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

  1. "Nitro" – 3:19
  2. "The New Victor" – 2:48
  3. "Esperanza" – 3:52
  4. "Shredded Heat" – 2:45
  5. "Trail of Tears" – 4:52
  6. "Caravan" (Duke Ellington, Juan Tizol)– 4:47
  7. "The Eliminator" – 2:25
  8. "Speardance" – 5:37
  9. "Hot Links: Caterpillar Crawl/Rumble" (Joel Scott Hill, Ron Lynch/Link Wray, Mark Grant)– 5:59
  10. "The Long Ride" – 3:57
  11. "Tribal Thunder" – 6:21
  12. "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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Category:1993 albums

Category:Dick Dale albums

Category:HighTone Records albums

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