Out of the Tunnel

Out of the Tunnel
Studio album by MX-80 Sound
Released	March 7, 1980
Recorded	1980 at Mobius Music, San Francisco, California, United States
Genre	Art punk, post-punk, noise rock
Length	36:16
Label	Ralph
Producer	Mark Bingham
MX-80 Sound chronology

Out of the Tunnel is the second studio album by American art punk band MX-80 Sound. It was released on March 7, 1980, through record label Ralph.

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Ned Raggett of AllMusic gave the album four and a half out of five stars, writing, "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."[1] Another 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."[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by MX-80 Sound (Bruce Anderson, Dave Mahoney, Dale Sophiea and Rich Stim).

Side A
No.	Title	Length
1.	"It's Not My Fault"	3:27
2.	"Follow That Car"	4:16
3.	"Fender Bender"	4:17
4.	"I Walk Among Them"	3:14
5.	"Someday You'll Be King"	3:32

Side B
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Frankie I'm Sorry"	3:22
2.	"Gary and Priscilla"	4:34
3.	"Man in a Box"	4:18
4.	"Metro Teens"	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

Raggett, Ned. "Out of the Tunnel – MX-80 Sound : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusid". AllMusic. AllRovi. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
Payes, Robert; Sprague, David; Neugebauer, Delvin. "trouserpress.com :: MX-80 Sound". trouserpress.com. Retrieved June 2, 2013.

External links

Out of the Tunnel at Discogs

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[AllMusic-1] Raggett, Ned. "Out of the Tunnel – MX-80 Sound : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusid". AllMusic. AllRovi. Retrieved June 2, 2013.

[2] Payes, Robert; Sprague, David; Neugebauer, Delvin. "trouserpress.com :: MX-80 Sound". trouserpress.com. Retrieved June 2, 2013.