Pressure & Time

Pressure & Time is the second studio album by American rock band Rival Sons. It was released on June 20, 2011 in the UK and was released in the United States on June 28, 2011 through UK independent label Earache Records.[1] The cover artwork was designed by Storm Thorgerson,[2] who had worked for Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd before. A music video has been released for title track "Pressure & Time", which features the band performing in different backgrounds. The title track was also used as the theme song of the 2013 action-adventure video game Ride to Hell: Retribution.[3] The track Get Mine was featured in a Jeremiah Weed premium malt beverage television advertising campaign showing an arm wrestling competition.[4]

Pressure & Time
Studio album by
Rival Sons
ReleasedJune 28, 2011
Recorded2010-2011
GenreBlues rock, hard rock
Length30:55
LabelEarache
ProducerDave Cobb
Rival Sons chronology
Rival Sons-EP
(2011)		 Pressure & Time
(2011)		 Head Down
(2012)
Singles from Pressure & Time
  1. "Soul"
    Released: 2011
  2. "All Over the Road"
    Released: 2011
  3. "Pressure & Time"
    Released: 2011
  4. "Company Man / Life for This Road"
    Released: 2012

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Altsounds(favorable) link
Cinema Blend[6]
The Guardian[7]
FasterLouder.com.au(favorable) link
Hardrock Haven(9.4/10) link
Metal-Temple link
Rockfreaks.net link

AllMusic editor William Ruhlmann noted how the band was an oddity in Earache's mostly death metal roster but gave praise to their musical ability to harken back to late '60s hard rock reminiscent of Led Zeppelin ("Pressure & Time", "Gypsy Heart") and Hush-era Deep Purple ("All Over the Road"), concluding that "anyone who likes that kind of music should overlook the implications of the record label and check out Rival Sons."[5] Joseph Giannone of Cinema Blend was ambivalent towards the record, commending the band's catchy musicianship for capturing late '60s and '70s hard rock but felt it lacked virtuosity and a style to call their own. He singled out the title track, "Gypsy Heart" and "Face of Light" for showcasing the band's potential in their given subgenre and should be used as a blueprint to follow, saying that "instead of concerning themselves with easily digestible music, then maybe this album would have been distinguished."[6]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Jay Buchanan.

No.TitleMusicLength
1."All Over the Road"Scott Holiday, Jay Buchanan, Robin Everhart2:54
2."Young Love"Buchanan, Holiday, Dave Cobb3:00
3."Pressure and Time"Holiday, Buchanan, Everhart, Michael Miley3:19
4."Only One"Holiday, Buchanan, Everhart, Cobb3:14
5."Get Mine"Holiday, Buchanan, Cobb2:24
6."Burn Down Los Angeles"Buchanan2:29
7."Save Me"Holiday, Buchanan2:33
8."Gypsy Heart"Holiday, Buchanan, Everhart3:29
9."White Noise"Buchanan, Miley, Cobb3:04
10."Face of Light"Buchanan, Holiday4:29
Total length:30:49
iTunes version[8]
No.TitleLength
11."Company Man"3:13
12."Life for This Road"3:29
Total length:37:31
UK bonus tracks [Limited Edition]
No.TitleLength
11."Torture" 
12."Soul" 
13."Sleepwalker" 
Japanese bonus track
No.TitleLength
11."Sleepwalker" 
Redux Edition/Deluxe Edition
No.TitleLength
11."Company Man" 
12."Life for This Road" 

Personnel

Adapted credits from the liner notes of Pressure & Time.[9]

Rival Sons
  • Jay Buchanan – vocals
  • Scott Holiday – guitar
  • Robin Everhart – bass
  • Michael Miley – drums
Additional musicians
  • Arlan Shierbaum – Wurlitzer, B3 ("Only One" and "Face of Light")
Production
  • Dave Cobb – production
  • Pete DiRado – recording, engineering
  • Mark Rains – mixing
  • Pete Lyman – mastering

Charts

Album
Chart (2011) Peak
Position
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers 19
UK Albums Chart 129

References
  1. "Rival Sons". Archived from the original on 2011-12-23. Retrieved 2011-06-23.
  2. Davies, Danni. "Rival Sons reveal artwork". Resonance UK. Retrieved 2011-06-24.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-11. Retrieved 2015-11-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. High Voltage Festival
  5. Ruhlmann, William. "Pressure & Time - Rival Sons". AllMusic. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
  6. Giannone, Joseph (July 29, 2011). "Album Review: Rival Sons Pressure & Time". Cinema Blend. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
  7. Empire, Kitty (June 19, 2011). "Rival Sons: Pressure & Time". The Guardian. London. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
  9. Pressure & Time (booklet). Rival Sons. Earache. 2011. ERL-CD-5550.CS1 maint: others (link)



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