''Sound of Impact'' is a

live album An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early ...

by the

post-hardcore Post-hardcore is a punk rock music genre that maintains the aggression and intensity of hardcore punk but emphasizes a greater degree of creative expression. It was initially inspired by post-punk and noise rock. Like post-punk, the term has been ...

band

Big Black Big Black was an American punk rock band from Evanston, Illinois, active from 1981 to 1987. Founded by singer and guitarist Steve Albini, the band's initial lineup also included guitarist Santiago Durango and bassist Jeff Pezzati, both of Nake ...

. It was released in limited edition in 1987. The band did not include its name anywhere on the album.

Critical reception

''Alternative Rock'' wrote that the album captured a "typically brutal" live performance.

Track listing

#"Ready Men" #"Big Money" #"Pigeon Kill" #"Passing Complexion" #"Crack Up" #"RIP" #"Jordan, Minnesota" #"Steelworker (Short Fragment)" #"Cables" #"Pigeon Kill" #"Kerosene" #"Bad Penny" #"Deep Six" #"RIP" #"Rema Rema"

Personnel

Dave Riley David Michael Riley (July 30, 1960 – December 24, 2019) was an American musician who was the bassist in the punk rock band Big Black from 1985 until the band's dissolution in 1987. Riley moved to Chicago in 1982 from Detroit, where he had wor ...

: Bass Guitar *

Santiago Durango Santiago Alonso Durango (born 1957) is a Colombian–American attorney and retired musician. He is best known for his work with the 1980s punk rock groups Naked Raygun and Big Black. Life and career Durango is the son of a Colombian doctor. H ...

: Guitar, Backing Vocals *

Steve Albini Steve Albini (pronounced ; born July 22, 1962) is an American musician, record producer, audio engineer and music journalist. He was a member of Big Black, Rapeman and Flour, and is a member of Shellac. He is the founder, owner and principal en ...

: Guitar, Vocals *

Roland Roland (; frk, *Hrōþiland; lat-med, Hruodlandus or ''Rotholandus''; it, Orlando or ''Rolando''; died 15 August 778) was a Frankish military leader under Charlemagne who became one of the principal figures in the literary cycle known as the ...

: Drums

References

Big Black albums 1987 live albums Blast First albums {{1980s-punk-album-stub