Bull (album)
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| Released | 1992 | |||
| Label | Vertigo/PolyGram[1] | |||
| Producer | Michael Jonzun, Bootsauce | |||
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Bull is the second album by the Canadian band Bootsauce, released in 1992.[2][3] "Love Monkey #9", "Whatcha' Need" and "Big, Bad & Groovy" were released as singles. The album was nominated for a Juno Award, in the "Best Album Design" category.[4] It is also their first album to feature their permanent drummer John Lalley.
Production
[edit]The album was produced by Michael Jonzun and the band.[5] Bootsauce shared in the songwriting.[6] "Love Monkey #9" is about animal testing on non-human primates.[7] "Big Bad & Groovy" employs a horn section.[8] Lemmy sang on "Hold Tight".[9]
Critical reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [10] |
| Calgary Herald | B[1] |
| Windsor Star | A[6] |
The Gazette noted that "there is more of everything—sex, danceability, power chords, smooth balladry, samples, with singer Drew Ling's insinuating voice living up to its owner's name."[11] The Globe and Mail wrote: "Bootsauce bounds all over the musical map, mulching early Pink Floyd sci-fi rock with Public Enemy-styled rapping ('Touching Cloth'), emulating Extreme on the ballad 'What Cha' Need', resurrecting Dr. John on the New Orleans-styled 'Dog Pound', and paying tribute to Sly and the Family Stone."[12] The Edmonton Journal determined that "assertive hard rock lays the foundation for snippets of soul falsetto, New Orleans gumbo and busy, Frank Zappa-ish orchestration."[13]
Track listing
[edit]All songs were written by Bootsauce, except where noted.
- "Love Monkey #9" – 3:25
- "Touching Cloth" – 3:42
- "Whatcha' Need" – 5:09
- "Big Bad & Groovy" – 4:08
- "Dogpound" – 3:35
- "Outhouse Quake" – 4:23
- "The 13th Psalm" – 4:30
- "Misunderstood" – 3:46
- "Rollercoaster's Child" (Willy Beck, Leroy Bonner, Marshall Jones, Pierce, Clarence Satchel, James Williams) – 3:31
- "I Saw You There" – 4:04
- "The Whole of You" – 4:01
- "Bad Dinner" – 3:45
- "Hold Tight" – 4:15
Personnel
[edit]- Drew Ling (vocals)
- Pere Fume (guitar)
- Sonny Greenwich, Jr. (guitar)
- Alan Baculis (bass, lead vocals on Track 3)
- John Lalley (as Johnny Frappe) (drums)
- Lemmy (guest vocals on Track 13)
References
[edit]- ^ a b Muretich, James (16 Feb 1992). "Bootsauce: Bull". Calgary Herald. p. C4.
- ^ Greenwood, Therese (21 Nov 1991). "Bootsauce, one of Canada's hottest club acts right now...". Entertainment. The Whig-Standard. p. 1.
- ^ Krewen, Nick (8 Feb 1992). "Bootsauce Bull". The Hamilton Spectator. p. C5.
- ^ "Juno nominees at a glance". The Kitchener-Waterloo Record. 10 Feb 1993. p. F2.
- ^ Howell, Peter (25 Jan 1992). "New Bootsauce will be hot, and that's no bull". Toronto Star. p. K10.
- ^ a b Jones, Owen (29 Feb 1992). "Pop". Windsor Star. p. F2.
- ^ Erskine, Evelyn (22 Feb 1992). "Bootsauce produces berserk party music". Ottawa Citizen. p. G3.
- ^ "Bull by Bootsauce". Billboard. 104 (24): 51. Jun 13, 1992.
- ^ Harrison, Tom (14 Apr 1992). "Heel, toe, and away we go: Yes, you can dance to music of Bootsauce". The Province. p. C3.
- ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Review Bull". AllMusic. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
- ^ Lepage, Mark (6 Feb 1992). "Bootsauce laces up for 'fight of our life'". The Gazette. Montreal. p. F1.
- ^ Niester, Alan (10 Feb 1992). "Categorizing Bull is not easy". The Globe and Mail. p. C3.
- ^ Metella, Helen (16 Feb 1992). "A dense, fun listen from Montreal". Edmonton Journal. p. G2.
