Raging Slab (album)

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Raging Slab
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Studio album by
Released1989
Recorded1989
Studio Record Plant, New York City
Genre Hard rock
Length37:39
Label RCA [1]
Producer Daniel Rey [2]
Raging Slab chronology
Raging Slab
(1989)
Dynamite Monster Boogie Concert
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Raging Slab is the major label debut of American hard rock band Raging Slab, released in 1989. [4] The album contains the singles "Don't Dog Me" and "Bent For Silver". "Don't Dog Me" was a minor hit on radio and MTV. [5]

Contents

The album peaked at No. 113 on the Billboard 200. [6]

Critical reception

Trouser Press praised the "much better songwriting" and "muscular production." [2] The Encyclopedia of Popular Music deemed the album "excellent." [1] The Chicago Tribune wrote that "[Greg] Strzempka`s gutsy voice and the band`s ferocious bar-room intensity are enough to give any rock fan a thrill." [7] The Morning Call likened the band to "Black Oak Arkansas raised to the 10th power." [8]

Track listing

All songs written by Greg Strzempka.

No.TitleLength
1."Don't Dog Me"3:51
2."Joy Ride"3:43
3."Sorry's All I Got"2:59
4."Waiting for the Potion"2:46
5."Gett Off My Jollies"3:51
6."Shiny Mama"3:21
7."Geronimo"4:55
8."Bent for Silver"3:01
9."Love Comes Loose"3:06
10."Dig a Hole"3:07
11."San Loco"2:59

Personnel

Band members

Additional personnel

Credits

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Raging Slab". Trouser Press. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  3. "Raging Slab - Raging Slab | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" via www.allmusic.com.
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  5. "Perfect Sound Forever: Raging Slab interview". www.furious.com.
  6. "Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard.
  7. Kot, Greg. "URBAN COWPOKES". chicagotribune.com.
  8. SMITH, GEORGE. "CHILI PEPPERS STRIP DOWN; RAGING SLAB RISES UP NIGHTCLUBBING". mcall.com.