Unwilling to Explain

Unwilling to Explain is the fourth album by American improvisational band Unknown Instructors,[3] featuring Mike Watt (The Minutemen, fIREHOSE),[3] George Hurley (Minutemen, fIREHOSE),[3] J Mascis (Dinosaur Jr.),[3] and Dan McGuire.[3]

Unwilling to Explain
Studio album by
Unknown Instructors
ReleasedFebruary 22, 2019[1]
RecordedDecember, 2011[1]
Venue
  • Bisquiteen, Amherst, MA[1]
  • Casa Hanzo, San Pedro, CA[1]
  • Cleanest Dirty Shirt, Toledo, OH[1]
  • tHUNDERpANTS, San Pedro, CA[1]
GenreExperimental rock, improvised music
Length43:35[1]
LabelORG Music[2]
ProducerMike Watt, Dan McGuire[1]
Unknown Instructors chronology
Funland
(2009)		 Unwilling to Explain
(2019)

It was the first Unknown Instructors album that wasn't improvised[4][5] and the first to feature Mascis on guitar instead of Baiza.[5][6] The recording took quite some time with Watt recording bass tracks in 2011 and Hurley laying down the drums the following year.[7] Mascis' guitar work was recorded three years after that with Dan McGuire's vocals following.[7]

Reception

David Arnson of Music Connection called it "truly interesting" but warned "Your mileage may vary on the Tom Waits- and Bukowski-influenced bop narration. The real take- away is Mascis’ fluid and expressive guitar work."[8] Razorcake's Michael T. Fournier praised it saying it "hangs together better than any of the group’s other records I’ve heard."[7] Mark Hughson of Jersey Beat said "If you’re into on-the-fly jazz rock you’ll be hard pressed to find better indie star power."[9]

Personnel
Production
  • Dave Gardner - Mastering[5]
  • Mike Watt - Producer[1]
  • Dan McGuire - Producer[1]

References
  1. "Unknown Instructors – Unwilling to Explain". AllMusic. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  2. "Unknown Instructors: Unwilling to Explain". Org Music. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  3. Dan, Jen (January 28, 2019). "Song Premiere: "Acquainted With The Night" by Unknown Instructors". Rebel Noise. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  4. Cohan, Brad (May 2, 2012). "Q&A: Mike Watt On Snapping Pics In San Pedro For on and off bass, The fIREHOSE Reunion, And Playing Stooges Covers". The Village Voice. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  5. "Song Premiere: "Out in the Cold" by Unknown Instructors". The Big Takeover. February 11, 2019. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  6. "october 31, 2018". Mike Watt's Hoot Page. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  7. Fournier, Michael T. (May 20, 2019). "UNKNOWN INSTRUCTORS: Unwilling to Explain: LP". Razorcake. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  8. Arnson, David (April 24, 2019). "Album Review: Unwilling to Explain by Unknown Instructors (7/10)". Music Connection. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  9. Hughson, Mark. "Avoid Electric Shock". Jersey Beat. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
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