''Hold Your Tongue'' is the debut

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Alter Natives Alter Natives were an instrumental band in Richmond, Virginia in the mid 1980s and early 1990s. Formed by Greg Ottinger, Jim Thomson, Chris Bopst, and Eric Ungar in 1984, their work has been described as a combination of "metal/tropical/surf" ...

, released in 1986 by SST Records.

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from the ''Hold Your Tongue'' liner notes. ;Alter Natives * Chris Bopst –

bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ...

* Greg Ottinger –

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

* Jim Thomson –

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

Eric Ungar Eric Ungar is an American saxophonist, flautist and guitarist. He is perhaps best recognized as a founding member of the jazz fusion ensemble Alter Natives as well as his contributions to the group Hotel X. Ungar left the Alter Natives after the ...

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saxophone The saxophone (often referred to colloquially as the sax) is a type of single-reed woodwind instrument with a conical body, usually made of brass. As with all single-reed instruments, sound is produced when a reed on a mouthpiece vibrates to pr ...

flute The flute is a family of classical music instrument in the woodwind group. Like all woodwinds, flutes are aerophones, meaning they make sound by vibrating a column of air. However, unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is a reedless ...

;Production and additional personnel *

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* Richard Andrews – recording * Eric Bopst – illustrations * John Golden – mastering * Ethan James – mixing, recording

Release history

References

External links

''Hold Your Tongue''
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hold Your Tongue 1986 debut albums Alter Natives albums SST Records albums Instrumental rock albums