The Bobs (album)
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Released | 1983 | |||
Recorded | Russian Hill Recording (San Francisco, California) | |||
Genre | A cappella, new wave | |||
Length | 35:41 (LP), 44:53 (CD) | |||
Label | Kaleidoscope | |||
Producer | Richard Greene | |||
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The Bobs is the debut studio album by American a cappella vocal group the Bobs, released in 1983 by Kaleidoscope Records. The group's music is sometimes referred to as New Wave A Cappella. The vocal arrangement of "Helter Skelter" was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1984.[2]
Track listing
[edit]All songs written by Gunnar Madsen and Richard Greene except as indicated:
LP
[edit]- "Art for Art's Sake" – 2:58
- "Prisoner of Funk" – 4:03
- "I Hate the Beach Boys" – 3:11
- "Bus Plunge" – 2:36
- "Cowboy Lips" – 3:26
- "Helter Skelter" (Lennon, McCartney) – 1:52
- "Through the Wall" – 3:55
- "Be My Yoko" – 2:20
- "Lazy Susan" – 3:04
- "Trash" – 3:33
- "The Deprogrammer" – 4:43
CD
[edit]- "Art for Art's Sake" – 2:58
- "Prisoner of Funk" – 4:03
- "I Hate The Beach Boys" – 3:11
- "Bus Plunge" – 2:36
- "Cowboy Lips" – 3:26
- "Helter Skelter" (Lennon, McCartney) – 1:52
- "Through the Wall" – 3:55
- "Be My Yoko" (Pritchard) – 2:20
- "Lazy Susan" – 3:04
- "Nose to Nose" – 2:02
- "Trash" – 3:33
- "The Deprogrammer" – 4:43
- "Eddie the Jinx" – 3:22
- "Democratic Process" – 2:23
- "Psycho Killer" (Byrne, Weymouth, Frantz) – 3:27
Personnel
[edit]Credits are adapted from The Bobs liner notes.[3]
- Gunnar "Bob" Madsen – vocals
- Matthew "Bob" Stull – vocals
- Janie "Bob" Scott – vocals (except "Eddie the Jinx")
- Richard "Bob" Greene – vocals
- Madsen/Greene – vocoder and keyboards
- Brad Bill Horn – drums on "Eddie the Jinx"[4]
References
[edit]- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ 1984 Grammy award nomination, Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices, Richard Greene, Gunnar Madsen - Helter Skelter (The Bobs) LA Times, "The Envelope" awards database, accessed 2010 Jan 13.
- ^ The Bobs (CD booklet). the Bobs. Kaleidoscope Records. 1983.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Kaleidoscope K-18 liner notes