Bongo Rock (album)
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Bongo Rock is the debut studio album by Incredible Bongo Band, released in 1973.[2] It peaked at number 197 on the Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart.[3] It includes the band's version of the Jerry Lordan-written song "Apache".[4]
| Bongo Rock | ||||
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| Released | 1973 | |||
| Studio | Can Base Studios, Vancouver, Canada | |||
| Genre | Funk[1] | |||
| Length | 33:17 | |||
| Label | Pride | |||
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| Incredible Bongo Band chronology | ||||
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Michael Viner, who was an executive at MGM Records, started the project Incredible Bongo Band.[5] He was asked to provide music to the soundtrack for the film The Thing with Two Heads; he and Perry Botkin Jr. recorded the songs "Bongo Rock" and "Bongolia".[5] After that, they decided to create the album Bongo Rock.[5]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [5] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes | [1] |
Jeff Tamarkin of AllMusic wrote, "Interesting as it is to hear how the bongo-centric beats were toyed with by the hip-hoppers, the original recordings stand up on their own as classically kitschy cheese-rock."[5] He added, "Bongos aren't the only sound heard, naturally, and fans of both lounge-rock and that crisp, reverby guitar sound prominent in old spy movies and Ventures records will dig what the IBB were all about."[5] Alan Ranta of Tiny Mix Tapes stated that "'Apache' may be the most recognizable, but there is still a rich field of extractable samples to be had for the next generation."[1]
- ^ a b c Ranta, Alan. "Incredible Bongo Band - Bongo Rock". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
- ^ Huey, Steve. "Incredible Bongo Band". AllMusic. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
- ^ a b "Top LP's & Tape". Billboard: 64. August 25, 1973.
- ^ Patrin, Nate (December 11, 2018). "Breaks With Tradition: "Apache"". Stereogum. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f Tamarkin, Jeff. "Bongo Rock - Michael Viner's Incredible Bongo Band / Incredible Bongo Band". AllMusic. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
- ^ "Soul LP's". Billboard: 23. September 1, 1973.
- Bongo Rock at Discogs (list of releases)