| Bull | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1992 | |||
| Label | Vertigo/PolyGram [1] | |||
| Producer | Michael Jonzun, Bootsauce | |||
| Bootsauce chronology | ||||
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Bull is the second album by the Canadian band Bootsauce, released in 1992. [2] [3] "Love Monkey #9", "Whatcha' Need" and "Big, Bad & Groovy" were released as singles. The album was nominated for a Juno Award, in the "Best Album Design" category. [4] It is also their first album to feature their permanent drummer John Lalley.
The album was produced by Michael Jonzun and the band. [5] Bootsauce shared in the songwriting. [6] "Love Monkey #9" is about animal testing on non-human primates. [7] "Big Bad & Groovy" employs a horn section. [8] Lemmy sang on "Hold Tight". [9]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [10] |
| Calgary Herald | B [1] |
| Windsor Star | A [6] |
The Gazette noted that "there is more of everything—sex, danceability, power chords, smooth balladry, samples, with singer Drew Ling's insinuating voice living up to its owner's name." [11] The Globe and Mail wrote: "Bootsauce bounds all over the musical map, mulching early Pink Floyd sci-fi rock with Public Enemy-styled rapping ('Touching Cloth'), emulating Extreme on the ballad 'What Cha' Need', resurrecting Dr. John on the New Orleans-styled 'Dog Pound', and paying tribute to Sly and the Family Stone." [12] The Edmonton Journal determined that "assertive hard rock lays the foundation for snippets of soul falsetto, New Orleans gumbo and busy, Frank Zappa-ish orchestration." [13]
All songs were written by Bootsauce, except where noted.
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