Dandys Rule OK
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| Studio album by The Dandy Warhols | ||||
| Released | 6 April 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1994–1995 | |||
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| Length | 74:02 | |||
| Label | Tim/Kerr | |||
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| Singles from Dandys Rule OK | ||||
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Dandys Rule OK is the debut studio album by American alternative rock band The Dandy Warhols, recorded from 1994 to 1995 and released on 6 April 1995 by Tim/Kerr Records.
Contents
Background
The album is sometimes referred to as The White Album,[citation needed] in reference to the album cover which bears similarities to The Beatles' self-titled album (which is also known as The White Album), in contrast to the band's The Black Album, recorded the following year in 1996 but not released until 2004.
Release
Three singles were released from the album: "Ride", "The Dandy Warhols T.V. Theme Song" and "Nothin' to Do". "T.V. Theme Song" aired on several radio stations and appeared on MTV.[1]
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Alternative Press | favorable[3] |
| NME | 4/10[4] |
| Q | [5] |
| Select | [6] |
| The Washington Post | mixed[7] |
The album has received a mixed reception from critics. Q magazine wrote that it's "what the Portland quartet sound like on bad drugs".[5] NME also gave it a negative review, calling it an "unfocused, sprawling debut album, notable for the piledriving classic 'TV Theme Song', an awful lot of stoned noodling and pretty much sod-all else."[4]
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Courtney Taylor-Taylor, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Introduction by Young Tom" | 0:26 | |
| 2. | "The Dandy Warhols' T.V. Theme Song" | 2:50 | |
| 3. | "Ride" | 4:10 | |
| 4. | "Best Friend" | 3:27 | |
| 5. | "Not Your Bottle" | 4:00 | |
| 6. | "(Tony, This Song Is Called) Lou Weed" | 4:17 | |
| 7. | "Nothin' to Do" | 2:23 | |
| 8. | "The Coffee and Tea Wrecks" | 4:06 | |
| 9. | "Genius" | 6:08 | |
| 10. | "Dick" | 8:07 | |
| 11. | "Just Try" | 4:41 | |
| 12. | "Nothing (Lifestyle of a Tortured Artist for Sale)" | 3:52 | |
| 13. | "Grunge Betty" | 3:32 | |
| 14. | "Prelude: It's a Fast Driving Rave-Up with The Dandy Warhols" | Taylor-Taylor, Peter Holmström, Eric Hedford | 0:51 |
| 15. | "It's a Fast Driving Rave-Up with The Dandy Warhols Sixteen Minutes" | Taylor-Taylor, Holmström, Hedford | 16:04 |
| 16. | "Finale: It's a Fast Driving Rave-Up with The Dandy Warhols" | Taylor-Taylor, Holmström, Hedford | 4:58 |
A hidden track starts at 3:11 into "Finale: It's a Fast Driving Rave-Up with The Dandy Warhols". It is a short reprise of "Dick".
Personnel
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The Dandy Warhols
- Courtney Taylor-Taylor – guitar, vocals, production, sleeve design and layout
- Zia McCabe – keyboards and percussion
- Peter Holmström – guitar
- Eric Hedford – drums, vocals and synthesizer
Additional personnel
- Zedekiah Pariah – Jew's harp on "Grunge Betty" and lap steel guitar and harmonica on "Just Try"
- Derek Ecklund – sitar on "Dick"
- Julianne Johnson – vocals on "Just Try"
- Tony Lash – percussion and production
- Tim Rooney – congas on "The Coffee and Tea Wrecks"
- Teddy Deane – flute on "(Tony, This Song Is Called) Lou Weed"
- Dave Kinhan – album artwork painting
- Tony Lash – engineering, mastering and production
- Marc Trunz – sleeve photography
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External links
- Dandys Rule OK at The Dandy Warhols' official website
- Dandys Rule OK at Discogs (list of releases)
