Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia
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| Studio album by The Dandy Warhols | ||||
| Released | 1 August 2000 | |||
| Recorded | Christmas 1998 Portland, Oregon[1] |
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| Genre | Power pop, alternative rock, neo-psychedelia | |||
| Length | 56:07 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | Courtney Taylor-Taylor, Dave Sardy, Gregg Williams | |||
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Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia is the third studio album by American alternative rock band The Dandy Warhols. It was released on 1 August 2000 on Capital Records. It is considered their breakthrough album, after the song "Bohemian Like You" was featured in a popular Vodafone advertisement.[3]
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[edit] Background
On the making of the album, frontman Courtney Taylor-Taylor said, "We felt like we needed to make the last classic rock album, a record that would be – sonically – shaped somewhere in between All Things Must Pass and Workingman's Dead."[4]
[edit] Track listing
All songs written and composed by Courtney Taylor-Taylor, except "The Gospel", written by Taylor-Taylor and Peter Holmström.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Godless" | 5:20 |
| 2. | "Mohammed" | 5:20 |
| 3. | "Nietzsche" | 5:40 |
| 4. | "Country Leaver" | 3:22 |
| 5. | "Solid" | 3:08 |
| 6. | "Horse Pills" | 3:24 |
| 7. | "Get Off" | 3:11 |
| 8. | "Sleep" | 5:57 |
| 9. | "Cool Scene" | 4:07 |
| 10. | "Bohemian Like You" | 3:31 |
| 11. | "Shakin'" | 3:56 |
| 12. | "Big Indian" | 3:34 |
| 13. | "The Gospel" | 5:35 |
[edit] Seven Tales for Urban Australia
A special edition released for the band's Australian tour contained 7 extra tracks:
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Hells Bells" | Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Brian Johnson | 5:58 |
| 2. | "Bohemian Like You (The Black Dog Lithium Carbonate 300mg Mix)" | 4:41 | |
| 3. | "Dub Song" | 6:31 | |
| 4. | "Boys Better" | 4:32 | |
| 5. | "Not If You Were the Last Junkie on Earth (Heroin Is So Passe) (Live)" | 3:07 | |
| 6. | "Get Off" (video) | ||
| 7. | "Bohemian Like You" (video) |
[edit] Reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [5] |
| Alternative Press | [6] |
| The A.V. Club | (favourable)[7] |
| Entertainment Weekly | (B)[8] |
| Mojo | (unfavourable)[9] |
| NME |   [10] |
| Robert Christgau |  [11] |
| Rolling Stone | [12] |
| Spin | [13] |
| Q | [14] |
The album was well-received critically. Allmusic gave it four out of five stars, calling it a "bakers' dozen of their most focused and cohesive songs".[5] The A.V. Club called it "an 800-pound gorilla of winning, eclectic rock 'n' roll", writing "[it] may be the most joyous, instantly likable rock record you'll hear this year."[7] Alternative Press gave it four stars out of five and called it "a scattershot bagful of wild rides and demented ditties and an album of maniacal depth and vision."[6]
[edit] Personnel
- Courtney Taylor-Taylor – vocals, guitar
- Zia McCabe – keyboards
- Peter Holmström – guitar
- Brent De Boer – drums, vocals
- Troy Stewart – slide guitar
- Eric Matthews – trumpet on "Godless" and "Cool Scene"
- Vince DiFiore – trumpet on "Mohammed"
- Anton Newcombe – strings and guitars on "Get Off"
- Phil Baker – upright bass on "Country Leaver" and "Sleep"
- Joe Kaczmarek – organ on "Cool Scene"
- Erik Gavriluk – organ on "Bohemian Like You"
- D.J. Swamp – scratching on "Shakin'"
- Meg Bobbitt – vocals on "Shakin'" and "The Gospel"
[edit] References
- ^ Gail Worley. "Bohemian's Rap-sody: An Interview with Courtney Taylor and Zia McCabe of The Dandy Warhols". Ink 19 (November 2000). http://www.slabtown.net/interviews/ink19.html. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ a b Sean Gothman (2 February 2002). "Get Off Re-Release". dandywarhols.com. http://www.dandywarhols.com/news/get-off-re-release/. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
- ^ "Vodafone - How are you?". YouTube. 12 October 2007. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnZD2A47LbE. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ BBC (19 October 2001). "Welcoming (Back) The Dandy Warhols". slabtown.net. http://www.slabtown.net/articles/article_bbc.html. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
- ^ a b Heather Phares. "Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia - The Dandy Warhols". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r477788. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ a b Alternative Press 146: 86.
- ^ a b Keith Phipps (1 August 2000). "The Dandy Warhols - Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia". The A.V. Club. http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-dandy-warhols-thirteen-tales-from-urban-bohemi,21846/. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ Laura Morgan (4 August 2000). "Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia Review". Entertainment Weekly. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,276964,00.html. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ Andrew Male (10 December 2008). "The Dandy Warhols - Disc of the day". Mojo. http://www.mojo4music.com/blog/2008/12/the_dandy_warhols.html. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ "NME Album Reviews - Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia". NME. 9 June 2000. http://www.nme.com/reviews/the-dandy-warhols/2396. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ Robert Christgau. "The Dandy Warhols". robertchristgau.com. http://robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=The+Dandy+Warhols. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ Rolling Stone.
- ^ Spin.
- ^ Q.
[edit] External links
- Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia at The Dandy Warhols' official website
- Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia at Allmusic
- Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia at Discogs (list of releases)
- Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia at Metacritic
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