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

• 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

References

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