| Strange Things | ||||
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| Released | September 1990 | |||
| Genre | Funk, industrial | |||
| Length | 48:30 | |||
| Label | SBK | |||
| Producer | Tackhead | |||
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Strange Things is the third album by Tackhead, released in 1990 through SBK Records.
| Strange Things | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 1990 | |||
| Genre | Funk, industrial | |||
| Length | 48:30 | |||
| Label | SBK | |||
| Producer | Tackhead | |||
| Tackhead chronology | ||||
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Strange Things is the third album by Tackhead, released in 1990 through SBK Records.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Chicago Tribune | [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B [3] |
| Select |   [4] |
The St. Petersburg Times wrote that "Tackhead combines speed metal, groove-drenched dub, wah-wah guitar, acidic rap, dreamy new age and punched-up industrial to such dazzling effect that Strange Things is almost incomprehensibly complex." [5] The Chicago Tribune determined that "Fowler's gritty voice ... and the rigid four-on-the-floor drumming are prominent in the mix, with guitars, bass and Sherwood's odd scraps of sampled sound adding tonal color." [2]
All tracks are written by Bernard Fowler, Keith LeBlanc, Skip McDonald, Adrian Sherwood and Doug Wimbish, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Nobody to Somebody" | 4:26 | |
| 2. | "Wolf in Sheeps Clothing" | Andy Fairley | 6:11 |
| 3. | "Class Rock" | 4:37 | |
| 4. | "Dangerous Sex" | Craig Derry, Melvin Glover | 4:52 |
| 5. | "Strange Things" | John Holt | 3:37 |
| 6. | "Super Stupid" | George Clinton, Eddie Hazel, Lucius Ross, Billy 'Big Bass' Nelson | 2:28 |
| 7. | "See the Fire Burning" | 4:50 | |
| 8. | "For This I Sing" | Bernard Alexander | 5:50 |
| 9. | "Take a Stroll" | 2:32 | |
| 10. | "Change" | 4:09 | |
| 11. | "Positive Suggestion" | 5:12 |
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