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1978 studio album by the Dictators
Bloodbrothers
Studio album by the Dictators
Released1978
StudioRecord Plant, New York
Genre
Length34:53
LabelAsylum
Producer
The Dictators chronology
Manifest Destiny
(1977) 		Bloodbrothers
(1978) 		Fuck 'Em If They Can't Take a Joke
(1981)

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.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal10/10
The Rolling Stone Album Guide
The Village VoiceB−

The Globe and Mail wrote: "Almost oblivious to the strides their punk brethren have been making toward larger audiences and heavier influence, they continue to play things loudly and strongly while handsome Dick Manitoba struts."

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."

Track listing

All tracks are written by Andy Shernoff except where indicated

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Faster and Louder"Shernoff, Joey Schaedler2:48
2."Baby, Let's Twist" 3:52
3."No Tomorrow" 3:17
4."The Minnesota Strip" 4:06
5."Stay with Me" 4:10
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."I Stand Tall" 5:04
7."Borneo Jimmy" 4:04
8."What It Is"Scott Kempner, Shernoff3:00
9."Slow Death" (Flamin' Groovies cover)Cyril Jordan, Roy Loney4:19

Personnel

The Dictators
Production
  • Murray Krugman, Sandy Pearlman – producers
  • Shelly Yakus, Jay Krugman – engineers
  • Johnny Lee, The Dictators – art direction
  • Chris Callis – front cover photography

References

  1. MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 338.
  2. Hutton, Lindsay (March 2000). "Cars & Girls & Apple Pie ( & a slice of rock & roll to go)". Au go-go Records. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
  3. ^ Koda, Cub. "The Dictators Bloodbrothers review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-07-22.
  4. 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.
  5. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 196.
  6. Christgau, Robert (September 4, 1978). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  7. McGrath, Paul (23 Aug 1978). "The Dictators". The Globe and Mail. p. F2.
The Dictators
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