''Lack of Communication'' is the debut

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. It was produced by

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, a band that also had the Von Bondies open their shows for them during one of their tours. The album was released in 2001 by

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, and released in the UK by Sweet Nothing Records. In addition to conventional Detroit garage rock, the album also displayed other influences, such as the

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-esque song "No Sugar Mama." The tracks "Shallow Grave" and "Nite Train" both display

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passages, amidst their heavy pummeling and lyrical morbidity. "Cass and Henry" is a sparse, almost

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narrative of a nocturnal encounter with a tall stranger. "In the Act" and "Sound of Terror" contain droning

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and considerably slow tempos. On the last track, after a silence following the song ''Sound of Terror'', there's a hidden bonus track: a cover of

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's " Bring It On Home to Me", with

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Track listing

#"Lack of Communication" – 3:33 #"It Came from Japan" – 2:11 #"Shallow Grave" – 3:11 #"Going Down" – 1:54 #"Cass and Henry" – 5:36 #"Nite Train" – 3:29 #"No Sugar Mama" – 1:56 #"Cryin'" – 2:06 #"In the Act" – 3:03 #"Please Please Man" – 2:04 #"Sound of Terror" – 3:28 #"Rock 'n' Roll Nurse" / "Bring It On Home to Me" – 10:53

References

2001 debut albums The Von Bondies albums Sympathy for the Record Industry albums Albums produced by Jack White {{2000s-alt-rock-album-stub