Bloodbrothers (album)
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| Released | 1978 | |||
| Studio | Record Plant, New York | |||
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| Length | 34:53 | |||
| Label | Asylum | |||
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Bloodbrothers is the third album by the Dictators, and their second after switching to the Asylum label. "Faster and Louder" features an uncredited guest appearance from Bruce Springsteen.[2]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 10/10[4] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [5] |
| The Village Voice | B−[6] |
The Globe and Mail wrote: "Almost oblivious to the strides their punk brethren have been making toward larger audiences and heavier influence, they continue to play things loudly and strongly while handsome Dick Manitoba struts."[7]
AllMusic, which was critical of the band's previous album, released a favorable review of Bloodbrothers, stating that it "stands as a good example of what the band sounded like on a good night," as well as calling it "the Dictators' most rockingest and most musical album."[3]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Andy Shernoff except where indicated.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Faster and Louder" | Shernoff, Joey Schaedler | 2:48 |
| 2. | "Baby, Let's Twist" | 3:52 | |
| 3. | "No Tomorrow" | 3:17 | |
| 4. | "The Minnesota Strip" | 4:06 | |
| 5. | "Stay with Me" | 4:10 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "I Stand Tall" | 5:04 | |
| 7. | "Borneo Jimmy" | 4:04 | |
| 8. | "What It Is" | Scott Kempner, Shernoff | 3:00 |
| 9. | "Slow Death" (Flamin' Groovies cover) | Cyril Jordan, Roy Loney | 4:19 |
Personnel
- The Dictators
- Handsome Dick Manitoba – lead vocals
- Ross "The Boss" Friedman – lead guitar, 12-string guitar
- Scott "Top Ten" Kempner – rhythm guitar
- Andy Shernoff – bass guitar, keyboards, lead and backing vocals
- Richie Teeter – drums, backing vocals
- Production
- Murray Krugman, Sandy Pearlman – producers
- Shelly Yakus, Jay Krugman – engineers
- Johnny Lee, The Dictators – art direction
- Chris Callis – front cover photography
References
- ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 338.
- ^ Hutton, Lindsay (March 2000). "Cars & Girls & Apple Pie ( & a slice of rock & roll to go)". Au go-go Records. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
- ^ a b Koda, Cub. "The Dictators Bloodbrothers review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 22, 2012.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (October 2003). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 1: The Seventies. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. pp. 90–91. ISBN 978-1894959025.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 196.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (September 4, 1978). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
- ^ McGrath, Paul (August 23, 1978). "The Dictators". The Globe and Mail. p. F2.