Blood on the Bricks (Aldo Nova album) explained

Blood on the Bricks
Type:Studio
Artist:Aldo Nova
Cover:Bloodbricks.jpg
Released:1991
Recorded:1990–1991
Studio:Encore Studios, Burbank, CA,Le Studio, Morin Heights, Montr,Sanctuary Sound, NJ,The Asylum, Montreal, Canada,The Jacksons Studio, Euc [1]
Genre:Hard rock, glam metal
Length:48:26
Label:Jambco Records/Mercury
Producer:Aldo Nova, Jon Bon Jovi
Prev Title:Twitch
Prev Year:1985
Next Title:A Portrait of Aldo Nova
Next Year:1991

Blood on the Bricks is the fourth studio album by Canadian singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Aldo Nova, for which he signed to Jon Bon Jovi's Jambco Records. It was his first album in 6 years. The album featured fewer outside writers than his previous record, Twitch. The songs were mostly written by Nova and Jon Bon Jovi, with help from Jim Vallance and Rick Hughes of Canadian metal band Sword.

Track listing

  1. "Blood on the Bricks" – 4:54
  2. "Medicine Man" – 4:49
  3. "Bang Bang" – 4:27
  4. "Someday" (Bon Jovi, Rick Hughes, Nova) – 5:08
  5. "Young Love" (Bon Jovi, Nova, Jim Vallance) – 4:16
  6. "Modern World" – 4:33
  7. "This Ain't Love" – 5:05
  8. "Hey Ronnie (Veronica's Song)" – 4:45
  9. "Touch of Madness" – 4:24
  10. "Bright Lights" (Nova) – 6:20
  11. "Dance of the Dead" - 4:14 (Japanese Bonus Track)

Reception

Bret Adams of allmusic called the album "generally overproduced and noisy", saying that "most of the choruses are shout-along affairs." He ended his review by saying "Blood on the Bricks should have been better." Author Martin Popoff called the album "kickin'", and characterized it as a comeback of sorts after a 6-year absence, stating Blood on the Bricks "proves you're never really washed-up for good unless you're six feet under, especially if you've got Jon Bon Jovi as a buddy."[2]

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Production

Notes and References

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/blood-on-the-bricks-mw0000263057 www.allmusic.com
  2. Book: Popoff, Martin . Martin Popoff . Riff Kills Man! 25 Years of Recorded Hard Rock & Heavy Metal . Power Chord Press . 1993 . 0-9697707-0-7.