Tuff Darts! is a 1978 album by American punk rock band Tuff Darts. It was released on the Sire Records label. Mick Rock was responsible for the sleeve design and photography.
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| Released | 1978 | |||
| Recorded | Power Station, New York City | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | Sire | |||
| Producer | Tony Bongiovi, Lance Quinn, Bob Clearmountain | |||
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| Christgau's Record Guide | C[1] |
Track listing
edit- "Rats" (Butani, Salen) - 2:59
- "Who's Been Sleeping Here?" (Mikael Kirke, Salen) - 3:00
- "Here Comes Trouble" (Frenzy) - 2:12
- "She's Dead" (Frenzy, Salen) - 2:39
- "Phone Booth Man" (DeSalvo, Salen) - 3:37
- "(Your Love Is Like) Nuclear Waste" (DeSalvo, Salen) - 2:57
- "My Guitar Lies Bleeding in My Arms" (DeSalvo, Morelli) - 3:17
- "Love and Trouble" (Salen) - 3:46
- "Head Over Heels" (Jeff Salen) - 2:44
- "Slash" (DeSalvo) - 3:31
- "Fun City" (DeSalvo) - 2:57
- "All for the Love of Rock N'Roll" (Butani, Salen) - 3:18
Personnel
edit- Tommy Frenzy - Vocals
- Jeff Salen - Lead Guitar
- Bobby Butani - Guitars
- John DeSalvo - Bass
- John Morelli - Drums
Source: Tuff Darts "Tuff Darts!" album cover
Reception
edit- Robert Christgau gave the record a C grade, stating: "Maybe Robert Gordon left this band to escape resident sickie John DeSalvo, one of those guys who sounds like he deserves to get fixed by the knife-wielding lesbians he has nightmares about. The only way to make their record more depressing would be to add a hologram of Gordon's replacement, Tommy Frenzy, whose slick blond hair and metal teeth now set the band's android-delinquent "image." Then again, you could take away Jeff Salen's guitar."
References
edit- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: T". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 16, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.