''Collateral Damage'' is the debut studio album of Spahn Ranch, released on September 20, 1993 by

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. The album marked the debut of

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, who continued to serve as the band's main vocalist and lyricist for the remainder of their existence. Maroulis began writing for the album three weeks after joining Spahn Ranch and has said that he was primarily listening to

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producer Klute during its recording sessions. Spahn Ranch toured the United States for the first time in promotion of ''Collateral Damage''

Reception

Jon Worley of Aiding & Abetting called ''Collateral Damage'' a "strident

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soundtrack" and said " Spahn Ranch merely cuts through all pretense and serves up 10 tracks of pure vitriol" ''

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'' commended the band's resistance to being pigeonholed. Critic Dave Thompson said "Ranch's industrial anguish and fury seethes with barely repressed emotion" and they "create a hard-hitting and provocative indictment of life's injustices, filled with anger, angst, and bleakness." ''

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'' criticized the music for being recorded poorly and for being derivative of

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and

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. The critic concluded by noting "this is a band that hasn't found its voice yet; everything is cliché from the music to the unappetizing cadaver shot on the cover, which was obviously purloined from a medical textbook — talk about cheesy."

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from the ''Collateral Damage'' liner notes. Spahn Ranch *

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, keyboards, production, mixing *

– lead vocals, mixing *

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– programming, sampler, loops, production, mixing Production and design * Judson Leach – recording, mixing, editing, mastering and additional programming (4) * Christopher Payne –

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, illustrations, design * Patty Whizenhunt – photography

Release history

References

External links

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