Hard Attack (MX-80 album)

Hard Attack is the debut album by MX-80, released in 1977 by Island Records.[1] It was re-released by Atavistic Records in 1995, combined with the 1976 EP Big Hits.[2]

Hard Attack
Studio album by
Released1977 (1977)
LabelIsland
MX-80 chronology
Hard Attack
(1977)
Out of the Tunnel
(1980)

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

According to Trouser Press, the album was well received by the critics who reviewed it when it was released.[4] AllMusic writes that the album "[finds] the band balanced in some sort of weird zone where punk, art metal, and a drawling sort of humor could all happily coexist."

Personnel

  • Bruce Anderson, guitar
  • Dale Sophiea, bass
  • Rich Stim, vocals and saxophone

References

  1. "Overlooked Experimental Records 2014 - Page 3". Pitchfork.
  2. Coley, Bryan. "Original Din". Chicago Reader.
  3. Raggett, Ned. "Hard Attack – MX-80 Sound | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
  4. Payes, Robert; Sprague, David; Neugebauer, Delvin. "TrouserPress.com :: MX-80 Sound". TrouserPress.com. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
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