Unknown Territory (Dick Dale album)

Unknown Territory
Studio album by
Dick Dale
Released1994
Recorded1994
StudioPrairie Sun Recording Studios, Cotati, California[1]
GenreSurf music
Length51:49
LabelHighTone[2]
ProducerScott Mathews, Dick Dale
Dick Dale chronology
Tribal Thunder
(1993) 		Unknown Territory
(1994) 		Calling Up Spirits
(1996)

Unknown Territory is a studio album by the American surf guitarist Dick Dale, released in 1994.[3][4] Dale supported the album with a North American tour.[5] The cover of "Ring of Fire" was a tribute to Dale's childhood love of country music.[6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]
Chicago Tribune[8]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[9]
Los Angeles Times[10]

The Chicago Tribune wrote that "the extravagance of [Dale's] embroiderings suggesting jazz even as the savagery of his attack is rock incarnate."[8] The Los Angeles Times opined that "the album's prime stuff is defined less by speed than by its sexy swagger ... 'F Groove' offers slow, heavy rock that is truly low-down and mean."[10] The News Tribune determined that "Hava Nagila" "sounds like the Ramones picked up a B'nai Brith songbook."[11]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Dick Dale, except where indicated.

  1. "Scalped" – 4:05
  2. "Mexico" (Boudleaux Bryant) – 3:05
  3. "F Groove" – 4:26
  4. "Terra Dicktyl" – 3:11
  5. "Take It or Leave It" – 4:27
  6. "Ghost Riders in the Sky" (Stan Jones) – 3:16
  7. "Fish Taco" – 2:39
  8. "California Sun" (Henry Glover) – 3:16
  9. "Maria Elena" – 4:19
  10. "Hava Nagila" (traditional) – 4:00
  11. "The Beast" – 3:09
  12. "Unknown Territory" – 7:55
  13. "Ring of Fire" (Merle Kilgore, June Carter) – 3:31

Personnel

Musicians

  • Dick Dale – guitar, vocals
  • Ron Eglit – bass guitar, 6 string bass
  • Scott Mathews – drums, percussion
  • Prairie Prince – drums, percussion
  • Tribe Vibe (Scott Mathews, Dick Dale, Prairie Prince, Morgan Raimond, Joe Marquez) – chants
  • Huey Lewis – harmonica on "Ghost Riders in the Sky" and "F Groove"

Technical personnel[1]

  • Allen Sudduth – engineering, mixing
  • Shawn Michael Morris, Joe Marquez – assistant engineers
  • Marc Senasac – mastering (Rocket Lab, San Francisco)

References

  1. ^ a b "Unknown Territory". Discogs. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  2. ^ Prown, Pete; Newquist, H. P. (February 1, 1997). Legends of Rock Guitar. Hal Leonard. ISBN 9781476850931 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "Dick Dale Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  4. ^ Gettelman, Parry (29 Apr 1994). "DICK DALE RIDES A NEW WAVE GUITAR". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel. p. 4.
  5. ^ Surkamp, David (14 Oct 1994). "SURF GUITARIST RIDES POPULAR WAVE". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 3G.
  6. ^ Nichols, Jim (18 Oct 1995). "DICK DALE BRINGS SURF ROCK IN RARE ROAD APPEARANCE". DOWNTOWNER. Dayton Daily News. p. 6.
  7. ^ "Unknown Territory - Dick Dale | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  8. ^ a b Kot, Greg (7 July 1994). "Recordings". Tempo. Chicago Tribune. p. 7.
  9. ^ Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958 – via Google Books.
  10. ^ a b Boehm, Mike (14 July 1994). "Introducing: The Mighty Power Arrangers". Los Angeles Times. p. F2.
  11. ^ Nelson, Rick (30 Sep 1994). "DICK DALE SURFS ON UNEXPECTED NEW WAVE OF POPULARITY". The News Tribune. p. F21.