Broadcaster is the first album by the American alternative rock band Triple Fast Action, released in 1996.[2][3] "Revved Up" was the album's first single.[4]

Production

The album was produced by Don Fleming in New York, with Brad Wood working on two tracks at Idful Music, in Chicago.[5] The band finished recording the album in March 1995, although it was not released until April 1996.[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[6]
Chicago Tribune	[7]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[8]

The Chicago Tribune wrote that "tempos rise and fall like a roller coaster, texture counts as much as hooks, and the studio is used like a mood-enhancing drug."[7] Trouser Press thought that "on the dreamy 'Don’t Tell', the concussive 'American City World' and the closing ten-minute 'Superstar' (by turns wan and wild), [Wes] Kidd shows that he can do propulsive, smartened-up modern rock as well as anyone else these days."[9] The Washington Post noted that the band's "gift for melody overwhelms its more self-conscious tendencies ... The album is occasionally annoying, but its dumb gimmicks are roughly balanced by smart songs."[10]

The Richmond Times-Dispatch praised the "breakneck rhythms, guitar pyrotechnics and angst-filled vocals," writing that "each song points to a lot of consideration in arrangements, execution and mix."[11] The Daily Herald called the album "chock-full of energetic, pop-laced modern rock nuggets distinguished by Kidd's appealingly raspy vocals and his and [Ronnie] Schneider's aggressive guitar work."[12] The Chicago Sun-Times opined that the band's "brand of power pop has an undeterred grace fueled by Wes Kidd's vibrant vocals and the group's solid musicianship."[13]

AllMusic wrote that "the band's full-throttle, post-Nirvana rock would have played better in 1993 than in 1996, when this type of thing was already going out of style."[6]

Track listing

Personnel

• Wes Kidd - vocals, guitar
• Ronnie Schneider - guitar
• Brian St. Clair - drums
• Kevin Tihista - bass

References