1001 (album)

1001
Studio album by
Dead Hot Workshop
Released1995
GenreAlternative rock
Label
ProducerJim Scott
Dead Hot Workshop chronology
White House
(1994) 		1001
(1995)

1001 is an album by the American alternative rock band Dead Hot Workshop, released in 1995.[2][3] A commercial disappointment, it was the band's only album to be put out by a major label.[4][5]

The band supported the album by touring with fellow Arizona bands the Gin Blossoms and the Refreshments.[6] 1001's first single was the lead track, "A".[7]

Production

The album was produced by Jim Scott.[8] The album cover displays a photograph of the Sun Club, a Tempe nightclub where many Arizona rock bands got started.[9]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[10]
Robert Christgau(dud)[11]
Houston Press[12]

Trouser Press thought that "Steve Larson’s guitar playing is dynamic-equal parts twang and bang-and the rhythm section of G. Brian Scott and Curtis Grippe rolls along sturdily."[13] The Houston Press wrote that the album "sports the gritty, sandblasted edge the Blossoms lack, not to mention a blazing bounty of hooks," and called "A" "the great lost modern-rock single of 1995."[12]

Noting the Gin Blossoms comparisons, the Wisconsin State Journal stated that Dead Hot Workshop "sounds significantly more raw and energetic."[14] The State considered 1001 "full-on rock 'n' roll, the album R.E.M. wishes it could make."[15] Tulsa World concluded that "1001 is the reactionary next album the Gin Blossoms would have made if Doug Hopkins hadn't killed himself ... Dead Hot's music is nothing terribly new or innovative, but it's done well."[16]

AllMusic deemed the album "guitar-driven working-class rock & roll with a hint of country twang thrown in."[10]

Track listing

1001 track listing
No.TitleLength
1."A" 
2."Lead Thoughts" 
3."River Otis" 
4."Burger Christ" 
5."Choad" 
6."117" 
7."Jesus Revisited" 
8."Slice of Life" 
9."Vinyl Advice" 
10."I Dream Of David" 
11."Mr. S.O.B." 
12."F*** No" 
13."Sex with Strangers" 
14."Bob Hill Climbin'" 

References

  1. ^ Sprague, David (Apr 22, 1995). "TAG's Dead Hot Workshop offers eclectic '1001'". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 16. p. 12.
  2. ^ "Dead Hot Workshop Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  3. ^ Garbarini, Vic (Oct 1995). "Rock—1001 by Dead Hot Workshop". Playboy. 42 (10): 28.
  4. ^ Woodbury, Jason P. (July 6, 2016). "Bob Mehr Documents the Replacements' Long Rise to Indie Legend Status". Phoenix New Times. Music.
  5. ^ Outhier, Craig (November 19, 2018). "Dead Hot Workshop". Phoenix New Times. Music.
  6. ^ Lencioni, Marisa (March 5, 1996). "CONCERT'S OPENING BANDS LIVING PROOF OF FRIENDSHIP". The News Tribune. p. SL3.
  7. ^ Perry, Claudia (September 1, 1995). "THAT OTHER BAND FROM TEMPE". San Jose Mercury News. Eye. p. 21.
  8. ^ Armstrong, Gene (September 8, 1995). "Phoenix-area band to bring punch to Tucson". Arizona Daily Star. p. 16E.
  9. ^ Leatherman, Benjamin (August 13, 2020). "25 Legendary Tempe Music Venues: Then and Now". Phoenix New Times. Music.
  10. ^ a b "1001 Review by Tim Griggs". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Dead Hot Workshop". www.robertchristgau.com.
  12. ^ a b Rowland, Hobart (January 4, 1996). "Sound Check". Houston Press. Music.
  13. ^ "Dead Hot Workshop". Trouser Press. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  14. ^ Thompson, Stephen (August 17, 1995). "DIVERSE BOOKINGS FILL CLUBS THIS WEEK". Wisconsin State Journal. Rhythm. p. 8.
  15. ^ Miller, Michael (May 5, 1995). "ROOTS BANDS CROWD INTO ELBOW ROOM". The State. p. D10.
  16. ^ Conner, Thomas (August 11, 1995). "CD review". Tulsa World. Entertainment. p. 12.