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The Glass Intact

 
Album Review: The Glass Intact

  • Artist: Sarge
  • Rating: StarStarStarStar
  • Release Date: 1998
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album
  • Genre: Rock

Review

The Glass Intact represents a kind of apotheosis of '90s-era girl-punk -- Sarge brilliantly assimilates the emotional intensity of Sleater-Kinney, the melodic aggression of Team Dresch, and the sheer exuberance of Cub, yet their best trick of all is that they sound like an absolute original. Elizabeth Elmore is a true triple threat: a gifted composer, an acute lyricist, and a nakedly honest vocalist, her songs come fast and furious, but no amount of barbed-wire guitars can obscure the poignancy and desperation of standout tracks like "Stall" and "Charms and Feigns." And for all of Sarge's indie defiance, it's clear Elmore's misspent youth also included a steady diet of arena schlock -- her songs are built around unashamedly meaty riffs, and the wonderful "Beguiling" could even very well be the first real air-guitar song for riot-grrrls. The cumulative result is that regardless of labels -- punk, indie, whatever -- The Glass Intact is at heart a rock & roll album in the classic sense: cathartic, impassioned, and vividly alive. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Stall Rachel Switzky, Sarge, Elizabeth Elmore, Chad Romanski Sarge (3:45)
A Torch Chad Romanski, Elizabeth Elmore, Rachel Switzky, Sarge Sarge (2:36)
Beguiling Sarge, Elizabeth Elmore, Rachel Switzky, Chad Romanski Sarge (4:51)
Charms and Fegins Rachel Switzky, Sarge, Elizabeth Elmore, Chad Romanski Sarge (3:48)
Homewrecker Sarge, Elizabeth Elmore, Chad Romanski, Rachel Switzky Sarge (4:23)
Half as Far Chad Romanski, Rachel Switzky, Elizabeth Elmore, Sarge Sarge (3:59)
I Took You Driving Chad Romanski, Rachel Switzky, Sarge, Elizabeth Elmore Sarge (2:32)
Fast Girls Sarge, Elizabeth Elmore, Chad Romanski, Rachel Switzky Sarge (3:15)
The First Morning Elizabeth Elmore, Chad Romanski, Sarge, Rachel Switzky Sarge (3:17)
Put in the Reel Chad Romanski, Rachel Switzky, Elizabeth Elmore Sarge (2:16)
To Keep You Trained Elizabeth Elmore, Rachel Switzky, Sarge, Chad Romanski Sarge (4:34)

Credits

Elizabeth Elmore (Guitar), Elizabeth Elmore (Piano), Sarge (Music Collaborator), Patrice Cramer (Guitar), Todd Bell (Photography), Brendan Gamble (Vocals (Background)), Matt Allison (Engineer), Matt Allison (Producer), Elizabeth Elmore (Vocals), Sarge (Producer), Rachel Switzky (Bass), Chad Romanski (Drums)
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Wikipedia: The Glass Intact
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The Glass Intact
Studio album by Sarge
Released 1998
Genre indie rock
Label Mud Records, Parasol Records
Professional reviews
Sarge chronology
Charcoal
(1996)
The Glass Intact
(1998)
Distant
(2000)

The Glass Intact is the second album by the Champaign, Illinois indie rock band Sarge. It was released in 1998 on Mud Records.

The album was somewhat of a breakout hit, getting a feature-length review at Salon.com and the Village Voice, and causing the band to become a 1998 "Hot Band" in Rolling Stone as well as being one of Spin Magazine's "98 for '98."

Track listing

  1. Stall
  2. A Torch
  3. Beguiling
  4. Charms and Feigns
  5. Homewrecker
  6. Half as Far
  7. I Took You Driving
  8. Fast Girls
  9. The First Morning
  10. Put in the Reel
  11. To Keep You Trained

 
 

 

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