The diehards who saw Machine Head as metallic saviors when the group's Burn My Eyes debut filled an overlooked niche of heavy music didn't appreciate the experimentation on Burning Red.
Some of the criticism that the band took from the faithful was almost laughable -- Rob Flynn tones down the screams, learns to sing a bit, and he's crucified for it? However, even sans cliquishness, the preceding disc was the weakest of the band's career at that point.
The band reacted to the backlash by compromising, it seems.
Supercharger has some ham-fisted moments straight from the early thrash days (as if to make a point, the riff that drives lead track "Bulldozer" does exactly that), but it never gets stuck there.
Look no further than "American High," a song with the cadence of "Ballroom Blitz" and a similarly insipid lexis that's catchy in spite of itself.
The dilemma is not so much the sonic scope of the record, which -- truth be told -- is the most well-rounded effort the band has managed to date, but the quantity: way too many tracks blur by without demanding attention, relegating the few standout songs as too little, too late.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BulldozerMachine Head | Machine Head | Play | 05:01 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | White-Knuckle Blackout!Machine Head | Machine Head | Play | 03:11 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Crashing Around YouMachine Head | Machine Head | Play | 03:12 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Kick You When You're DownMachine Head | Machine Head | Play | 03:58 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Only the NamesMachine Head | Machine Head | Play | 06:07 | 14 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | All in Your HeadMachine Head | Machine Head | Play | 04:05 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | American HighMachine Head | Machine Head | Play | 03:34 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Brown AcidMachine Head | Machine Head | Play | 00:59 | 2 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | NauseaMachine Head | Machine Head | Play | 04:21 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Blank GenerationRichard Hell | Machine Head | Play | 06:38 | 15 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | TrephinationMachine Head | Machine Head | Play | 04:58 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | Deafening SilenceMachine Head | Machine Head | Play | 05:33 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 13 | SuperchargerMachine Head | Machine Head | Play | 07:32 | 17 MB | 0 MB |
| 14 | The Declaration | Machine Head | Play | 01:11 | 2 MB | 0 MB |
| 60 mins | 138 MB | |||||
| 0 mins | 0 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Bosley | Engineer |
| 2 | Adam Duce | Bass |
| 3 | Robert Flynn | Guitar, Vocals |
| 4 | Richard Hell | Composer |
| 5 | Ted Jensen | Mastering |
| 6 | Johnny K | Engineer, Producer |
| 7 | Machine Head | Composer, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 8 | Dave McClain | Drums |
| 9 | Colin Richardson | Mixing |
| 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). |