Bloodbrothers (album)

Bloodbrothers
Bloodbrothers
Studio album by The Dictators
Released	1978
Studio	Record Plant, New York
Genre	Punk rock; hard rock;
Length	34:53
Label	Asylum
Producer	Murray Krugman; Sandy Pearlman;
The Dictators chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	10/10^[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[4]
The Village Voice	B–^[5]

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]

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 & background vocals
Ritchie Teeter – drums, background vocals

Production

Murray Krugman, Sandy Pearlman – producers
Shelly Yakus, Jay Krugman – engineers

References[]

^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 338.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b 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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[1] MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 338.

[allmusic-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Koda, Cub. "The Dictators Bloodbrothers review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-07-22.

[martin-3] 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.

[4] The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 196.

[Christgau-5] Christgau, Robert (September 4, 1978). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved April 29, 2013.

[6] 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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