Tribal Thunder
{{Infobox album
| name = Tribal Thunder
| type = Album
| artist = Dick Dale
| cover = Tribal_Thunder.jpg
| alt =
| released = May 1993
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio = Brilliant Studios, San Francisco, California
Studio D, Sausalito, California{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/tribal-thunder-mw0000098501|title=Tribal Thunder - Dick Dale | Songs, Reviews, Credits|website=AllMusic}}{{cite web |title=Tribal Thunder |url=https://www.discogs.com/master/437223-Dick-Dale-Tribal-Thunder/image/SW1hZ2U6MzQ2MzY3ODU= |website=Discogs |access-date=3 July 2023}}
| genre = Surf music
| length = 45:35
| label = HighTone{{Cite web|url=https://www.westword.com/music/all-hail-dick-dale-5053986|title=ALL HAIL DICK DALE|first=Michael|last=Roberts|date=May 18, 1994|website=Westword}}
| producer = Scott Mathews, Joel Selvin, Dick Dale
| prev_title = Summer Surf
| prev_year = 1964
| next_title = Unknown Territory
| next_year = 1994
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/tribal-thunder-mw0000098501|title=Tribal Thunder - Dick Dale | Songs, Reviews, Credits|website=AllMusic}}
| rev2 = Los Angeles Times
| rev2Score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-05-20-ca-37605-story.html|title=POP ALBUM REVIEW : Surf's Way Up in Newest Album From Legendary Rocker : * * * 1/2, Dick Dale, "Tribal Thunder" HighTone|date=May 20, 1993|website=Los Angeles Times}}
| noprose = yes
}}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dick-dale-died-king-of-surf-guitar-dead-age-81-cause-of-death-unknown-2019-03-17/|title=Dick Dale, "The King of the Surf Guitar" and composer of "Miserlou," has died at age 81|website=www.cbsnews.com|date=18 March 2019 }}
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)
References
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