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L.A. Explosion!

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L.A. Explosion!
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 15, 1979 (August 15, 1979)
RecordedDecember 1978 – February 1979 (December 1978 – February 1979)
StudioMedia Art Studio, Hermosa Beach
GenrePower pop
LabelBomp!
ProducerJohn Harrison, The Last
The Last chronology
L.A. Explosion!
(1979)
Painting Smiles on a Dead Man
(1985)

L.A. Explosion! is the debut studio album by American power pop band the Last, released in 1979 by record label Bomp!.

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Exclaim!favourable[2]

Trouser Press called it "a near-perfect debut, marred only by flat production."[3] In 1988, The Washington Post wrote that, "before the onslaught of corporate pop-rock ... there was one L. A. power-pop combo that was for real: The Last, whose classic 1979 L. A. Explosion album influenced popsters and punkers alike."[4]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."She Don't Know Why I'm Here"Joe Nolte3:29
2."This Kind of Feeling"Joe Nolte2:53
3."Bombing of London"Joe Nolte2:34
4."Century City Rag"Joe Nolte2:39
5."Walk Like Me"Joe Nolte2:39
6."Slavedriver"Joe Nolte1:55
7."Every Summer Day"Joe Nolte3:36
8."The Rack"Mike Nolte, Joe Nolte1:35
9."Objections"Joe Nolte2:40
10."A Fool Like You"Vitus Mataré2:00
11."Someone's Laughing"Joe Nolte3:16
12."I Don't Wanna Be in Love"Joe Nolte1:30
13."Be-Bop-a-Lula"Gene Vincent, Donald Graves, Bill "Sheriff Tex" Davis4:00
14."Looking At You"Joe Nolte3:09
15."The Rack (Reprise)"Mike Nolte, Joe Nolte1:23
Total length:39:13

Personnel

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The Last

  • Joe Nolte - guitar, lead vocals
  • Vitus Mataré - keyboard, flute
  • Mike Nolte - backing vocals, lead vocals on tracks 4, 8 and 15
  • David Nolte - bass, lead vocals on track 12
  • Jack Reynolds - drums

References

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  1. ^ Schnee, Steve "Spaz". "L.A. Explosion – The Last | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  2. ^ Ferraz, Rob (May 31, 2003). "The Last L.A. Explosion". Exclaim!. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  3. ^ Lamey, Charles P.; Robbins, Ira; Rabid, Jack. "TrouserPress.com :: Last". TrouserPress.com. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  4. ^ Jenkins, Mark (26 Aug 1988). "The Other Indy 500: Underplayed Circuit". The Washington Post. p. N22.
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