Horndog Fest is an album by the American band the Dirtbombs, released in 1998.[1]

Horndog Fest
Studio album by
Released1998
RecordedMarch 1997 – April 1997
GenreRock
LabelIn the Red
The Dirtbombs chronology
Horndog Fest
(1998)
Ultraglide in Black
(2001)

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
Tom Hull – on the WebB+ (  )[3]

The Toronto Star wrote: "Picture a funky Adam and the Ants locked in a steel mill with the John Spencer Blues Explosion, a Temptations songbook and far, far too much wattage, and you'll have an indication of the arresting musical miasma emanating from the Dirtbombs' debut disc, Horndog Fest."[4]

Track listing

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All songs written by Mick Collins, except where noted.
U.S. LP/CD release

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Vixens in Space" 2:18
2."I Can't Stop Thinking About It" 3:03
3."Granny's Little Chicken" 3:54
4."Bittersweet Romance Song" 2:21
5."Armageddon Double Feature (Lovesick Blues #4)"Collins, Joe Greenwald, Tom Lynch3:30
6."She Blinded Me with Playtex" 1:30
7."A Brief Treatise on the Discovery of Antimatter" 0:30
8."Pheremone [sic] Smile" 2:59
9."My Heart Burns with Deeps of Lurve"Tom Lynch, Andreas Martin4:05
10."Burnt to Cinders" 1:40
11."Fox Box" 2:15
12."Shake!! Shivaree" 1:26

Japan CD release (In the Red/Blues Interactions, Inc.)

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Vixens in Space" 2:18
2."I Can't Stop Thinking About It" 3:03
3."Granny's Little Chicken" 3:54
4."Don't Bogue My High" 2:16
5."Bittersweet Romance Song" 2:21
6."Armageddon Double Feature (Lovesick Blues #4)"Collins, Joe Greenwald, Tom Lynch3:30
7."She Blinded Me with Playtex" 1:30
8."Infra-Red" 2:18
9."A Brief Treatise on the Discovery of Antimatter" 0:30
10."Pheremone [sic] Smile" 2:59
11."My Heart Burns with Deeps of Lurve"Tom Lynch, Andreas Martin4:05
12."Nichele Nichols [sic]" 0:58
13."Burnt to Cinders" 1:40
14."Fox Box" 2:15
15."Shake!! Shivaree" 1:26
16."Trouble"William Robinson2:12

4, 8, 12 and 16 are bonus tracks, taken from the 1996 7" All Geeked Up. 8 was originally titled "Infrared," 12 was "I'm Saving Myself for Nichelle Nichols (No. 3)" and 16 was "I'll Be in Trouble," and is a cover of the Temptations' 1964 hit song.

References

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  1. ^ Case, Wendy (13 Aug 1998). "Dirtbombs get savage on new CD". The Detroit News. p. D3.
  2. ^ Graves, Karen E. The Dirtbombs: Horndog Fest > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  3. ^ Hull, Tom (October 12, 2020). "Music Week". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  4. ^ Rayner, Ben (14 Aug 1998). "Noisy Detroit band is da 'bomb'". Entertainment. Toronto Star. p. 1.