Play Games
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June 24, 1996 |
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| Label (s) | Roadrunner Records | |||
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37 min 7 s |
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Butcher bros. |
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Studio 4, Big Zone Studios, Conshohocken |
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Play Games is the second studio album by the US crossover band Dog Eat Dog . It was released on June 24, 1996 via Roadrunner Records .
Emergence
Shortly after the release of the debut album All Boro Kings , guitarist Dan Nastasi and drummer Dave Maltby left the band. They were replaced by the Belgian Marc DeBacker and Brandon Finley. In addition, the band received a saxophonist, Scott Mueller, as a permanent member. After the band came home from touring, the musicians started writing songs. As the time of the summer festivals approached, Roadrunner Records asked for a single for the spring of 1996, so that the musicians came under time pressure.
The music for Play Games sounds happier than the one on the first album. Bassist Dave Neabore recalled that the musicians were happier and less angry writing the second album than they were with All Boro Kings . The song Rocky was written and texted by Dave Neabore. Since the song is about himself, he took over the vocals without further ado. External pressure became a problem for the band. According to Dave Neabore, the record company insisted on using as much saxophone and trumpet as possible , which in retrospect was completely excessive for Neabore.
The recordings took place in three stages. The recording studios Studio 4 and Big Zone Studios in Conshohocken and Sony Recording Studios in New York City were used. Was produced Play Games by the Butcher Brothers, civic Joe and Phil Nicolo. Ronnie James Dio appear as guest vocalists on the quasi-theme song Games and rapper RZA from the Wu-Tang Clan on Step Right In . Other guest musicians were John Vercesi, Kevin Batchelor, Keene Carse and Paul Vercesi, who all played the trumpet. For the songs Isms , Rocky and Step Right In were music videos rotated.
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Reviews
For Markus Kavka from the German magazine Metal Hammer , “People of all races and ages come together to tear down walls” at Play Games . The album contains “big grooves, throbbing trumpets, rattling rhymes and the listener would never get a happy grin off his face for eleven tracks”. Kavka awarded six out of seven points for the album. According to Jan Jaedike from the German magazine Rock Hard , Dog Eat Dog pull themselves out of the affair "respectably" after the departure of songwriter Dan Nastasi. Play Games would "overflow in front of game fans". Hits are not missing, but "high-flyers who can't get out of your head after the first listen are in vain this time". Jaedike awarded eight out of ten points.
Chart placements
Play Games reached number 13 in the German, number 12 in Austria, number 22 in the Swiss and number 40 in the British album charts. With the exception of Switzerland, Dog Eat Dog achieved their highest chart positions. The pre-decoupled single Isms was at number 71 in the German and number 43 in the British single charts.
Re-use
An Irish brewery used the song Rocky in a commercial for Guinness beer .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Mosh: Interview Archive: Dave “Rocky” Neabore (Dog Eat Dog). The Moshville Times, accessed September 15, 2018 .
- ↑ Markus Kavka : Happy Metal . In: Metal Hammer , June 1996, p. 32
- ↑ Chart sources: DE AT CH UK
- ^ Markus Kavka: Dog Eat Dog - Play Games. In: Metal Hammer, June 1996, p. 58
- ^ Jan Jaedike: Dog Eat Dog - Play Games. In: Rock Hard , June 1996, p.90
Web links
- Play Games at Allmusic (English)