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Dandys Rule OK
1995 studio album by The Dandy Warhols
Dandys Rule OK[1] is the debut studio album by American alternative rock band The Dandy Warhols, recorded from 1994 to 1995 and released on 6 April 1995 by Tim/Kerr Records.
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Released | 6 April 1995 | |||
Recorded | 1994–1995 | |||
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Length | 74:02 | |||
Label | Tim/Kerr | |||
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Three singles were released from the album: "Ride", "The Dandy Warhols T.V. Theme Song" and "Nothin' to Do".
The album is sometimes referred to as The White Album,[citation needed] in reference to the album cover which bears similarities to The Beatles' self-titled album (which is also known as The White Album), in contrast to the band's The Black Album, recorded the following year in 1996 but not released until 2004.
Three singles were released from the album: "Ride", "The Dandy Warhols T.V. Theme Song" and "Nothin' to Do". "T.V. Theme Song" aired on several radio stations and appeared on MTV.[2]
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
Alternative Press | favorable[4] |
NME | 4/10[5] |
Q | [6] |
Select | [7] |
Trouser Press | unfavorable[8] |
The Washington Post | mixed[9] |
The album has received a mixed reception from critics. Q magazine wrote that it's "what the Portland quartet sound like on bad drugs".[6] NME also gave it a negative review, calling it an "unfocused, sprawling debut album, notable for the piledriving classic 'TV Theme Song', an awful lot of stoned noodling and pretty much sod-all else."[5]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Introduction by Young Tom" | 0:26 | |
2. | "The Dandy Warhols' T.V. Theme Song" | 2:50 | |
3. | "Ride" | 4:10 | |
4. | "Best Friend" | 3:27 | |
5. | "Not Your Bottle" | 4:00 | |
6. | "(Tony, This Song Is Called) Lou Weed" | 4:17 | |
7. | "Nothin' to Do" | 2:23 | |
8. | "The Coffee and Tea Wrecks" | 4:06 | |
9. | "Genius" | 6:08 | |
10. | "Dick" | 8:07 | |
11. | "Just Try" | 4:41 | |
12. | "Nothing (Lifestyle of a Tortured Artist for Sale)" | 3:52 | |
13. | "Grunge Betty" | 3:32 | |
14. | "Prelude: It's A Fast-Driving Rave-Up With the Dandy Warhols Sixteen Minutes" | Taylor-Taylor, Peter Holmström, Eric Hedford | 0:51 |
15. | "It's A Fast-Driving Rave-Up With the Dandy Warhols Sixteen Minutes" | Taylor-Taylor, Holmström, Hedford | 16:04 |
16. | "Finale: It's A Fast-Driving Rave-Up With the Dandy Warhols Sixteen Minutes" | Taylor-Taylor, Holmström, Hedford | 4:58 |
All tracks are written by Courtney Taylor-Taylor, except where noted
A hidden track starts at 3:11 into "Finale: It's a Fast Driving Rave-Up with The Dandy Warhols". It is a short reprise of "Dick".
The Dandy Warhols
- Courtney Taylor-Taylor – guitar, vocals, production, sleeve design and layout
- Zia McCabe – keyboards and percussion
- Peter Holmström – guitar
- Eric Hedford – drums, vocals and synthesizer
Additional personnel
- Zedekiah Pariah – Jew's harp on "Grunge Betty" and lap steel guitar and harmonica on "Just Try"
- Derek Ecklund – sitar on "Dick"
- Julianne Johnson – vocals on "Just Try"
- Tony Lash – percussion and production
- Tim Rooney – congas on "The Coffee and Tea Wrecks"
- Teddy Deane – flute on "(Tony, This Song Is Called) Lou Weed"
- Dave Kinhan – album artwork painting
- Tony Lash – engineering, mastering and production
- Marc Trunz – sleeve photography
- Steven Birch – album design
- Taylor-Taylor, Courtney (October 16, 2009). "Courtney Taylor 2 on Twitter: "BTW There Is No Punctuation in the Album Title "Dandys Rule OK"."". Twitter. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
- Abebe, Nitsuh. "Dandys Rule OK? - The Dandy Warhols : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- Thompson, Dave (November 1995). "[Dandys Rule OK review]". Alternative Press (88).
- "Courtney's track-by-track guide to Odditorium". slabtown.net. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- Robbins, Ira. "TrouserPress.com :: Dandy Warhols". TrouserPress.com. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
- Jenkins, Mark (24 November 1995). "[Dandys Rule OK review]". The Washington Post. p. 19.
- Dandys Rule OK at The Dandy Warhols' official website
- Dandys Rule OK at Discogs (list of releases)