Dagger & Guitar
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Dagger & Guitar is the third album by the Danish rock band Sort Sol
(previously Sods) and is the first of their records to carry that name. The album was, when it was released, often seen as the first "commercial" album for the band as it contained more listenable and catchier songs than the two previous albums. It was produced by American producer Chris Butler. As with the previous records this was too reissued in 1997, though with a new cover.
1997 re-release bonus tracks
Additional musicians and production
Sort Sol
Sort Sol is a pioneer rock band from Copenhagen, Denmark. The band was formed in 1977 as a punk rock outfit, originally under the name Sods. Despite drastic changes in the group's line-up, their current name, which translates to English as black sun, has remained with them since the early 1980s...
(previously Sods) and is the first of their records to carry that name. The album was, when it was released, often seen as the first "commercial" album for the band as it contained more listenable and catchier songs than the two previous albums. It was produced by American producer Chris Butler. As with the previous records this was too reissued in 1997, though with a new cover.
Track listing
All songs by Sort Sol (excepts were noted).- "Abyss" – 3:48
- "White Shirt" – 3:08
- "Excalibur" – 1:46
- "Boy - Girl" – 2:39 (Høegh/Sort Sol)
- "Boy In The Fire" – 2:26
- "Off Morning" – 2:48
- "Written Story" – 3:05
- "Stuck To My Gun" – 2:48
- "Framelding" – 3:32
- "As She Weeps" – 7:55 (Lynch/Sort Sol)
1997 re-release bonus tracks
- "El Toro" - 3:28 (Giant/Baum/Kaye)
- "I Heard A Forest Praying" - 2:25 (Lewis)
- "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" - 3:18 (Crowe/Gaudio)
- "Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town" - 3:04 (Tillis)
Personnel
Sort Sol- Peter Schneidermann – guitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
- Tomas Ortved – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Knud Odde – bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Steen Jørgensen – vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, pocket trumpetPocket trumpetthumb|250px|Pocket trumpet in B-flat, with a 5-inch standard size bell and medium-large boreThe pocket trumpet is a compact size B trumpet, with the same playing range as the regular trumpet. The tubing is wound more tightly than that of a standard trumpet in order to reduce its size while...
Additional musicians and production
- Morten Versner – violinViolinThe violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
on "Off Morning" - Lydia LunchLydia LunchLydia Lunch is an American singer, poet, writer, and actress whose career was spawned by the New York No Wave scene...
– duetSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
on "Boy-Girl" and lead vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
on "As She Weeps" - Mogens Bjergby – engineeringAudio engineeringAn audio engineer, also called audio technician, audio technologist or sound technician, is a specialist in a skilled trade that deals with the use of machinery and equipment for the recording, mixing and reproduction of sounds. The field draws on many artistic and vocational areas, including...
- Chris Butler – productionRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...