Not of This World (Dash Rip Rock album)

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Not of This World
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Studio album by
Dash Rip Rock
ReleasedMarch 6, 1990
Genre Rock
Label Mammoth
Producer Jim Dickinson
Dash Rip Rock chronology
Ace of Clubs
(1989)		Not of This World
(1990)		Boiled Alive!
(1991)

Not of This World is the third album by the American band Dash Rip Rock, released on March 6, 1990. [1] [2] The band supported the album with a North American tour. [3]

Contents

Production

Recorded in Memphis, live in the studio, the album was produced by Jim Dickinson. [4] [5] Chris Luckette joined on drums prior to the recording sessions. [6] The band made an effort to focus on the melodies and songwriting, not simply the intensity of the performances. [7] "Bum Fuk Egypt" is retitled "Bum for Egypt" on some formats of the album. [8] "String You Up" praises the two "finest things" in the world, a beautiful woman and a Fender Telecaster. [8] "I Don't Wanna Stop" is a cover of the LeRoi Brothers song. [9] "Promenade" is performed as a ballad. [10]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [11]
The Cincinnati Enquirer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Lincoln Journal Star A [13]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [14]
The Tampa Tribune Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]

The Morning Call said, "On first listen, the cranked-up guitars and cranky singing are just obnoxious; after a while, though, the orneriness seems less a pose and more like the real thing." [15] The Tampa Tribune noted that the album "for the most part manages to capture the group's sometimes frantic [live] energy". [8] The Cincinnati Enquirer opined that Dash Rip Rock "make homogenized tunes that could belong to any three-piece, punk-rock influenced bar band that's going nowhere." [12] The Lincoln Journal Star labeled the band "reminiscent of the LeRoi Brothers in their relentless guitar attack". [13] The Washington Post included Not of This World on its list of the best albums of 1990. [16] Trouser Press stated that frontman Bill Davis "plays hot enough to light a small studio conflagration." [17]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Bum Fuk Egypt" 
2."Under the Jail" 
3."Rich Little Bitch" 
4."You Were on My Mind" 
5."Little Girl Blue" 
6."String You Up" 
7."Rattle Trap" 
8."Jolie" 
9."Promenade" 
10."Betty" 
11."Christmas in El Paso" 
12."I Don't Wanna Stop" 

References

  1. ↑ Corcoran, Michael (March 18, 1990). "Dash Rip Rock satirizes pomposity of pop music". Show. Chicago Sun-Times. p. 3.
  2. ↑ Heim, Chris (March 2, 1990). "Alternative rockers with new albums...". Friday. Chicago Tribune. p. O.
  3. ↑ Parrish, Pam (December 7, 1990). "Los Lobos will set pace for big week of varied rock". Arizona Daily Star. p. F19.
  4. ↑ Coulter, Tim (March 14, 1991). "Rock". The Pittsburgh Press. p. B5.
  5. ↑ Lustig, Jay (August 2, 1990). "Something in the way these 2 albums groove". The Star-Ledger. p. 70.
  6. ↑ Koster, Rick (2002). Louisiana Music: A Journey from R&B to Zydeco, Jazz to Country, Blues to Gospel, Cajun Music to Swamp Pop to Carnival Music and Beyond. Da Capo Press. p. 240.
  7. ↑ Cain, Carol (March 15, 1991). "Dash Rip Rock wants to fish". The Mobile Press. p. 3B.
  8. 1 2 3 4 Booth, Phillip (April 13, 1990). "Record Reviews". The Tampa Bay Times. The Tampa Tribune. p. 34.
  9. ↑ McCaughey, Scott (July 1, 1990). "Searchin' USA". The Rocket. No. 129. p. 37.
  10. ↑ "Dash Rip Rock – Not of This World". Ink Disease. No. 16. Fall 1990. p. 59.
  11. ↑ "Not of This World Review by David Szatmary". AllMusic. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
  12. 1 2 Radel, Cliff (April 28, 1990). "On the record". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. B1.
  13. 1 2 Wolgamott, L. Kent (May 8, 1990). "Three new releases get top grades". Lincoln Journal Star. p. 8.
  14. ↑ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide (2nd ed.). Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 310.
  15. ↑ Righi, Len (March 10, 1990). "Records". The Morning Call. p. A68.
  16. ↑ "Critics Pick What Sticks". Weekend. The Washington Post. December 28, 1990. p. 9.
  17. ↑ "Dash Rip Rock". Trouser Press. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
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