Bullet LaVolta - Swandive
Review by Beatriz Galvão
Swandive by Bullet LaVolta is an album that showcases the band's unique blend of punk, grunge, and alternative rock. Released in 1991, the album features 12 tracks that are filled with raw energy and emotion.
The album opens with the fast-paced and aggressive "Dead Wrong," which sets the tone for the rest of the record. The band's signature sound is on full display throughout the album, with tracks like "Circus" and "Over the Shoulder" featuring heavy guitar riffs and pounding drums.
One of the standout tracks on the album is "X Fire," which starts off with a slow, haunting guitar riff before building into a powerful chorus. The song perfectly captures the band's ability to create music that is both intense and melodic.
Table of Contents
Download
Filename: bullet-lavolta-swandive.rar- MP3 size: 60 mb
- FLAC size: 532.5 mb
Tracks
| Track | Duration | Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Between The Lines | ||
| Blizzard | 4:40 | |
| Ceiling Life | 6:57 | |
| My Protector | 4:21 | |
| What's In A Name? | ||
| Sunshine | 2:49 | |
| Swandive (Edit) | 3:28 | |
| Before I Fall | 4:38 | |
| Rails | 4:0 | |
| What's in a Name? | 04:30 | |
| What's In a Name | 4:28 | |
| Swan Dive | 4:16 | |
| Between the Lines | 4:24 | |
| Swandive (Album Version) | 4:16 | |
| Drag | 2:31 |
Video
Bullet LaVolta - Rails
Images
Catalog Numbers
- SP 36/193
- SPCD 36/193
- 07863 61011-4
- RDJ 62084-2
- 07863 61011-2
Labels
- Sub Pop
- RCA
- RCA, BMG
Listen online
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- kuunnella verkossa
- ouvir online
- lyssna på nätet
- online anhören
- écouter en ligne
- lytte på nettet
- online luisteren
- escuchar en línea
Formats
- Vinyl
- LP
- Album
- Promo
- Test Pressing
- CD
- Cassette
- Maxi-Single
Companies
| Role | Company |
|---|---|
| Licensed From | BMG Music |
| Distributed By | EFA |
| Phonographic Copyright (p) | Sub Pop |
| Copyright (c) | BMG Music |
| Recorded At | Eldorado Recording Studios |
| Mixed At | Eldorado Recording Studios |
| Mastered At | Future Disc |
| Manufactured By | P+O Pallas |
| Published By | Churchdoor Music |
| Pressed By | Disc Manufacturing, Inc., Huntsville |
Credits
| Role | Credit |
|---|---|
| Art Direction | Bob Hamilton |
| Design | Bob Hamilton |
| Bass | Sweet William |
| Vocals | Sweet William |
| Drums | Todd Philips |
| Engineer | Brian Carlstrom |
| Guitar | Clay Tarver, Duke Roth |
| Mastered By | Eddie Schreyer |
| Photography By | George Petrakes |
| Producer | Dave Jerden |
| Recorded By | Dave Jerden |
| Mixed By | Dave Jerden |
| Written-By | Bullet LaVolta |
Notes
- Recorded and mixed at Eldorado Studio, Los Angeles, March & April, 1991. Mastered at Future Disc.
- This LP is dedicated to Maxwell Reed Davis and Tom Johnston.
- Licensed by BMG Music
- ℗1992 Sub Pop, ©1991 BMG Music
- Came with regular cover and one-sided A4 promo sheet in German.
- Promotional version of the CD with a black/white xeroxed back inlay stating: "Special edition of 500 for promotion only". No booklet or front inlay. Incl. a promotional infosheet in German.
- The print on the CD looks like the usual CD.
- Issued with an insert containing lyrics and credits.
- Promotional Copy - Not For Sale
- ℗ 1991 BMG Music
- Made in USA
Barcodes
- Barcode (Text): 7 18750 81931 4
- Label Code: LC 8323
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A etched): JJ SP 36/193 A DMM G.P.
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B etched): SP-36/193 B DMM G.P.
- Barcode: 7 18750 81932 1
- Matrix / Runout: SPCD 36/193 P+O-12439-A1 04-92
- Rights Society: ASCAP
- Barcode (Scanned): 078636101149
- Barcode: 0 78636 10112
- Matrix / Runout: DISC MFG, INC. (H) W.O. 17371-1 07863610112
About Bullet LaVolta
Bullet LaVolta was a post-punk band from Boston, Massachusetts, that was originally formed in January 1987 by four college disk jockeys: Clay Tarver (guitar, now of Chavez), Bill Whelan (bass), Corey "Loog" Brennan (guitar) and Chris "Cruster" Guttmacher (drums). The band later added singer Yukki Gipe after he responded to an advertisement. They played their first show at a dive bar in Boston called Chet's Last Call to a crowd of about fifteen people, but soon became one of Boston's most popular live acts. They gained most of their notoriety by playing college shows in Boston (usually at either MIT or Harvard, with bigger acts like The Lemonheads, Dag Nasty, and the Rollins Band). The band's style of music was a kind of punk, heavy metal and hardcore punk hybrid, having reminiscences of diverse bands such as Naked Raygun, Motörhead and early Fugazi.
Name Vars
- Bullet La Volta
Members
- Corey Loog Brennan
- Todd Philips
- Chris Guttmacher
- Clay Tarver
- Duke Roth
- Ken Chambers
- Bill Whelan
- Kurt Davis
Summary by Beatriz Galvão
Comments
The Rat, The Channel, Ahhh, those where the days man!!!!!!!! Yucky Gipe, little guy, A LOT of power!!!!!!!!!!!
grandissimi bullet la volta!!!!
Kick-ass band !! GREAT music.
were can i download this song?
I was really hoping to find a vid for MY PROTECTOR...love that intro...what an awesome album...
a well of joy (for me) for decades...
every time i feel weak bullet lavolata gives me the mojo back !!!