Absolutely No Alternative
Absolutely No Alternative is the eighth studio album by Canadian heavy metal band Anvil, released in 1997.
| Absolutely No Alternative | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 19, 1997 | |||
| Studio | Quest Recording Studios, Oshawa, Canada | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, speed metal | |||
| Length | 39:23 | |||
| Label | Hypnotic (Canada) Massacre (Europe) | |||
| Producer | Anvil | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 7/10[2] |
| Rock Hard | 9.0/10[3] |
It is the first release with Glenn "Five" Gyorffy on bass replacing Michael Duncan.
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Steve "Lips" Kudlow; all music is composed by Anvil.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Old School" | 3:46 |
| 2. | "Green Jesus" | 3:50 |
| 3. | "Show Me Your Tits" | 2:52 |
| 4. | "No One to Follow" | 4:42 |
| 5. | "Hair Pie" | 3:09 |
| 6. | "Rubber Neck" | 3:11 |
| 7. | "Piss Test" | 4:10 |
| 8. | "Red Light" | 4:53 |
| 9. | "Black or White" | 3:33 |
| 10. | "Hero by Death" | 5:17 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 11. | "March of the Crabs '97" | 2:53 |
| 12. | "Free as the Wind" (live) | 5:49 |
Personnel
- Anvil
- Steve "Lips" Kudlow — vocals, lead guitar
- Ivan Hurd — lead guitar
- Glenn Gyorffy — bass
- Robb Reiner — drums
- Production
- Daryn Barry — engineer, mixing at Phase One Studios, Toronto
- Paul Lachapelle — assistant engineer
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References
- Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Anvil - Absolutely No Alternative review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
- Popoff, Martin (August 1, 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 28. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
- Schäfer, Wolfgang (1997). "Review Album: Anvil - Absolutely No Alternative". Rock Hard (in German). No. 126. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
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