Driver Not Included

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{{Infobox album

| name = Driver Not Included

| type = studio

| artist = Orange 9mm

| cover = Driver Not Included.jpg

| alt =

| released = February 14, 1995

| recorded = 1994

| venue =

| studio = *El Dorado Studios (Los Angeles, California)

| genre = *Hardcore punk

| length = 38:14

| label = EastWest

| producer = Dave Jerden

| prev_title = Orange 9mm EP

| prev_year = 1994

| next_title = Tragic

| next_year = 1996

}}

Driver Not Included is the debut studio album by American rock band Orange 9mm. It was released on February 14, 1995, through EastWest Records.{{Cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IS0EAAAAMBAJ&dq=orange+9mm+driver+not+included&pg=PA31 |title=Just Out |magazine=CMJ New Music Monthly |date=February 1995 |publisher=CMJ Network, Inc. |language=en}} Considered as a landmark release in 1990's New York hardcore scene, the album incorporates influences from funk and heavy metal. The band supported the album by touring with Ned's Atomic Dustbin.{{cite news |last1=Maples |first1=Tina |title=The Dustbin cleans up |work=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |date=12 May 1995 |page=3E}}

Critical reception

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}

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AllMusic critic Jason Anderson described the album as "a very strong effort," further stating: "This 1995 Elektra release deserves its own place among the list of important '90s aggro/punk/hardcore releases."

Track listing

All tracks are written by Orange 9mm, except where noted.

  1. "Glistening" – 2:32
  2. "High Speed Changer" – 2:53
  3. "Disclaimer" – 2:34
  4. "Suspect" – 3:57
  5. "Pissed" – 3:04
  6. "Toilet" – 2:19
  7. "Magnet" – 3:09
  8. "Guyatone" – 3:35
  9. "Thickest Glass" – 3:02
  10. "Can't Decide" – 3:15
  11. "Sacrifice" – 4:27
  12. "Cutting and Draining" – 3:27

Personnel

;Orange 9mm

  • Chaka Malik – vocals
  • Chris Traynor – guitar
  • Davide Gentile – bass
  • Matthew Cross – drums

;Additional

  • Mike Bloom – photography
  • Bryan Carlstrom – engineer
  • Annette Cisneros – assistant engineer
  • Matthew Curry – assistant engineer
  • Nick DiDia – mixing
  • Jim Evans – art direction
  • Don Fury – mixing
  • Dave Jerden – mixing, producer
  • George Marino – mastering
  • Tim Owen – photography

Charts

class="wikitable"

!Chart (1995)

!Peak
position

US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)

|align="center"|17

References

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{{cite web| url=http://www.avclub.com/article/punk-turned-in-on-itself-in-1995-and-out-came-the--200819|title=Punk turned in on itself in 1995, and out came the wolves|work=The A.V. Club |last=Heller | first=Jason | accessdate=August 2, 2017 | date= January 14, 2014}}

{{cite web| url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/driver-not-included-mw0000121305|title=Orange 9mm - Driver Not Included|work=AllMusic |last=Anderson | first=Jason | accessdate=August 2, 2017}}

{{cite magazine| title=Popular Uprisings | magazine=Billboard | last=Borzillo|first=Carrie| page=22 | date= 25 March 1995 | volume=107 | issue=12}}

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