# Lack of Communication

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This article is about the Von Bondies album. For the song by Ratt, see [Out of the Cellar](/source/Out_of_the_Cellar).

***Lack of Communication*** is the debut [studio album](/source/Studio_album) by [garage rock revival](/source/Post-punk_revival) band [the Von Bondies](/source/The_Von_Bondies). It was produced by [Jack White](/source/Jack_White_(musician)) of [the White Stripes](/source/The_White_Stripes), a band that also had the Von Bondies open their shows for them during one of their tours. The album was released in 2001 by [Sympathy for the Record Industry](/source/Sympathy_for_the_Record_Industry), and released in the UK by Sweet Nothing Records.

In addition to conventional Detroit garage rock, the album also displayed other influences, such as the [jazzy](/source/Jazz) [showtune](/source/Showtune)-esque song "No Sugar Mama." The tracks "Shallow Grave" and "Nite Train" both display [surf rock](/source/Surf_rock) passages, amidst their heavy pummeling and lyrical morbidity. "Cass and Henry" is a sparse, almost [spoken word](/source/Spoken_word) narrative of a nocturnal encounter with a tall stranger. "In the Act" and "Sound of Terror" contain droning [slide guitar](/source/Slide_guitar) and considerably slow tempos. On the last track, after a silence following the song *Sound of Terror*, there's a hidden bonus track: a cover of [Sam Cooke](/source/Sam_Cooke)'s "[Bring It On Home to Me](/source/Bring_It_On_Home_to_Me)", with [Marcie Bolen](/source/Marcie_Bolen) on lead vocals.[2]

## Track listing

1. "Lack of Communication" – 3:33
1. "It Came from Japan" – 2:11
1. "Shallow Grave" – 3:11
1. "Going Down" – 1:54
1. "Cass and Henry" – 5:36
1. "Nite Train" – 3:29
1. "No Sugar Mama" – 1:56
1. "Cryin'" – 2:06
1. "In the Act" – 3:03
1. "Please Please Man" – 2:04
1. "Sound of Terror" – 3:28
1. "Rock 'n' Roll Nurse" / "Bring It On Home to Me" – 10:53

## Personnel

- [Jason Stollsteimer](/source/Jason_Stollsteimer) – lead vocals, lead guitar
- Marcie Bolen – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Carrie Ann Smith – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Don Blum – drums, percussion

## References

1. ["AllMusic: Lack of Communication"](https://www.allmusic.com/album/lack-of-communication-mw0000005532). *Allmusic*. Retrieved 8 July 2017.

1. [starpulse.com](http://www.starpulse.com/Music/Von_Bondies/Discography/album/P482018/R536349/)

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