Mad Dog is the fourth solo studio album by the English rock musician John Entwistle, who was the bassist for the Who at that time. It was his last solo studio album for six years, and the debut album by his band John Entwistle's Ox.

Mad Dog
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 1975
Studio
  • Novasound Studios
  • Scorpio Studios (both London)
Genre
Length36:39
Label
Producer
  • John Alcock
  • John Entwistle
John Entwistle's Ox chronology
Rigor Mortis Sets In
(1973)
Mad Dog
(1975)
Too Late the Hero
(1981)

Mad Dog didn't generate much interest, either in sales or among fans, in what sounded like and is often referred as to by fans as "the son of Rigor Mortis".[citation needed]

His next solo studio album Too Late the Hero (1981) would become his most successful whilst Mad Dog was his least successful solo album until the release of The Rock (1996).

The song "Cell Number 7", (which is a close relation to the Who's "Long Live Rock") detailed the Who's then recent brush with Canadian justice in 1974 after a hotel wrecking spree in Montreal while on their Quadrophenia tour.[1]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic      link
Christgau's Record GuideB−[2]

AllMusic said that the album "Is enjoyable in short bursts, but it also makes a good case for the conventional wisdom that even the best bass players are only so-so as band leaders.",[3] AllMusic also said that "He can't seem to tell his good jokes from the ones that sink without a trace, he sets his best songs right beside numbers that would have been best left in the rehearsal space, and for a guy who was one-third of England's greatest power trio (plus vocalist), he doesn't always know what to do with a large band."[4]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by John Entwistle, except where noted

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Fall to Pieces" 3:55
2."Cell Number 7"
4:02
3."You Can Be So Mean" 3:55
4."Lady Killer" 3:29
5."Who in the Hell?" 3:34
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Mad Dog" 5:27
7."Jungle Bunny"
4:03
8."I'm So Scared" 4:01
9."Drowning" 4:41
Total length:36:39
Bonus tracks (2005 reissue)
No.TitleLength
1."Mad Dog" (Single mix)3:55
2."Cell Number 7" (Single mix)4:07

Personnel

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Musicians

References

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  1. ^ "Mad Dog - John Entwistle : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 6 December 2012.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: E". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 24 February 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ "Mad Dog - John Entwistle | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  4. ^ "Mad Dog - John Entwistle | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
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