Grippe by Jawbox

Grippe is the first album by the post-hardcore band, Jawbox. It was released in May 1991 on Dischord Records. Recorded throughout 1990, Jawbox's first effort was generally brushed off by critics as a sloppy but promising debut. According to Allmusic's reviewer, Andy Kellman, it was "essentially recorded after getting enough songs together to fill out a 12" chunk of vinyl" calling it "an enjoyable, albeit introspectively brutal record." Kellman also described the music in the album as the marriage of the "earlier crunchy side of Joy Division with Throb Throb-era Naked Raygun" while highlighting their cover of the Joy Division track "Something Must Break." Jim Testa, of Trouser Press, was more positive, writing that the record was "a rich, varied, polyrhythmic tour de force that still bears repeated listening."The track "Consolation Prize" appeared on a demo cassette-tape that had been floating around the hardcore scene (the demo version was called simply "Consolation"). The demo version was harder, faster, more upbeat, and featured a blazing guitar solo. The last four tracks on the album had previously been released as an EP in 1990.