Manic Frustration

1992 studio album by Trouble

Manic Frustration

Studio album by

Trouble

Released

June 16, 1992

Recorded

1991

Studio

Indigo Ranch Studios (Malibu, California), Studio II (Culver City, California), and Hollywood Sound Recorders (Los Angeles, California)

Genre

Heavy metal, psychedelic rock, stoner rock

Length

43:12

Label

Def American

Producer

Rick Rubin and Trouble

Trouble chronology

Trouble
(1990)

Manic Frustration
(1992)

Plastic Green Head
(1995)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	10/10^[2]
Kerrang!	^[3]
Rock Hard	9.0/10^[4]

Manic Frustration is the fifth studio album by American doom metal band Trouble, released on June 16, 1992.^[5] The album marked a change in style toward a faster-paced, psychedelic sound, as opposed to the slower, doom metal style on their previous albums. It was the band's last release via the label Def American. A promotional disc was released with the songs "'Scuse Me," "The Sleeper," and "Memory's Garden" in 1992, the last song of which also had a music video. The album was reissued and remastered by Hammerheart Records in 2020.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Eric Wagner, Bruce Franklin and Rick Wartell, except "Breathe..." by Donovan Leitch, which is a partial cover of his song Atlantis.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Come Touch the Sky"		2:53
2.	"'Scuse Me"		3:24
3.	"The Sleeper"		3:14
4.	"Fear"		3:37
5.	"Rain"		4:16
6.	"Tragedy Man"		4:16
7.	"Memory's Garden"		4:23
8.	"Manic Frustration"		4:10
9.	"Hello Strawberry Skies"		3:03
10.	"Mr. White"		3:25
11.	"Breathe..."	Donovan Leitch	6:31
Total length:			43:12

Personnel

Trouble

Eric Wagner – vocals
Bruce Franklin – guitars
Rick Wartell – guitars
Ron Holzner – bass
Barry Stern – drums

Additional musicians

Rick Seratte – keyboards
Ron Anderson, Gary Hoey – vocal guidance & inspiration

Production

Rick Rubin – producer with Trouble
Chris Kupper, Brendan O'Brien – engineers
Dave Sardy – mixing at Hollywood Sound, Los Angeles
Howie Weinberg – mastering at Masterdisk, New York
Kim Champagne – art direction
Trouble – front cover concept
Jean-Francois Podevin – front cover illustration
Chris Cuffaro – individual photos

References

^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Trouble - Manic Frustration review". AllMusic. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
^ Popoff, Martin (August 1, 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 459. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
^ Kaye, Don (September 12, 1992). "Trouble - 'Manic Frustration'". Kerrang!. No. 409.
^ Kühnemund, Götz (1992). "Review Album Des Monats: Trouble - Manic Frustration". Rock Hard (in German). No. 65. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
^ "Trouble - Manic Frustration". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved November 12, 2011.