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Strong Reaction

Strong Reaction is the debut album of Pegboy. It was released in 1991 through Quarterstick Records.

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Strong Reaction
Studio album by
Pegboy
ReleasedSeptember 15, 1991
RecordedJune 1991
StudioCRC (Chicago)
GenrePunk rock
Length27:13
LabelQuarterstick1
ProducerIain Burgess
Pegboy chronology
Three-Chord Monte
(1990) 		Strong Reaction
(1991) 		Fore
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar2

Strong Reaction is the debut album of Pegboy.34 It was released in 1991 through Quarterstick Records.3

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote that "quibbles about the occasionally melodramatic lyrics, in which the passage into adulthood dissolves into tragedy, are obliterated by the ferocious attack."5

In a retrospective review, The A.V. Club wrote: "Skirting grunge, pop-punk, post-hardcore, and emo—all of which were erupting at the time—Strong Reaction has aged with a rugged grace that puts most of its contemporaries to shame."6

Track listing

All tracks are written by Pegboy.

No.TitleLength
1."Strong Reaction"3:57
2."Still Uneasy"2:41
3."Not What I Want"2:31
4."What to Do"2:50
5."Locomotivelung"2:41
6."Superstar"2:24
7."Field of Darkness"2:58
8."Time Again"3:01
9."Believe"2:45
10."Hardlight"1:25
11."[untitled]"0:34
CD bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Through My Fingers"4:03
13."My Youth"2:43
14."Fade Away"3:34
15."Method"3:45

Personnel

Pegboy
  • Larry Damore – lead vocals, guitar
  • Joe Haggerty – drums
  • John Haggerty – guitar
  • Steve Saylors – bass guitar, backing vocals
Production and additional personnel
References

References

  1. "Strong Reaction | Pegboy | Touch and Go / Quarterstick Records". www.touchandgorecords.com.
  2. Foss, Richard. "Strong Reaction". Allmusic. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  3. "Pegboy | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  4. "PegboyPersonnel: John Haggerty, guitar; Larry Damore, vocals;..." chicagotribune.com.
  5. "Pegboy". Trouser Press. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  6. "Pegboy: Strong Reaction". Music.
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