Strong, Strange Stories in Intelligently Raucous Guise: Melody Maker Review of Dragline

What: Review of Dragline in Melody Maker

When: Aug. 14, 1993

So What:

• “Dragline is 12 chunks of raw, thundering emotion, combining the ass-booting potency of early punk and bands like Pantera and Bullet Lavolta with the heart-gutting tunefulness of Husker Du and vocalist Mark Hennessy’s powerful narrative drive.”

• “You’ve never heard stories this strong and strange, this personal and affecting, in such an intelligently raucous guise.”

• “‘Dragline’ taps emotional roots as deep as anything by Buffalo Tom or Husker Du / Bob Mould. It’s the biggest bear-hearted thing you ever heard. Go wrap your arms around it now.”