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Down in the Bunker | ||||
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Studio album by Steve Gibbons Band | ||||
Released | 1978 | |||
Studio | Good Earth Studios, London | |||
Genre | Rock and roll, country | |||
Language | English | |||
Label | Polydor | |||
Producer | Bobby Pridden, Tony Visconti | |||
Steve Gibbons Band chronology | ||||
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Down in the Bunker is the third studio album by the Steve Gibbons Band. The album was produced by Tony Visconti. The reissue tracks were produced by Bobby Priden, who is best known for working with The Who.
The song "Any Road Up" did not appear on the band's earlier-released album of the same title.
Critical reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Christgau's Record Guide | A− |
Mojo |
The Globe and Mail deemed the album "smooth, if not eccentric country songs and the odd ballad, all brought into sharp relief by a particularly burning rock and roll."
Track listing
All tracks composed by Steve Gibbons
- "No Spitting On the Bus"
- "Any Road Up"
- "Down in the Bunker"
- "Big J.C."
- "Mary Ain't Goin' Home"
- "Down in the City"
- "Let's Do It Again"
- "Eddy Vortex"
- "Chelita"
- "When You Get Outside"
- "Grace"
1988 Reissue tracks
All tracks composed by Steve Gibbons except where stated
- "Tulane" (Chuck Berry)
- "Gold Coast"
- "Body Talk"
- "Let Me Go"
- "Satisfying Moves" (R. Ireson, Trevor Ireson)
- "I Am Here"
- "The Great Escape"
- "Get Up and Dance"
Personnel
- The Steve Gibbons Band
- Steve Gibbons - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, rhythm guitar, harmonica, vocals
- Trevor Burton - bass, piano, vocals, backing vocals
- Bob Wilson - electric guitar, electric piano, bass, Moog synthesizer, acoustic guitar, organ, 12-string guitar, backing vocals
- Bob Lamb - drums, percussion
with:
- Nick Pentelow - saxophone
- Tony Visconti - bass
- Dave Carroll - fiddle, lap steel guitar, backing vocals
- Harry Rix - drums
- Robbie Blunt - guitar
- Technical
- John Shaw - cover photography
References
- Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: G". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- "The Tony Awards". Mojo. October 2023. p. 31.
- McGrath, Paul (23 Aug 1978). "Steve Gibbons". The Globe and Mail. p. F2.