Passive Restraints

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Passive Restraints

EP by

Clutch

Released

April 1992

Recorded

1992

Studio

Uncle Punchy Studios (Silver Spring, Maryland)

Genre

Stoner rock, post-hardcore, alternative metal

Length

13:39

Label

Earache Records

Producer

Clutch, Larry Packer

Clutch chronology

Pitchfork
(1991)

Passive Restraints
(1992)

Transnational Speedway League
(1993)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Passive Restraints is the second EP by American rock band Clutch, released in April 1992 via Earache Records. A reissue called Impetus was released in 1997 with extra songs.^[2]

Recording and release

It was a three-song EP with some early punk/metal tracks that don't make the live set list much anymore, though they were a good example of their influence by bands such as Bad Brains. Vocalist Neil Fallon stated, after hearing Bad Brains on their debut self-titled album, Bad Brains:^[3]

"..Upon listening though [to the album], I was totally confused. I had nothing to compare it to. It was freakish. But after repeated listens, there was that eureka moment, and ever since then they have been on the loftiest of rock pedestals"^[4]

The EP has, in recent years, become much more of a staple in the band's live sets. The title track, as well as Impetus, are played almost regularly.

Background

The second EP from Clutch was also to become a rare find. It was released on CD and 12" vinyl, but according to Earache Records the 12" is no longer available. It was also the second album produced/engineered with Lawrence "Uncle Punchy" Packer at his studios in their home state of Maryland.

Track listing

All tracks written by Clutch.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Passive Restraints"	3:03
2.	"Impetus"	3:32

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"High Caliber Consecrator"	7:04
Total length:		13:39

Personnel

Neil Fallon – vocals
Tim Sult – guitar
Dan Maines – bass
Jean-Paul Gaster – drums

Production

Produced by "Uncle Punchy" Lawrence Packer at Uncle Punchy Stoudios in Silver Spring, Maryland

References

^ AllMusic review
^ "CLUTCH Discography". www.pro-rock.com. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
^ "Neil on albums of influence". weathermakermusic.com. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
^ "Neil on albums of influence". Noisecreep. October 13, 2011. Retrieved February 20, 2016.

v t e Clutch
Tim Sult Dan Maines Jean-Paul Gaster Neil Fallon Mick Schauer Roger Smalls
Studio albums	Transnational Speedway League Clutch The Elephant Riders Jam Room Pure Rock Fury Blast Tyrant Robot Hive/Exodus From Beale Street to Oblivion Strange Cousins from the West Earth Rocker Psychic Warfare Book of Bad Decisions Sunrise on Slaughter Beach
Live albums	Live at the Googolplex Heard It All Before Full Fathom Five
Compilation albums	Slow Hole to China Pitchfork & Lost Needles
Extended plays	Pitchfork Passive Restraints Impetus
Video releases	Full Fathom Five: Video Field Recordings Live at the 9:30
The Bakerton Group	The Bakerton Group El Rojo
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