Tribal Thunder Explained
| Tribal Thunder |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Dick Dale |
| Cover: | Tribal_Thunder.jpg |
| Released: | May 1993 |
| Studio: | Brilliant Studios, San Francisco, California
Studio D, Sausalito, California[1] [2] |
| Genre: | Surf music |
| Length: | 45:35 |
| Label: | HighTone[3] |
| Producer: | Scott Mathews, Joel Selvin, Dick Dale |
| Prev Title: | Summer Surf |
| Prev Year: | 1964 |
| Next Title: | Unknown Territory |
| Next Year: | 1994 |
Tribal Thunder is an album by surf guitarist Dick Dale, released in 1993. It was his first album of new material in almost three decades.[4]
Track listing
All tracks composed by Dick Dale; except where indicated
- "Nitro" - 3:19
- "The New Victor" - 2:48
- "Esperanza" - 3:52
- "Shredded Heat" - 2:45
- "Trail of Tears" - 4:52
- "Caravan" (Duke Ellington, Juan Tizol) - 4:47
- "The Eliminator" - 2:25
- "Speardance" - 5:37
- "Hot Links: Caterpillar Crawl/Rumble" (Joel Scott Hill, Ron Lynch/Link Wray, Mark Grant) - 5:59
- "The Long Ride" - 3:57
- "Tribal Thunder" - 6:21
- "Misirlou" (acoustic version, unlabeled on CD) - 2:29
Personnel
Musicians
- Dick Dale – guitar, vocals
- Ron Eglit – bass guitar on "Nitro", "Esperanza", "Trail of Tears", "Caravan", "Speardance", "Hot Links" and "The Long Ride"
- Rowland Salley – bass guitar on "The New Victor", "Shredded Heat", "The Eliminator" and "Tribal Thunder"
- Scott Mathews – drums, percussion
- Prairie Prince – drums, percussion
- The Tribe (Scott, Prairie, Kolleen, Dick, Jill and Forrest) – chants
Technical personnel
- Joel Jaffe – engineering (Studio D)
- Allen Sudduth, Rob Baldwin, Wolf Kessler – engineering (Brilliant Studios)
- Allen Sudduth – mixing (Brilliant Studios)
- Paul Stubblebine – mastering (Rocket Lab, San Francisco)
Notes and References
- Web site: Tribal Thunder - Dick Dale | Songs, Reviews, Credits. AllMusic.
- Web site: Tribal Thunder . Discogs . 3 July 2023.
- Web site: ALL HAIL DICK DALE. Michael. Roberts. May 18, 1994. Westword.
- Web site: Dick Dale, "The King of the Surf Guitar" and composer of "Miserlou," has died at age 81. www.cbsnews.com. 18 March 2019 .
