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- Summary: The latest release was inspired in part by the mysterious death of rock artist Bobby Fuller in Los Angeles in 1966 as well as songs about the death of David Bowie, and a San Francisco security guard named Alex Nieto.
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- Record Label: Yep Roc
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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Feb 8, 2017Powerful and personal, it’s a persuasive protest tribute straight from the heart.
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Q MagazineFeb 14, 2017Quite an achievement. [Apr 2017, p.116]
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Feb 8, 2017Alex Nieto, the story of a police shooting of an innocent man in San Francisco in 2014 closes the album with a fire that recalls an on-form Neil Young. Described by Prophet as his first protest song, it concludes an often exhilarating album.
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Feb 9, 2017Bobby Fuller Died For Your Sins is yet another example of not just his love of rock and roll, but an ability to create it with the spirit and intensity of the best of those that influenced him.
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Feb 10, 2017Along with having one of the best titles of recent memory, Bobby Fuller Died for Your Sins confirms that more than 25 years after making his solo debut, Chuck Prophet remains one of America's strongest songwriters and recording artists, and he's in great form here.
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UncutFeb 8, 2017The overall mood is bright, hovering somewhere between the lyrical directness of Jonathan Richman and the West Coast energy of Tom Petty. [Mar 2017, p.37]
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Mar 10, 2017Prophet mines Fuller’s energy in the pounding title track, which features the refrain, “I hear the record crackle/ The needle skips and jumps/ Bobby Fuller died for your sins.” Prophet described “Bad Year for Rock and Roll,” another album highlight, in an essay for Talkhouse as “an anthem for anyone who’s ever had a bad year and battles late-night bouts of loss of faith.”
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Mar 6, 2017Chuck Prophet: world-class wordsmith, killer guitar player. His albums get better with each listen. Bobby Fuller Died For Your Sins might be his best.
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