No Memory
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| name = No Memory
| type = studio
| artist = No. 2
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| released = 1999
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| genre = Indie rock
| length = 30:14
| label = Chainsaw
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| next_title = What Does Good Luck Bring?
| next_year = 2002
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No Memory is the debut studio album by American indie rock band No. 2, released in 1999 by record label Chainsaw.
Content
Elliott Smith, No. 2 frontman Neil Gust's former Heatmiser bandmate, performs backing vocals on "Critical Mass" as well as mixing on most of the album.{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/no-memory-mw0000053731 |title=No Memory – No. 2
Release
No Memory was released in 1999 by record label Chainsaw. The album was remastered and reissued on 180-gram vinyl on Record Store Day 2015 by Jackpot Records. The reissue, limited to 1500 copies, features previously-unheard bonus tracks.
Reception
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| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{rating|4.5|5}}
| rev2 = CMJ New Music Report
| rev2score = favourable{{cite journal |last=Hart |first=Ron |date=November 22, 1999 |title=Must Hear: The Essential Releases of the Week |journal=CMJ New Music Report |page=3 |url=https://www.spin.com/2015/03/elliott-smith-demos-no-2-neil-gust-no-memory-vinyl-reissue/ |access-date=March 15, 2015}}
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Ron Hart of CMJ New Music Report called it "a more realised version of the Apple/Dischord Records hybrid once orchestrated by, well, Heatmiser. But the No. 2's debut achieves its own gorgeous, pitch-perfect balance between acoustic Simon and Garfunkel-ish harmonies and a post-British Invasion power pop punch, as it sways with all the candor of Gust's old band. [...] The half-hour No Memory may be short on time, but it's endless on soul."
Track listing
- "Critical Mass" – 3:07
- "Never Felt Better" – 2:48
- "Move It Along" – 3:33
- "So Long" – 2:48
- "Just Answer the Man" – 4:18
- "Pop in C" – 2:48
- "Practicing Your Moves" – 3:01
- "Pop in A Minor" – 2:25
- "Nobody's Satisfied" – 2:29
- "Parting Kiss" – 2:57
Bonus tracks on 2015 reissue
- Allistair Chestnut (Harmony Mix)
- Powder Blue
- Run Through
- Little Face
- Critical Mass (Demo)
- Never Felt Better (Demo)
- Practicing Your Moves (Demo)
- Parting Kiss (Demo)
Personnel
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- Neil Gust – vocals, guitar, keyboards
- Gilly Ann Hanner – backing vocals, bass guitar
- Paul Pulvirenti – drums, percussion
; Additional personnel
- Joanna Bolme – hand claps on "Critical Mass", engineering
- Sam Coomes – bass guitar on "Never Felt Better" and "Nobody's Satisfied", backing vocals on "So Long"
- Stef Darensbourg – hand claps on "Critical Mass"
- Tony Lash – electric piano (on "Never Felt Better"), engineering
- Elliott Smith – backing vocals on "Critical Mass", "So Long" and last four bonus tracks, mixing
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; Technical
- Larry Crane – engineering, mixing
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References
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External links
- [http://pitchfork.com/news/58692-elliott-smith-demos-featured-in-no-2s-no-memory-vinyl-reissue/ Pitchfork article on the album]
- [https://www.spin.com/2015/03/elliott-smith-demos-no-2-neil-gust-no-memory-vinyl-reissue/ Spin article on the album]
- [http://www.oregonlive.com/dining/index.ssf/2015/02/no_2_no_memory_elliott_smith.html OregonLive.com article on the album]
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