Pressure & Time

2011 studio album by Rival Sons
Pressure & Time
Studio album by
Rival Sons
ReleasedJune 28, 2011
Recorded2010–2011
GenreBlues rock, hard rock
Length30:55
LabelEarache
ProducerDave Cobb
Rival Sons chronology
Rival Sons-EP
(2011) 		Pressure & Time
(2011) 		Head Down
(2012)
Singles from Pressure & Time
  1. "Soul"
    Released: 2011
  2. "All Over the Road"
    Released: 2011
  3. "Pressure & Time"
    Released: 2011
  4. "Company Man / Life for This Road"
    Released: 2012

Pressure & Time is the second studio album by American rock band Rival Sons. It was released on June 20, 2011, in the UK and was released in the United States on June 28, 2011, through UK independent label Earache Records.[1] The cover artwork was designed by Storm Thorgerson,[2] who had worked for Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd before. A music video has been released for title track "Pressure & Time", which features the band performing in different backgrounds. The title track was also used as the theme song of the 2013 action-adventure video game Ride to Hell: Retribution, was featured in the movie Swearnet[3] and in the commercial for the 2024 Chevrolet Silverado.[citation needed] The track "Get Mine" was featured in a Jeremiah Weed premium malt beverage television advertising campaign showing an arm wrestling competition.[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarHalf star[5]
Altsounds(favorable) [6]
Cinema BlendStarStarStarHalf star[7]
The GuardianStarStar[8]
FasterLouder.com.au(favorable) [9]
Hardrock Haven(9.4/10) [10]
Metal TempleStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar [11]
Rockfreaks.netStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar [12]

AllMusic editor William Ruhlmann noted how the band was an oddity in Earache's mostly death metal roster but gave praise to their musical ability to harken back to late 1960s hard rock reminiscent of Led Zeppelin ("Pressure & Time", "Gypsy Heart") and "Hush"-era Deep Purple ("All Over the Road"), concluding that "anyone who likes that kind of music should overlook the implications of the record label and check out Rival Sons."[5] Joseph Giannone of Cinema Blend was ambivalent towards the record, commending the band's catchy musicianship for capturing late 1960s and 1970s hard rock, but felt it lacked virtuosity and a style to call their own. He singled out the title track, "Gypsy Heart" and "Face of Light" for showcasing the band's potential in their given subgenre and should be used as a blueprint to follow, saying that "[i]f only Rival Sons spent more time creating fantastic songs like those… instead of concerning themselves with easily digestible music, then maybe this album would have been distinguished."[7]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Jay Buchanan.

No.TitleMusicLength
1."All Over the Road"Scott Holiday, Jay Buchanan, Robin Everhart2:54
2."Young Love"Buchanan, Holiday, Dave Cobb3:00
3."Pressure and Time"Holiday, Buchanan, Everhart, Michael Miley3:19
4."Only One"Holiday, Buchanan, Everhart, Cobb3:14
5."Get Mine"Holiday, Buchanan, Cobb2:24
6."Burn Down Los Angeles"Buchanan2:29
7."Save Me"Holiday, Buchanan2:33
8."Gypsy Heart"Holiday, Buchanan, Everhart3:29
9."White Noise"Buchanan, Miley, Cobb3:04
10."Face of Light"Buchanan, Holiday4:29
Total length:30:49
iTunes version[13]
No.TitleLength
11."Company Man"3:13
12."Life for This Road"3:29
Total length:37:31
UK bonus tracks [Limited Edition]
No.TitleLength
11."Torture" 
12."Soul" 
13."Sleepwalker" 
Japanese bonus track
No.TitleLength
11."Sleepwalker" 
Redux Edition/Deluxe Edition
No.TitleLength
11."Company Man" 
12."Life for This Road" 

Personnel

Adapted credits from the liner notes of Pressure & Time.[14]

Rival Sons
  • Jay Buchanan – vocals
  • Scott Holiday – guitar
  • Robin Everhart – bass
  • Michael Miley – drums
Additional musicians
  • Arlan Shierbaum – Wurlitzer, B3 ("Only One" and "Face of Light")
Production
  • Dave Cobb – production
  • Pete DiRado – recording, engineering
  • Mark Rains – mixing
  • Pete Lyman – mastering

Charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15] 89
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[16] 34
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[17] 52
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] 33
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[19] 19
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[20] 9
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[21] 19

References

  1. ^ "Rival Sons". Archived from the original on December 23, 2011. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
  2. ^ Davies, Danni. "Rival Sons reveal artwork". Resonanceuk.com. Retrieved June 24, 2011.
  3. ^ "News - News - Deep Silver". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  4. ^ "Rival Sons « High Voltage Festival". Archived from the original on March 20, 2012. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
  5. ^ a b Ruhlmann, William. "Pressure & Time - Rival Sons". AllMusic. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
  6. ^ "Rival Sons - Pressure & Time [Album] | Altsounds.com Reviews". June 30, 2011. Archived from the original on June 30, 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  7. ^ a b Giannone, Joseph (July 29, 2011). "Album Review: Rival Sons Pressure & Time". Cinemablend.com. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
  8. ^ Empire, Kitty (June 19, 2011). "Rival Sons: Pressure & Time". The Guardian. London. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
  9. ^ "Rival Sons - Pressure & Time on FasterLouder.com.au". Archived from the original on July 1, 2011. Retrieved June 24, 2011.
  10. ^ "Rival Sons : Pressure and Time CD Review | Hardrock Haven". June 21, 2011. Archived from the original on June 21, 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  11. ^ "Metal-Temple.com :: Rival Sons – Pressure & Time (CD Review)". Metal-temple.com. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  12. ^ "Rival Sons - Pressure & Time - Album Review". Rockfreaks.net. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  13. ^ "ITunes - Music - Pressure & Time by Rival Sons". iTunes. Archived from the original on June 2, 2014. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  14. ^ Pressure & Time (booklet). Rival Sons. Earache. 2011. ERL-CD-5550.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  15. ^ "Ultratop.be – Rival Sons – Pressure & Time" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  16. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Rival Sons – Pressure & Time". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  17. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Rival Sons – Pressure & Time". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  18. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Rival Sons – Pressure & Time". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  19. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart on 26/6/2011 – Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  20. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart on 26/6/2011 – Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  21. ^ "Rival Sons Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 March 2023.


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