Out of the Tunnel
{{Infobox album
| name = Out of the Tunnel
| type = studio
| artist = MX-80 Sound
| cover = MX-80 Sound - Out of the Tunnel.jpeg
| alt =
| released = 1980
| recorded = 1980 at Mobius Music, San Francisco, California, United States
| venue =
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 36:16
| label = Ralph
| producer = Mark Bingham
| prev_title = Hard Attack
| prev_year = 1977
| next_title = Crowd Control
| next_year = 1981
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Out of the Tunnel
| type = studio
| single1 = Someday You'll Be King" b/w "White Night
| single1date = March 1980{{cite book |last1=Robbins |first1=Ira A. |title=The Trouser Press Guide to New Wave Records |date=1983 |publisher=C. Scribner's Sons |location=New York |isbn=9780684179438 |page=200}}
}}
}}
Out of the Tunnel is a studio album by the American band MX-80 Sound.{{cite news |last1=Sheehan |first1=Gavin |title=The Pipeline |work=Salt Lake City Weekly |date=March 24, 2016}}{{cite news |last1=Wyszpolski |first1=Bondo |title=Record Reviews |work=The Argonaut |date=9 Apr 1981 |location=Marine del Rey |page=40}} It was released in 1980 through record label Ralph.{{cite news |last1=Kelp |first1=Larry |title=Obscure S.F. label spins new interesting, irritating discs |work=Oakland Tribune |date=23 Apr 1980 |page=E9}}
Release
Despite never being individually issued on CD, Out of the Tunnel can be found in its entirety paired with Crowd Control on the band's Out of Control compilation album, released in 1994.
Critical reception
{{album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/out-of-the-tunnel-mw0000839512 |title=Out of the Tunnel – MX-80 Sound : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusid |last=Raggett |first=Ned |work=AllMusic |publisher=AllRovi |accessdate=June 2, 2013}}
|rev2 = The Reporter
|rev2score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite news |last1=Kowalski |first1=Joe |title=Earwaves |work=The Reporter |date=21 Dec 1980 |page=2F}}
| rev3 = Spin Alternative Record Guide
| rev3score = 9/10{{cite book|chapter=MX-80 |first=Jeff|last=Salamon|title=Spin Alternative Record Guide|title-link=Spin Alternative Record Guide|editor1-first=Eric|editor1-last=Weisbard|editor2-first=Craig|editor2-last=Marks|publisher=Vintage Books|year=1995|isbn=0-679-75574-8|pages=260-261}}
}}
A positive review came from Trouser Press, who regarded the album as the MX-80's high point and claimed that their "formula of convoluted, breakneck melodies, cross-fed musical genres and Anderson's white-hot soloing nears critical mass."{{cite web |url=http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=mx-80_sound |title=trouserpress.com :: MX-80 Sound |last1=Payes |first1=Robert |last2=Sprague |first2=David |last3=Neugebauer |first3=Delvin |work=trouserpress.com |accessdate=June 2, 2013}} The Rocket deemed it "music of a science fiction hell, chilling yet compelling."{{cite news |title=MX-80 Sound Out of the Tunnel |work=The Rocket |date=1 May 1980 |page=22}} The Reporter opined that the album "spews acid chords which go beyond other Ralphers."
Ned Raggett of AllMusic wrote: "Poppy but not power pop, aggro-metal without indulging in the wank fantasies prone to that style, deadpan and humorous without being a put-on, MX-80 just plain shone here, with only the slightly murky mix preventing Out of the Tunnel from achieving perfection." Phoenix New Times stated that "the album is full of classic rock riffs and blistering solos, but it also features oodles of distortion, weird spoken passages, and even some sax."{{cite news |last1=Naftule |first1=Ashley |title=An Introduction to Chrome and San Francisco's 1970s Art Punk Scene |work=Phoenix New Times |date=March 20, 2018 |department=Music}}
Track listing
{{track listing
| headline = Side A
| all_writing = MX-80 Sound (Bruce Anderson, Dave Mahoney, Dale Sophiea and Rich Stim)
| title1 = It's Not My Fault
| length1 = 3:27
| title2 = Follow That Car
| length2 = 4:16
| title3 = Fender Bender
| length3 = 4:17
| title4 = I Walk Among Them
| length4 = 3:14
| title5 = Someday You'll Be King
| length5 = 3:32
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Side B
| title1 = Frankie I'm Sorry
| length1 = 3:22
| title2 = Gary and Priscilla
| length2 = 4:34
| title3 = Man in a Box
| length3 = 4:18
| title4 = Metro Teens
| length4 = 5:13
}}
Personnel
; MX-80 Sound
- Bruce Anderson – guitar
- Dave Mahoney – drums
- Dale Sophiea – bass guitar
- Rich Stim – vocals, guitar, saxophone
; Additional musicians and technical
- Mark Bingham – production, mixing, recording
- Oliver Dicicco – mixing, recording
- Kim Torgerson – sleeve photography
References
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External links
- {{Discogs release|706184}}
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