The Burden of Mules is the debut studio album by English post-punk band The Wolfgang Press. It was released on 1 August 1983, through record label 4AD.
AllMusic's review was negative, calling the album "impenetrable" and some tracks "so morose and vehement as to verge on self-parody".[1]Trouser Press called it "dark and cacophonous; an angry, intense slab of post-punk gloom that is best left to its own (de)vices."[3]
Ernest Simpson of Treble was more positive, stating, "As the times changed, so did their [Wolfgang Press'] sound, but The Burden of Mules still stands as not only the beginnings of a great band, but as a definition of a specific time and place in music history. They trod the dark side of post-punk with a gloom and doom shared by many of their contemporaries, but it is their penchant for theatrics that makes this album stand out."[4]
Personneledit
The Wolfgang Press
Andrew Gray – guitar (tracks A1, A4 and B2), percussion (tracks A1 and B2), drums (tracks A3 and B1), sleeve photography
David Steiner – drums (track B1)
Michael Allen – drums (tracks A1 and B1), percussion (tracks A1, A2, A4–A6 and B2), bass guitar (tracks A2–A6, B2 and B3), vocals (tracks A2–A5 and B1–B3), synthesizer (tracks A2 and A5), piano (tracks A6, B2 and B3), organ (track A6), drum loops (track B2), cymbal and saxophone (track B3), production
Mark Cox – synthesizer (tracks A2 and A4–B3), percussion (tracks A1, A2, A4–A6), clarinet (tracks A2, A5 and B3), "noises" (tracks A3, B1 and B2), pixiephone and chimes (tracks A2 and A4), piano (tracks A2 and A5), organ (tracks A1 and B1), "scratches" and whistling (track A6), bass guitar (track A3), production
Richard Thomas – drums (tracks A2, A4–A6 and B3), flute and piano (track B3)
The Burden of Mules at the official 4AD Records website
January 01, 1970
burden, mules, debut, studio, album, english, post, punk, band, wolfgang, press, released, august, 1983, through, record, label, studio, album, wolfgang, pressreleased1, august, 1983recordedmay, 1982, june, 1983genrepost, punklabel4adproducermark, michael, all. The Burden of Mules is the debut studio album by English post punk band The Wolfgang Press It was released on 1 August 1983 through record label 4AD The Burden of MulesStudio album by The Wolfgang PressReleased1 August 1983RecordedMay 1982 June 1983GenrePost punkLabel4ADProducerMark Cox Michael AllenThe Wolfgang Press chronologyThe Burden of Mules 1983 Standing Up Straight 1986 Contents 1 Track listing 2 Critical reception 3 Personnel 4 References 5 External linksTrack listing editSide ANo TitleWriter s Length1 Lisa The Passion Andrew Gray Mark Cox Michael Allen3 012 Prostitute I Cox Allen3 013 The Burden of Mules Gray Cox Allen3 434 Complete and Utter Cox Allen3 405 Prostitute II Cox Allen3 266 Slow as a Child Cox Allen6 36 Side BNo TitleWriter s Length1 Journalists Gray David Steiner Cox Allen3 322 Give It Back Cox Allen6 043 On the Hill Cox Allen10 59Critical reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 1 Treblefavorable 2 AllMusic s review was negative calling the album impenetrable and some tracks so morose and vehement as to verge on self parody 1 Trouser Press called it dark and cacophonous an angry intense slab of post punk gloom that is best left to its own de vices 3 Ernest Simpson of Treble was more positive stating As the times changed so did their Wolfgang Press sound but The Burden of Mules still stands as not only the beginnings of a great band but as a definition of a specific time and place in music history They trod the dark side of post punk with a gloom and doom shared by many of their contemporaries but it is their penchant for theatrics that makes this album stand out 4 Personnel editThe Wolfgang Press Andrew Gray guitar tracks A1 A4 and B2 percussion tracks A1 and B2 drums tracks A3 and B1 sleeve photography David Steiner drums track B1 Michael Allen drums tracks A1 and B1 percussion tracks A1 A2 A4 A6 and B2 bass guitar tracks A2 A6 B2 and B3 vocals tracks A2 A5 and B1 B3 synthesizer tracks A2 and A5 piano tracks A6 B2 and B3 organ track A6 drum loops track B2 cymbal and saxophone track B3 production Mark Cox synthesizer tracks A2 and A4 B3 percussion tracks A1 A2 A4 A6 clarinet tracks A2 A5 and B3 noises tracks A3 B1 and B2 pixiephone and chimes tracks A2 and A4 piano tracks A2 and A5 organ tracks A1 and B1 scratches and whistling track A6 bass guitar track A3 production Richard Thomas drums tracks A2 A4 A6 and B3 flute and piano track B3 Technical John Madden engineering productionReferences edit a b Ankeny Jason The Burden of Mules The Wolfgang Press Songs Reviews Credits Awards AllMusic AllMusic Retrieved 12 March 2013 Simpson Ernest 16 February 2006 The Wolfgang Press The Burden of Mules Treble Retrieved 20 May 2024 Gethers Altricia Frampton Megan trouserpress com Wolfgang Press trouserpress com Retrieved 12 March 2013 Simpson Ernest 16 February 2006 The Wolfgang Press The Burden of Mules Treble Retrieved 20 May 2024 External links editThe Burden of Mules at Discogs list of releases The Burden of Mules at the official 4AD Records website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Burden of Mules amp oldid 1224853221, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
