Turbonegro – Apocalypse Dudes (1998)

[Album 595/1001]

You know how reliable newspapers print corrections when they make a mistake?

I suppose adequate* blogs ought to do the same: when I investigated the possible correlation between Nordic Country albums & hockey players last year, I incorrectly omitted Turbonegro from Norway’s tally.

I hope they’ll find this belated correction to be an adequate apology!

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Thanks for your understanding Turbonegro!

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If I’d heard this a few months ago, I would have likely thought it was a delightfully original take on Glam rock.

However, my memory of The Dictators’ Go Girl Crazy! is still quite fresh, and as a result, Apocalypse Dudes doesn’t feel so original.

But that doesn’t mean it can’t be a delightful listen.

I think there’s plenty of room for one more band that glams things up with a bit of sense of humour.

Fittingly, the 10th track here is named, Are You Ready (For Some Darkness).

To answer the question, I’m ready for a group that picked up the relay baton from The Dictators and helped keep the glam fun alive until The Darkness arrived in the early 2000s.

Or as a visual of the musical transfer from The Dictators through Turbonegro to The Darkness:

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Verbalize the Positive

*The Newsradio scene below, with a pair of fine Canadian comedians (Phil Hartman & Dave Foley), looks at the adjective ‘adequate’ in a fun way!