Bloodbrothers (album)

Bloodbrothers
Studio album by The Dictators
Released 1978
Recorded Record Plant, New York
Genre Punk rock
Length 34:40
Label Asylum, Elektra
Producer Murray Krugman
Sandy Pearlman
The Dictators chronology

Manifest Destiny
(1975)		 Bloodbrothers
(1977)		 Live, Fuck 'Em If They Can't Take a Joke
(1981)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Robert Christgau B–[2]

Bloodbrothers is the third album by The Dictators and their second after switching to the Asylum label. 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."[1] "Faster and Louder" features an uncredited guest appearance from Bruce Springsteen.[3]

Track listing

All songs written by Andy Shernoff, except as indicated.

  1. "Faster and Louder" - 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
  6. "I Stand Tall" - 5:04
  7. "Borneo Jimmy" - 4:04
  8. "What It Is" (Scott Kempner, Shernoff) - 3:00
  9. "Slow Death" - 4:19 (The Flamin' Groovies cover)

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Koda, Cub. "The Dictators Bloodbrothers review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-07-22.
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert (September 4, 1978). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice (New York). Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  3. ↑ http://www.thedictators.com/augogo.html