No Memory

This article is about the album by No. 2. For the song by Stone Temple Pilots, seeCore (Stone Temple Pilots album).For the 1987 Scarlet Fantastic single, seeScarlet Fantastic.

No Memoryis the debut studio album by Americanindie rockbandNo. 2,released in 1999 by record labelChainsaw.

No Memory
Studio albumby No. 2
Released	1999
Genre	Indie rock
Length	30:14
Label	Chainsaw
No. 2chronology
No Memory (1999) What Does Good Luck Bring? (2002)

Content

Elliott Smith,No. 2 frontmanNeil Gust's former Heatmiser bandmate, performs backing vocals on "Critical Mass" as well asmixingon most of the album.

Release

No Memorywas released in 1999 by record label Chainsaw. The album was remastered and reissued on 180-gram vinyl on Record Store Day 2015 by Jackpot Records. The reissue, limited to 1500 copies, features previously-unheard bonus tracks.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
CMJ New Music Report	favourable

Ron Hart ofCMJ New Music Reportcalled it "a more realised version of the Apple/Dischord Records hybrid once orchestrated by, well, Heatmiser. But the No. 2's debut achieves its own gorgeous, pitch-perfect balance between acousticSimon and Garfunkel-ish harmonies and a post-British Invasionpower poppunch, as it sways with all the candor of Gust's old band. [...] The half-hourNo Memorymay be short on time, but it's endless on soul. "

Track listing

1. "Critical Mass" – 3:07
2. "Never Felt Better" – 2:48
3. "Move It Along" – 3:33
4. "So Long" – 2:48
5. "Just Answer the Man" – 4:18
6. "Pop in C" – 2:48
7. "Practicing Your Moves" – 3:01
8. "Pop in A Minor" – 2:25
9. "Nobody's Satisfied" – 2:29
10. "Parting Kiss" – 2:57

Bonus tracks on 2015 reissue

1. Allistair Chestnut (Harmony Mix)
2. Powder Blue
3. Run Through
4. Little Face
5. Critical Mass (Demo)
6. Never Felt Better (Demo)
7. Practicing Your Moves (Demo)
8. Parting Kiss (Demo)

Personnel

• Neil Gust– vocals, guitar, keyboards
• Gilly Ann Hanner – backing vocals, bass guitar
• Paul Pulvirenti – drums, percussion

Additional personnel

• Joanna Bolme– hand claps on "Critical Mass",engineering
• Sam Coomes– bass guitar on "Never Felt Better" and "Nobody's Satisfied", backing vocals on "So Long"
• Stef Darensbourg – hand claps on "Critical Mass"
• Tony Lash– electric piano (on "Never Felt Better" ), engineering
• Elliott Smith– backing vocals on "Critical Mass", "So Long" and last four bonus tracks,mixing

Technical

• Larry Crane– engineering, mixing

External links

• Pitchfork article on the album
• Spin article on the album
• OregonLive.com article on the album