Beating the likes of Filter, God Lives Underwater, Gravity Kills, and Stabbing Westward to the punch, Econoline Crush honed in on the hybrid sound of electronic rock that was often recycled throughout the latter part of the '90s.
Although it wasn't a groundbreaking effort, Purge helped showcase the band's ability to write strong melodic hooks.
While the lyrics on the EP were centered around grunge-attributed themes of alienation and despair, they were presented amidst more pop-oriented arrangements.
The band also had singer Trevor Hurst's vocal ability to add to their credit.
Recorded during a time when it was decidedly more popular to scream than croon, Purge focused in on Hurst's broad vocal range, giving their heavy production more soul and melodic sense.
While the band's debut didn't garner much success in America, it did succeed in landing them a Juno nomination (the equivalent of a Grammy award in America) in their native Canada.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | T.D.M. | Econoline Crush | Play | 04:49 | 8 MB | 33 MB |
| 2 | Cruel World | Econoline Crush | Play | 03:46 | 5 MB | 27 MB |
| 3 | Pssyche | Econoline Crush | Play | 05:08 | 11 MB | 38 MB |
| 4 | Purge IIEconoline Crush | Econoline Crush | Play | 03:00 | 6 MB | 11 MB |
| 14 mins | 32 MB | |||||
| 16 mins | 110 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Econoline Crush | Composer, Primary Artist |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |