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1988 studio album by The Del-Lords
Based on a True Story is an album by the American band
the Del-Lords , released in 1988 on
Enigma Records .
[1]
[2] The band supported the album with a North American tour.
[3]
Production
Recorded in Los Angeles, the album cost $120,000.
[4] It was produced by
Neil Giraldo .
[5]
Pat Benatar duetted with
Scott Kempner on "Poem of the River".
[6]
Critical reception
The Washington Post wrote that "Kempner spreads on the working-class persona a little thick at times, but this is still the equal of any previous Del-Lords set."
[10] The
Toronto Star deemed the album "a rip-snorting, noisy, trashy little garage opus."
[11]
The
Chicago Tribune determined that "the album, energy and polish notwithstanding, emerges as a good but not great package with a faintly 'generic' feel."
[8]
The New York Times concluded that "the straightforward, stomping rock songs on the band's third album ... insist on independent thinking and truthfulness."
[12]
Track listing
All songs written by
Scott Kempner .
Title 1. "Crawl in Bed" 3:57 2. "Judas Kiss" 4:36 3. "Ashes to Ashes" 4:19 4. "I'm Gonna Be Around" 3:01 5. "Poem of the River" 5:58 6. "The Cool and the Crazy" 5:18 7. "Cheyenne" 3:47 8. "A Lover's Prayer" 4:45 9. "Whole Lotta Nothin' Goin' On" 3:34 10. "River of Justice" 5:10
Personnel
The Del-Lords
Additional musicians and production
Scotty Bem – gong
Pat Benatar – backing vocals on "Judas Kiss" & "Poem of the River"
Lenny Castro –
percussion
Spyder Curtis James – keyboards on "Judas Kiss", "Poem of the River" and "Ashes to Ashes"
Frank Linx – vocals on "Cheyenne", "Whole Lotta Nothin' Goin' On", "A Lover's Prayer", "Judas Kiss" and "River of Justice"
Rev.
Mojo Nixon – sermon on "River of Justice"
Johnny Powers – harp on "River of Justice" and "A Lover's Prayer"
Kevin Savigar – keyboards on "Whole Lotta Nothin' Goin' On" and "Poem of the River"
Kim Shattuck & Karen Blankfeld of
The Pandoras – vocals on "The Cool and the Crazy"
Syd Straw – backing vocals on "Judas Kiss", "River of Justice" and "Ashes to Ashes"
Gordon Fordyce –
engineer
Michael Frondelli –
mixing
Neil Geraldo –
production
Assistant engineers: Bill Cooper, Angus Davidson, Scott E. Gordon
References
^ Griffin, John (28 Apr 1988). "The Del-Lords Based on a True Story". The Gazette . Montreal. p. E3.
^ Young, Charles M. (May 1988). "Music". Playboy . 35 (5): 25.
^ Robins, Wayne (29 Apr 1988). "The Del-Lords Take an Independent Stand". Weekend. Newsday . p. 3.
^ Maney, Kevin (28 Aug 1987). "Rockers on the rocks". USA Today . p. 1B.
^ Pick, Steve (24 June 1988). "Del Lords' Latest Shows Big Improvement". St. Louis Post-Dispatch . p. F4.
^ Haring, Bruce (Apr 9, 1988). "Del-Lords Seek 1st Commercial Hit with Album". Billboard . 100 (15): 45.
^ Deming, Mark.
"Based on a True Story" . AllMusic. Retrieved August 8, 2012 .
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b Popson, Tom (22 Apr 1988). " 'Based on a True Story', the Del-Lords". Chicago Tribune . Friday. p. J.
^ Christgau, Robert.
"The Del-Lords: Based on a True Story" . Robert Christgau.com. Retrieved August 8, 2012 .
^ Jenkins, Mark (9 Mar 1988). "The New Old-Time Rock 'n' Roll". The Washington Post . p. B7.
^ Quill, Greg (15 Apr 1988). "Short Cuts". Toronto Star . p. E8.
^ Pareles, Jon (29 Apr 1988). "New York Rockers Singing the Blues Loudly and Clearly". The New York Times . p. C1.
External links
Studio albums EPs Compilations Live albums Singles
Get Tough/Pledge of Love
How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live
Get Tough
True Love
Soldier's Home
Heaven
Cheyenne
Poem Of The River
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