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Bloodbrothers (album)

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Bloodbrothers
Studio album by
Released1978
StudioRecord Plant, New York
Genre
Length34:53
LabelAsylum
Producer
The Dictators chronology
Manifest Destiny
(1977)
Bloodbrothers
(1978)
Fuck 'Em If They Can't Take a Joke
(1981)

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

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal10/10[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[5]
The Village VoiceB−[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

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All tracks are written by Andy Shernoff except where indicated

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Faster and Louder"Shernoff, Joey Schaedler2:48
2."Baby, Let's Twist" 3:52
3."No Tomorrow" 3:17
4."The Minnesota Strip" 4:06
5."Stay with Me" 4:10
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."I Stand Tall" 5:04
7."Borneo Jimmy" 4:04
8."What It Is"Scott Kempner, Shernoff3:00
9."Slow Death" (Flamin' Groovies cover)Cyril Jordan, Roy Loney4:19

Personnel

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The Dictators
Production
  • Murray Krugman, Sandy Pearlman – producers
  • Shelly Yakus, Jay Krugman – engineers
  • Johnny Lee, The Dictators – art direction
  • Chris Callis – front cover photography

References

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  1. ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 338.
  2. ^ Hutton, Lindsay (March 2000). "Cars & Girls & Apple Pie ( & a slice of rock & roll to go)". Au go-go Records. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
  3. ^ a b Koda, Cub. "The Dictators Bloodbrothers review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-07-22.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 196.
  6. ^ Christgau, Robert (September 4, 1978). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  7. ^ McGrath, Paul (23 Aug 1978). "The Dictators". The Globe and Mail. p. F2.