Saron Gas - Fragile

Fragile

Released:
November 2000,
Musketeer, CDMUS (LF) 300

SA Rock Digest charts:
highest position: 2
weeks on Top 20: 24

Website:
Saron Gas

Tracks:

  1. Beer
  2. 69 Tea
  3. Pride
  4. Fine Again
  5. Empty
  6. Tied My Hands
  7. Take Me Away
  8. Driven Under
  9. Stay And Play
  10. Your Bore
  11. Pig
  12. Dazed And Abused

Bonus CD
December 2001 re-issue:

  1. Gasoline
  2. Tied My Hands (acoustic)
  3. Senseless Tragedy

Review:

Musicians:
  • Shaun Welgemoed: vocals, guitar
  • Dale Stewart: bass, vocals
  • Dave Cohoe: drums


Thanks to the impact of their 'Fragile' (hardly!) debut on the contemporary SA hard rock scene and its first single, '69 Tea', on the SA charts, Saron Gas finished the year 2000 as the SA noisemakers most likely to be proudly compared to Korn, Rage and Limp. But 'Fragile' rather tipped its (hard) hat to the late Kurt, giving it a slightly older grunge sound and feel. These boys will have to stay on their toes to fend off challenges from the hot, new, young bands like Not My Dog, Jimmy 12" and Roswell Kings. But for now, 'Fragile' is the SA grunge business and Saron Gas have Barney's World™ at their feet.
-- Stephen Segerman, December 2000

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