''Over and Out'' is the fourth and final

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by American

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band

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, released in 1995 through

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. Two outtakes from the album were released by fanzine ''Chunklet'' in 2012.

Critical reception

'' MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide'' praised the album's "stripped down" sound and "new, menacing darkness." The ''

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'' wrote that "Mark Zablocki and front man John Mohr lock their lean, meaty guitars together into unfussy dual riffs, simultaneously neat and jagged, that add an extra jolt of momentum to the precise, bulldozer-simple pounding of drummer Mike Greenlees." ''

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'' called the album Tar's "best and most varied," writing that "the emotional centerpiece is the tumultuous 'Building Taj Mahal', which ruminates on a band’s last stand: 'I am familiar with the concept of filler,' sings Mohr, but adds, 'This one is special.'"

Track listing

Personnel

Performers

*John Mohr - vocals, electric guitar *Mark Zablocki - electric guitar, e-bow *Mike Greenlees - drum set *Tom Zaluckyj - electric bass guitar, electric guitar, vocals *Al Johnson - vocals on "Known Anomalies"

Production

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- Recording engineering *

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- Recording engineering

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1995 albums albums produced by Steve Albini