000 by Ultimatum Music.^{[3] [4]}

Production

The album was recorded at Long View Farm Studios, in Massachusetts.^[5] It was produced by Roger Sommers.^[6]

Critical reception

AllMusic wrote that "the visceral drive is there, but there's little substance to tunes like '5' and 'Method' to give it staying power."^[7] The Telegram & Gazette called the album "a confident, hard-hitting combination of bombast and melodicism."^[8] The Vancouver Sun wrote: "Weirdly enough for such a young crew of ambitious rockers, there's a plodding, lifelessness at work here."^[9] The Providence Journal wrote that "the band's diversity of styles can hamper the effort when no prevailing sound emerges ... But all the variety has its rewards."^[10]

Track listing

1. Method
2. Hit the Ground
3. 5
4. Junk, Puppet, Paperclip
5. Tincan Experiment
6. Yesterday
7. Talkshow
8. Gasoline Trail
9. Built For It
10. Klones
11. Bagmask
12. Willie

Album credits

• Mastering – George Marino
• Producer, Engineer, Mixing – Roger Sommers
• Art Direction, Design, Photography – Walter Craven
• Producer, Engineer – Spencer Albee
• Management – Bill Beasley
• Violin, String Arrangements – Eric Gorfain
• Engineer – John Wyman, Jim Begley
• Violin – Roland Hartwell
• Producer, Main Performer – 6Gig
• Assistant Engineer – Chris Wonzer
• Engineer, Editing – Curt Kroeger
• Viola – Piotr Jandula
• Management – T.J. McNaboe
• Photography – Becky Neiman
• Assistant Engineer – Joe Brien
• Cello – Richard Dodd

Notes and References

1. Reviews . CMJ New Music Monthly . Jan 2001 . 89 . 54.
2. News: Rodriguez . Kenn . 6gig settled on a name that really computed . Albuquerque Journal . 17 Nov 2000 . Music . 15.
3. Web site: Popular Uprisings. Billboard. November 11, 2000. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. Google Books.
4. News: Ferguson . Jon . 6gig's sixth gig was a record contract with Ultimatum . Intelligencer Journal . 12 Jan 2001 . 8.
5. News: Catlin . Roger . HARD-DRIVING MUSIC FROM 6GIG AT WEBSTER . Hartford Courant . 4 Jan 2001 . 31.
6. Romano . Will . Buzz: 6Gig . Guitar Player . Jan 2001 . 35 . 1 . 65–66.
7. Web site: Tincan Experiment - 6gig | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic. www.allmusic.com.
8. News: McLennan . Scott . 6Gig appears to be traveling on a fast track to musical success . Telegram & Gazette . 14 Dec 2000 . C5.
9. News: Gold . Kerry . Music: CD Review . Vancouver Sun . 25 Jan 2001 . C13.
10. News: Watson . Vaughn . MUSIC SCENE - Bands heat up the holiday groove . The Providence Journal . December 14, 2000 . L3.