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Troublegum
Troublegum is the fourth studio album by the Northern Irish rock band Therapy?, released on 7 February 1994 by A&M Records. The album features a more punk-oriented style after the success of "Screamager", and is compared to Stiff Little Fingers and the Undertones after the band's previous noise rock-influenced works. It was promoted with several singles, most of which received promo videos. Troublegum is the band's most successful album, selling over one million copies worldwide; Kerrang! rated it as the best album of 1994.
On 8 March 1993, Therapy? released their first extended play, the Shortsharpshock E.P. It contains the track "Screamager", which was also released as a single the same day. "Screamager" diverged from the band's noise rock style to pop-punk, and was initially considered a "one-off". However, its success convinced them to record an album entirely in this vein. Frontman Andy Cairns cited Ulster punk bands such as Stiff Little Fingers, the Undertones and Rudi as influences.
Troublegum was recorded in 1993 at Chipping Norton Recording Studios in Oxfordshire, as well as RAK Studios and Church Studios, both in London. It's more melodic while retaining a metal sound. The album contains a cover of "Isolation" by Joy Division, which also became a single. The cover also incorporates elements from "Atrocity Exhibition"; both tracks are from Joy Division's album Closer.
The album was released on 12-inch vinyl, CD and cassette. In the UK, the album was released on limited edition green 12-inch vinyl. There was also a green cassette, and the original CD copies had a green tray. A remastered CD version of the album was included in The Gemil Box, released in 2013. To celebrate the 20th anniversary of its original release, a three-disc deluxe edition version of Troublegum was released by Universal on 31 March 2014.
Troublegum is considered to be Therapy? at their critical and commercial peak and has since sold over one million copies worldwide. The album reached number 5 in the UK Albums Chart and was certified gold in the UK in September 1994.
It was also nominated as album of the year by the Mercury Prize of 1994. The album was rated the top album of 1994 in the 1,000th issue of Kerrang! in 2004. The album was number 31 in Kerrang!'s 100 best British rock albums of all time. The album was shortlisted for the 1994 Mercury Music Prize.
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Troublegum
Troublegum is the fourth studio album by the Northern Irish rock band Therapy?, released on 7 February 1994 by A&M Records. The album features a more punk-oriented style after the success of "Screamager", and is compared to Stiff Little Fingers and the Undertones after the band's previous noise rock-influenced works. It was promoted with several singles, most of which received promo videos. Troublegum is the band's most successful album, selling over one million copies worldwide; Kerrang! rated it as the best album of 1994.
On 8 March 1993, Therapy? released their first extended play, the Shortsharpshock E.P. It contains the track "Screamager", which was also released as a single the same day. "Screamager" diverged from the band's noise rock style to pop-punk, and was initially considered a "one-off". However, its success convinced them to record an album entirely in this vein. Frontman Andy Cairns cited Ulster punk bands such as Stiff Little Fingers, the Undertones and Rudi as influences.
Troublegum was recorded in 1993 at Chipping Norton Recording Studios in Oxfordshire, as well as RAK Studios and Church Studios, both in London. It's more melodic while retaining a metal sound. The album contains a cover of "Isolation" by Joy Division, which also became a single. The cover also incorporates elements from "Atrocity Exhibition"; both tracks are from Joy Division's album Closer.
The album was released on 12-inch vinyl, CD and cassette. In the UK, the album was released on limited edition green 12-inch vinyl. There was also a green cassette, and the original CD copies had a green tray. A remastered CD version of the album was included in The Gemil Box, released in 2013. To celebrate the 20th anniversary of its original release, a three-disc deluxe edition version of Troublegum was released by Universal on 31 March 2014.
Troublegum is considered to be Therapy? at their critical and commercial peak and has since sold over one million copies worldwide. The album reached number 5 in the UK Albums Chart and was certified gold in the UK in September 1994.
It was also nominated as album of the year by the Mercury Prize of 1994. The album was rated the top album of 1994 in the 1,000th issue of Kerrang! in 2004. The album was number 31 in Kerrang!'s 100 best British rock albums of all time. The album was shortlisted for the 1994 Mercury Music Prize.
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