Calling Up Spirits
| Calling Up Spirits | ||||
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| Released | 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1996 | |||
| Studio | Prairie Sun Recording Studios, Cotati, California | |||
| Genre | Surf music | |||
| Length | 53:41 | |||
| Label | Beggars Banquet[1] | |||
| Producer | Dick Dale, Ron Eglit, Scott Mathews, Prairie Prince, Allen Suddeth | |||
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Calling Up Spirits is an album by the surf guitarist Dick Dale, released in 1996.[2][3] It was dedicated to the American Indians.[4]
Dale supported the album by playing the 1996 Warped Tour.[5]
Production[edit]
The album contains a cover of Jimi Hendrix's "Third Stone from the Sun".[6] Vince Welnick contributed to Calling Up Spirits.[7] Ron Eglit, Dale's longtime bass player, received a producer credit.[8]
Critical reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [9] |
| Calgary Herald | [10] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [11] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[12] |
| (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide | [13] |
Entertainment Weekly wrote that the "mix of covers, remakes of [Dale's] '60s surf hits, and ecologically minded new material feels thin and lacks the cohesiveness of previous efforts."[12] The Vancouver Sun stated: "Playing speedy as ever, Dale returns to the land he founded: a mix of eastern-tinged influences (his dad was Lebanese) rolled up in surf wax and thrown into the wide-open waves."[14] The Calgary Herald concluded: "From his raunchy title track and the bongo-beat hipness of 'Fever' to his twang reworking of Jimi Hendrix's 'Third Stone From The Sun', he embodies rock guitar cool."[10]
AllMusic wrote that "Dale only manages to capture his manic energy on the cover version of Jimi Hendrix' 'Third Stone From the Sun'."[9]
Track listing[edit]
All tracks composed by Dick Dale, except where indicated
- "Nitrus" – 3:29
- "The Wedge Paradiso" – 2:37
- "The Pit" – 2:38
- "Fever" (J. Davenport, E. Dooley) – 4:46
- "Doom Box" – 3:04
- "Catamount" – 3:05
- "Window" – 4:22
- "Calling Up Spirits" – 3:50
- "Temple of Gizeh" – 6:16
- "Bandito" – 5:32
- "Third Stone from the Sun" (Jimi Hendrix) – 6:32
- "Peppermint Man" (A. Willis) – 4:11
- "Gypsy Fire" – 3:13
Personnel[edit]
- Dick Dale – guitar, trumpet, vocals
- Ron Eglit – bass guitar, background vocals
- Prairie Prince – drums, percussion, background vocals
- Scott Mathews – drums, percussion, background vocals
- Additional musicians
- Vincent Welnick – organ, piano, background vocals
- Bobby Stricklan – didgeridoo, background vocals
- Jill Dale – drums, background vocals
- Ko Mathews – background vocals
Recorded January 1996 at Prairie Sun Recording Studios, Cotati, California.
References[edit]
- ^ "Dick Dale obituary". the Guardian. March 18, 2019.
- ^ "Dick Dale Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
- ^ "Dick Dale". MTV News.
- ^ Poem "I must tell you there was a time", from "Calling Up Spirits" CD booklet
- ^ Perna, Alan di (October 1, 2012). Guitar Masters: Intimate Portraits. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9781480329706 – via Google Books.
- ^ Boehm, Mike (24 May 1996). "..PH: ..KH: ..DH: Dick Dale's Tours de Force". Los Angeles Times. p. F1.
- ^ Knopper, Steve (19 May 1996). "Singles Hit, but Album Misses". Newsday. p. C25.
- ^ Boehm, Mike (23 May 1996). "Bassist Backs Boss in Life, Musical Path". Los Angeles Times. Calendar. p. 23.
- ^ a b "Calling Up Spirits - Dick Dale | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ a b Muretich, James (9 June 1996). "New Releases". Calgary Herald. p. C2.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Calling Up Spirits". EW.com.
- ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (March 3, 2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9780743201698 – via Google Books.
- ^ Monk, Katherine (6 June 1996). "DICK DALE Calling Up the Spirits". Vancouver Sun. p. D8.
