Bull (album)

Bull
Studio album by
Bootsauce
Released1992
LabelVertigo/PolyGram[1]
ProducerMichael Jonzun, Bootsauce
Bootsauce chronology
Re-Boot
(1991) 		Bull
(1992) 		Sleeping Bootie
(1993)

Bull is the second album by the Canadian band Bootsauce, released on February 7, 1992, on Polygram.[2][3][4] It achieved Gold status in Canada in five weeks.[5][6] "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.[7] It is their first album with their permanent drummer John Lalley.

Production

The album was produced by Michael Jonzun and the band.[8] Bootsauce shared in the songwriting.[9] "Love Monkey #9" is about animal testing on non-human primates.[10] "Big Bad & Groovy" employs a horn section.[11] Lemmy sang on "Hold Tight".[12]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[13]
Calgary HeraldB[1]
Windsor StarA[9]

RPM listed Bull as their No. 1 album to watch on February 29 1992.[14] The album reached No. 9 in Canada's Top 10 selling albums by the first week of March 1992.[15] The Ottawa Citizen reviewed it as their "top release".[16] 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."[17] 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."[18] The album peaked at No. 17 on C95 FM's Top 30 Countdown in April 1992.[19] 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."[20]

"Love Monkey #9" was the album's highest-charting single. It peaked at No. 42 on the RPM100 Hit Tracks for three weeks in March 1992, spending a total of 12 weeks on the chart.[21] "Watcha' Need" was on the RPM100 for seven weeks, peaking at No. 51 for two weeks in June.[22] "Big, Bad & Groovy" charted for five weeks, peaking at No. 65 for two weeks in September.[23] The album peaked at No. 22, charting for 23 weeks from February to August.[24]

Track listing

All songs were written by Bootsauce, except where noted.

  1. "Love Monkey #9" – 3:25
  2. "Touching Cloth" – 3:42
  3. "Whatcha' Need" – 5:09
  4. "Big Bad & Groovy" – 4:08
  5. "Dogpound" – 3:35
  6. "Outhouse Quake" – 4:23
  7. "The 13th Psalm" – 4:30
  8. "Misunderstood" – 3:46
  9. "Rollercoaster's Child" (Willy Beck, Leroy Bonner, Marshall Jones, Pierce, Clarence Satchel, James Williams) – 3:31
  10. "I Saw You There" – 4:04
  11. "The Whole of You" – 4:01
  12. "Bad Dinner" – 3:45
  13. "Hold Tight" – 4:15

Personnel

  • 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

  1. ^ a b Muretich, James (16 Feb 1992). "Bootsauce: Bull". Calgary Herald. p. C4.
  2. ^ Howell, Peter (7 February 1992). "New Bootsauce will be hot, and that's no bull". The Toronto Star. p. 175.
  3. ^ Greenwood, Therese (21 Nov 1991). "Bootsauce, one of Canada's hottest club acts right now...". Entertainment. The Whig-Standard. p. 1.
  4. ^ Krewen, Nick (8 Feb 1992). "Bootsauce Bull". The Hamilton Spectator. p. C5.
  5. ^ Rogers, Ron (10 April 1995). "Montreal -based band provides truly Booty fourth album" (PDF). RPM. p. 7.
  6. ^ "Gold/Platinum". Music Canada. 28 April 1992. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  7. ^ "Juno nominees at a glance". The Kitchener-Waterloo Record. 10 Feb 1993. p. F2.
  8. ^ Howell, Peter (25 Jan 1992). "New Bootsauce will be hot, and that's no bull". Toronto Star. p. K10.
  9. ^ a b Jones, Owen (29 Feb 1992). "Pop". Windsor Star. p. F2.
  10. ^ Erskine, Evelyn (22 Feb 1992). "Bootsauce produces berserk party music". Ottawa Citizen. p. G3.
  11. ^ "Bull by Bootsauce". Billboard. 104 (24): 51. Jun 13, 1992.
  12. ^ Harrison, Tom (14 Apr 1992). "Heel, toe, and away we go: Yes, you can dance to music of Bootsauce". The Province. p. C3.
  13. ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Review Bull". AllMusic. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
  14. ^ "Albums to Watch" (PDF). RPM. 29 February 1992. p. 1.
  15. ^ "Too sexy too good". Nanaimo Daily News. 6 March 1992. p. 45.
  16. ^ Erskine, Evelyn (22 February 1992). "Bootsauce produces berserk music party". The Ottawa Citizen. p. 69. Bull tops last release.
  17. ^ Lepage, Mark (6 Feb 1992). "Bootsauce laces up for 'fight of our life'". The Gazette. Montreal. p. F1.
  18. ^ Niester, Alan (10 Feb 1992). "Categorizing Bull is not easy". The Globe and Mail. p. C3.
  19. ^ "C95 FM The StarPhoenix Top 30 Countdown". Star-Phoenix. 9 April 1992. p. 31.
  20. ^ Metella, Helen (16 Feb 1992). "A dense, fun listen from Montreal". Edmonton Journal. p. G2.
  21. ^ "RPM100 HIT TRACKS & where to find them". RPM. 7 March 1992. p. 6.
  22. ^ "RPM100 Hit Tracks" (PDF). RPM. 20 June 1992.
  23. ^ "RPM100 Hit Tracks" (PDF). RPM. 9 September 1992. p. 6.
  24. ^ "RPM100 Albums" (PDF). RPM. 1 August 1992. p. 11.