The Shape of Punk to Come

The Shape of Punk to Come
Studio album by Refused
Released October 27, 1998 (1998-10-27)[1]
Recorded Late 1997 at Tonteknik Bomba Je studios
Genre Post-hardcore, hardcore punk, art punk
Length 55:11
Label Burning Heart
Producer Eskil Lövström, Andreas Nilsson, Pelle Henricsson, Refused
Refused chronology
The Demo Compilation
(1997)
The Shape of Punk to Come
(1998)
Freedom
(2015)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Christgau's Consumer Guide[3]
Consequence of SoundA+[4]
Drowned in Sound10/10[5]
Mojo[6]
Pitchfork Media9.4/10[7]
Q[6]
Rock Sound10/10[8]
Sputnikmusic5/5[9]

The Shape of Punk to Come: A Chimerical Bombination in 12 Bursts, often shortened to The Shape of Punk to Come, is the third album by Swedish hardcore punk band Refused, released on October 27, 1998[10] through Burning Heart Records.

Although Refused broke up only months after the album's release, The Shape of Punk to Come has since found an audience for the band and largely contributed to their posthumous fame, as well as inspiring many later artists in a wide range of genres.[11][12] Kerrang! magazine listed The Shape of Punk to Come at #13 on their 50 Most Influential Albums of All Time list in 2003.

Overview

This album marked a sharp and conscious departure from Refused's earlier work. The philosophy of the album, expounded in the ample liner notes and encapsulated in the song "New Noise", was that punk and hardcore music could not be anti-establishment by continuing to package revolutionary lyrics in sounds which had been increasingly co-opted into the mainstream. The sound of the record challenged existing punk sensibilities; it can be seen as "punk" at a fundamental level and includes experimental combinations of post-hardcore, post-punk, techno, and jazz sounds. The album reveals musical differences to pop punk bands such as Green Day and Blink-182, and also to even more traditional punk rock bands such as Bad Religion and Pennywise.

The album also includes "political interludes" between some songs. The use of more technological sounds or drum and bass music, particularly on The New Noise Theology E.P. which followed the album, is a tactic that various members of Refused have credited to the influence of Philadelphia punk band Ink & Dagger.

Samples and "borrowed" material

In other media

2004 Reissue

In 2004, a DVD-Audio version of the album was released, remixed in 5.1-channel Surround Sound. Many of the songs were compositionally altered, some significantly. "Bruitist Pome #5," for example, was thoroughly reworked, while a seven-minute version of "Refused Are Fuckin Dead" jarringly transitions into a new second half, which incorporates elements of the Bombe Je Remix of the song. Other songs received new intros or outros.

Reception

In 2003, Kerrang! magazine listed The Shape of Punk to Come at #13 on their 50 Most Influential Albums of All Time list. In 2005, The Shape of Punk to Come was ranked number 428 in Rock Hard magazine's book The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.[13] In 2013, LA Weekly named it the twelfth best punk album in history.[14] In 2015, the Phoenix New Times named it the fifth best political punk album ever.[15]

The album has sold 179,000 copies in the United States as of June 2015.[16]

Track listing

  1. "Worms of the Senses / Faculties of the Skull" – 7:05
  2. "Liberation Frequency" – 4:08
  3. "The Deadly Rhythm" – 3:34
  4. "Summerholidays vs. Punkroutine" – 4:01
  5. "Bruitist Pome #5" – 1:25
  6. "New Noise" – 5:08
  7. "The Refused Party Program" – 2:38
  8. "Protest Song '68" – 4:32
  9. "Refused Are Fuckin' Dead" – 5:08
  10. "The Shape of Punk to Come" – 5:06
  11. "Tannhäuser / Derivè" – 8:07
  12. "The Apollo Programme Was a Hoax" – 4:13

2010 Reissue

In addition to the 12 tracks of the original release, the 2010 reissue, released as a deluxe edition, also included previously unreleased live recordings from a 1998 concert and a DVD of the documentary on the band, Refused Are Fucking Dead.[12]

Disc 2: Live at Umeå Open festival (April 3, 1998)

  1. "The Shape of Punk to Come" – 4:38
  2. "The Refused Party Program" – 1:28
  3. "Circle Pit" – 2:48
  4. "Worms of the Senses / Faculties of the Skull" – 5:31
  5. "Hook, Line and Sinker" – 2:51
  6. "Summerholidays vs. Punkroutine" – 3:54
  7. "Rather Be Dead" – 3:42
  8. "Burn It" – 2:33
  9. "The Deadly Rhythm" – 4:05
  10. "Coup d'Ètat" – 5:10
  11. "New Noise" – 4:48
  12. "Tannhäuser" – 7:30

Disc 3: Refused Are Fucking Dead DVD

Personnel

The Shape of Punk to Come personnel as listed in the album liner notes.[17]

Refused

Additional musicians

Production

Art and design

  • Dennis Lyxzén – art direction, layout
  • José – layout
  • David Sandström – photo collage
  • Ulf Nyberg – Refused photos
  • Axel Stattin – back cover photo

References

  1. Butler, Blake. "The Shape of Punk to Come – Refused". AllMusic. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
  2. Butler, Blake. "The Shape of Punk to Come – Refused". AllMusic. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
  3. Christgau, Robert. "CG: Refused". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
  4. Burleson, Ryan (July 9, 2010). "Refused – The Shape of Punk to Come [Deluxe Edition]". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
  5. Stephen, Paul (June 1, 2010). "Album Review: Refused – The Shape of Punk to Come (Special Edition)". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
  6. 1 2 "The Shape of Punk to Come CD". CD Universe. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
  7. 1 2 Breihan, Tom (June 9, 2010). "Refused: The Shape of Punk to Come: A Chimerical Bombination in 12 Bursts [Deluxe Edition]". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
  8. Patashnik, Ben (June 2010). "Refused: The Shape of Punk to Come". Rock Sound (136): 88.
  9. Flatley, Ryan (June 8, 2006). "Refused – The Shape of Punk to Come". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
  10. Butler, Blake. "The Shape of Punk to Come – Refused". AllMusic. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
  11. "Refused: New Noise Spawns Nu Shame". Exclaim!. Feb 2000. Retrieved Jan 22, 2012.
  12. 1 2 "Refused's 'The Shape Of Punk To Come' To Be Released As A Deluxe Edition". Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner. April 7, 2010. Retrieved April 8, 2010.
  13. [...], Rock Hard (Hrsg.). [Red.: Michael Rensen. Mitarb.: Götz Kühnemund] (2005). Best of Rock & Metal die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten. Königswinter: Heel. p. 39. ISBN 3-89880-517-4.
  14. "Top 20 Punk Albums in History: The Complete List". L.A. Weekly. 10 July 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  15. Chesler, Josh (8 June 2015). "10 Best Political Punk Rock Albums of All Time". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  16. "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on June 17, 2015.
  17. The Shape of Punk to Come (Vinyl liner notes). Refused. Los Angeles, California: Burning Heart Records. 1998. 82001-1.
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