Bloodbrothers (album)
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.[6]
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| Released | 1978 | |||
| Studio | Record Plant, New York | |||
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| Length | 34:53 | |||
| Label | Asylum | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 10/10[3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [4] |
| The Village Voice | B–[5] |
Critical reception
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."[2]
Track listing
All songs written by Andy Shernoff, except as indicated.
- Side one
- "Faster and Louder" (Shernoff, Joey Schaedler) – 2:48
- "Baby, Let's Twist" – 3:52
- "No Tomorrow" – 3:17
- "The Minnesota Strip" – 4:06
- "Stay with Me" – 4:10
- Side two
- "I Stand Tall" – 5:04
- "Borneo Jimmy" – 4:04
- "What It Is" (Scott Kempner, Shernoff) – 3:00
- "Slow Death" (Cyril Jordan, Roy Loney) – 4:19 (Flamin' Groovies cover)
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.
- Koda, Cub. "The Dictators Bloodbrothers review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-07-22.
- 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.
- Hutton, Lindsay (March 2000). "Cars & Girls & Apple Pie ( & a slice of rock & roll to go)". Au go-go Records. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
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