Ultraglide in Black

Product Description
2nd album from 2001 featuring Mick Collins and his merry band of Dirtbombs, the album title taken from the cool late-nite flick Ultraglide In Blue is influenced by Sly & The Family Stone, Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield, Stevie Wonder, Parliament, The Miracles and a host of others to obscure to mention with the addition of squealing feedback-driven guitar, dual drumming and walloping bass. In The Red Records. 2002.

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Ultraglide in Black

Average customer rating: Garage Soul Stop rock n' roll before it's too late... Who says rock 'n' roll is dead? KICK IT ! The Bottom Line

Ultraglide in Black Dirtbombs Manufacturer: In the Red Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Garage Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: If You Don't Already Have a Look Dangerous Magical Noise Mink Rat or Rabbit Life, Love and Leaving Too Much Guitar ASIN: B00005BJI8 Release Date: 2001-05-29

Tracks:

1. Chains of Love
2. If You Can Want
3. Underdog
4. Your Love Belongs Under a Rock
5. I'll Wait
6. Livin' for the City
7. Thing
8. Kung Fu
9. Ode to a Black Man
10. Got to Give It Up
11. Livin' for the Weekend
12. I'm Qualified to Satisfy You
13. Do You See My Love (For You Growing)

Album Description

2nd album from 2001 featuring Mick Collins and his merry band of Dirtbombs, the album title taken from the cool late-nite flick Ultraglide In Blue is influenced by Sly & The Family Stone, Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield, Stevie Wonder, Parliament, The Miracles and a host of others to obscure to mention with the addition of squealing feedback-driven guitar, dual drumming and walloping bass. In The Red Records. 2002.

Customer Reviews:

Garage Soul.......2006-08-06

This is a great concept, Soul and R&B played like garage rock and in the process inventing a new sub-genre, Garage Soul!! Not just anyone could pull this off though because not just anyone can sing raspy voiced soul over screaming guitars and driving drums. You need a special individual like Mick Collins, lead singer of The Dirtbombs. This is a very innovative album for a cover song disc. It is pulsating, throbbing rock that will put a stupid grin on your face and a cocky strut in your walk. Even when a song doesn't quite adapt to the rock idiom such as Marvin Gaye's dance classic "Got To Give It Up", which has it's keyboard riff transposed to electric guitar, it still works better than it should. Stevie Wonder's "Living For The City" adapts seamlessly to the rock treatment and my personal fave is Thin Lizzy's "Ode To A Black Man". This particular cut should have gotten airplay and would have turned these guys from cult sensations to Rock superstars overnight. Few songs grab me the way this one does when it comes stomping out of the speakers. I've been known to play this one as much as 8 times in a row. The first time I played this album, I said it was one of the best things I had heard in a long time. I think I will be saying that for quite some time. Rock n' soul haven't been this cozy together in a long, long time.

Stop rock n' roll before it's too late..........2005-12-15

The Dirtbombs are a great band and this album represents some of their best work. This album has plenty of booty shakin' rock n' soul to go around. How can you go wrong with a band that's almost all rhythm section?

I have a problem with the review by Simone Oltolina. WTF do the White Stripes have to do with a review about the Dirtbombs? If you don't like the Stripes, write a review on one of their albums instead of bringing your mindless drivel to this page.

Who says rock 'n' roll is dead?.......2005-10-09

The Dirtbombs manage to combine rock 'n' roll with soul in a way so fantastic few bands could ever pull it off. Like everything the great Mick Collins has done, it proves there are still a few great pure rock 'n' roll bands out there. The album is a series of covers (with the exception of "Your Love Belongs Under a Rock") that match and sometimes manage to be better than the originals. The thing that made the New York Dolls and the Ramones so great makes Mick Collins great - he knows his rock 'n' roll history. I would give anything to be able to go through the man's record collection. He covers well known artists, but chooses more obscure tunes as opposed to their hits. If most bands where to cover Thin Lizzy, they'd choose "The Boys Are Back In Town" or "Jailbreak". Collins picks "Ode to a Black Man" (coincedentally the greatest song on the album). An original mix of two bassists, two drummers, and the great Collins on guitar and vocals.

KICK IT !.......2004-12-19

summertime house party music at it's best ! if your looking for some classic jumping soul music...this is it !

The Bottom Line.......2004-07-11

I cannot honestly recall how I came upon this album, but I can say that I'm very happy I did. Ultraglide in Black is one of those albums that you play at a party and everyone ends up asking you "Who is this?" because of its soulful and unique sound. Mick Collins' voice will remind you of a decade from 20 years ago, but the pace and chord progression will remind you that this album is only 3 years old. If you have any passing interest in groups of old like The Spencer Davis Trio, The Animals, or even a little Stevie Wonder thrown in; this album is a safe bet. Ultraglide in Black is without a doubt stronger towards the beginning, but the latter part is still enjoyable enough. Check out the Mooney Suzuki too if this suits your fancy.

Average customer rating:

Ultraglide in Black Dirtbombs Manufacturer: Giant Claw ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Garage Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000787E3 Release Date: 2002-10-21

Tracks:

1. Chains of Love
2. If You Can Want
3. Underdog
4. Your Love Belongs Under a Rock
5. I'll Wait
6. Livin' for the City
7. Thing
8. Kung Fu
9. Ode to a Black Man
10. Got to Give It Up
11. Livin' for the Weekend
12. I'm Qualified to Satisfy You
13. Do You See My Love (For You Growing)

Album Details

The Detroit Rockers Are Led by Mick Collins (The Gories, Blacktop, Kind Sound Quartet, the Screws) and Feature Ghetto Records Engineer Jim Diamond (White Stripes, the Go, Red Aunts) who also Produced the Album, Bantam Rooster's Tom Potter, Flotsam and Jetsam's Ben Blackwell and Others.

Rap Music:

1. Waiting for the Night
2. Wanting
3. Warm and Cool
4. Who's Your New Professor
5. A Girl Like Me [Import]
6. All Out of Love: Live (CD & DVD) [Live]
7. As Time Goes By [Import]
8. Become You
9. Best of the Dream Weaver
10. Cat Scratch Fever [Extra tracks] [Original recording remastered]

Rap Music

rap music

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