Transistor (TNT album)
Transistor is the seventh studio album by the Norwegian hard rock band TNT. While it kept the alternative feel of Firefly, it was more successful than Firefly, with the song "Just Like God" receiving some radioplay at US College radio stations.
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| Released | 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1998-1999 at Studio Studio, Nyhagen, Norway | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 42:27 | |||
| Label | Norske Gram, Spitfire Records, Victor Entertainment | |||
| Producer | Ken Ingwersen | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Just Like God" | Tony Harnell, Ronni Le Tekrø | 3:55 |
| 2. | "Wide Awake" | Tony Harnell, Ronni Le Tekrø | 3:25 |
| 3. | "No Such Thing" | Tony Harnell, Ronni Le Tekrø | 3:59 |
| 4. | "Crashing Down" | Tony Harnell, Ronni Le Tekrø | 3:39 |
| 5. | "Fantasia Española" | Tony Harnell, Ronni Le Tekrø | 4:46 |
| 6. | "Because I Love You" | Tony Harnell, Ronni Le Tekrø | 4:36 |
| 7. | "The Whole You're Inn" | Tony Harnell, Ronni Le Tekrø | 4:00 |
| 8. | "Mousetrap" | Tony Harnell, Ronni Le Tekrø | 3:01 |
| 9. | "Into Pieces" | Tony Harnell, Ronni Le Tekrø | 4:09 |
| 10. | "Under My Pillow" | Tony Harnell, Ronni Le Tekrø | 4:26 |
| 11. | "No Guarantees" | Tony Harnell, Ronni Le Tekrø | 2:31 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 12. | "Free Again" | Tony Harnell, Ronni Le Tekrø |
"Just Like God" is not included on the Japanese edition.[2]
Personnel
Band
- Tony Harnell – vocals
- Ronni Le Tekrø – guitars, backing vocals on "Free Again"
- Morty Black – bass guitar, backing vocals on "Free Again"
Associated members
- Dag Stokke – keyboards
- Frode Lamøy – drums, percussion
Additional personnel
- Embee Normann – background vocals on "Under My Pillow"
- Eli Kristin Hagen – background vocals on "Into Pieces"
Album credits
- Ken Ingwersen – producer, mixing
- Dag Stokke – engineer
- Tina Norris - cover model
Fan and media reception
The album was met with mixed reviews amongst fans and reviewers alike. It was given max score in Oppland Arbeiderblad while bigger tabloid newspapers in Norway give it a 4 out of 6. The fanbase was, like Firefly, almost split in half while one group did not like this new experimental side of TNT while the other group approached with open arms. Morty Black stated in an interview that Transistor was the natural progression from Firefly. The album is still controversial today but keeps growing on the fanbase and is now accepted as an important part of TNT history. Tony Harnell's solid effort on Transistor is widely known to be one of the strongest vocal performances he did for TNT.
References
- Allmusic review
- "Transistor: TNT: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2012-03-12.