The Dark Bob

MITB Records in association with Badger presents

INTIFADADAVIDA
Songs and Monologues 1989-1999
(2007)

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WELCOME TO THE CASBAH!

"His music is as hybrid as his stage persona. Middle Eastern chants, country western, folk music and avant garde mannerisms are tied together with vocals that owe as much to the crooning powers of Dean Martin as to the strident edge of the Clash."
- Colin Gardner, Santa Monica News/Outlook

This timely re-issue features the blended sounds of traditional Middle Eastern music with West Coast Surf rock.

Growing up in Santa Monica, California, The Dark Bob (a second generation beach boy who is half Lebanese) immediately recognized the “Arabesque” notes and guitar runs in Dick Dale’s important early Surf rock (Surf guitar king Dick Dale, another American of Lebanese descent, openly credits the influence of Middle Eastern music in his Surf guitar style).

During this decade, 1989 – 1999, The Dark Bob and his 9 piece “middle eastern, country western, surf, punk, art rock” orchestra played nightclubs all over Los Angeles to controversy and critical acclaim.

"I was working with musicians and belly dancers who usually play at churches, mosques or restaurants” says The Dark Bob. “I’d take them out to do shows at some heavy metal rock club or punk club and we’d take the place by storm – c’mon, bellydancers in spandex and leather jackets!”

Also included on this cd are hilarious monologs. The Dark Bob delivered these monologues “to keep from getting killed” he says. These outrageous talks are “produced” in a recording studio and then lip-synched to the audience. It’s very funny stuff that will crack you up!

Grab a hookah, slip on some pointy shoes and get ready to move joints you didn’t know you had…WELCOME TO THE CASBAH!

CLICK song titles for SAMPLES

1. CD Orientation and Instruction
2. PARFECTIJED (For Everyone)
3. VALERIE
4. PRAY FOR RAIN
5. AM I? DID WE? ARE WE? CAN I?
6. THERE'S A PLACE
7. AN EVER OMINOUS DREAM
8. LIVE PERFORMANCE MONOLOG
9. HILLOWEE! HILLOWEE! HILLOWEE!
10. TWO WORLDS
11. WHEN THE LION ROARS
12. GLORIOUS SITE
13. I CAN'T LOVE YOU ENOUGH
14. ALL STAR OF L.A. PERFORMANCE ART
15. KINGDOME COME
16. DANGERTOWN
17. MILLION YEARS OF LOVE
18. BEIRUT
19. HE KNOWS WHO I AM

VIDEO CLIPS

LIVE PERFORMANCE MONOLOGUE

PARFECTIJED (FOR EVERYONE)

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CREDITS:

PAUL BROWN Bass on tracks 2, 7, 13. 16 and 17
PAUL CASTELLANOS Violin & Viola
JOHN CHELEW Guitar on trks 3, 4, 15 and 18 - Organ on 9 - Piano on trks 4 & 15
DANNY FRANKEL Drums on tracks 4, 9, 15, 17 and 18 - Percussion on tracks 3, 4, 6, 9-11, 15, 17-19
SHELDON GOMBERG Bass on tracks 3, 4, 6, 9, 10, 17-19, JAMES HOSKINS Cello
RICO ORRELL Oud and Dumbeq. Also, Arabic and Greek Vocals on trk 7
JACK SKELLEY Guitar on tracks 2, 3, 7, 12, 13, 16, 17 and 19. Also, Vocal Harmony
ANDY VERMIGLIO Drums & Percussion on tracks 2, 3, 7, 10, 12, 13 & 16

PETER CASE Bkg Vocals on trk 19

THE DARK BOB Piano on trks 13 & 17, Lead Guitar on track 4, Space-O-Tron on track 9

DUKE MC VINNEY Bass track 11

WILL RAABE ("The Comeback Inn") Violin and Recorder on track 17

ROBERT SMITH Slide Guitar on track 11, ALAN YOSHIDA Lead Guitar on track 9

All Selections Written by THE DARK BOB and Published by Shizinn Songs, BMI except Kingdom Come Written by The Dark Bob and John Chelew There's A Place by John Lennon & Paul McCartney. Published by Maclen Songs/ATV Music, LTD, He Knows Who I Am by Mosie Lister. Published by SESAC Inc..

Tracks 3, 4, 6, 9, 10, 15 and 18 PRODUCED BY THE DARK BOB & JOHN CHELEW

All other tracks PRODUCED BY THE DARK BOB

Recorded, Engineered, Edited and Mixed by GLENN NISHIDA, Pacifica Studios, Los Angeles, CA

Second Engineer: Mike Sandberg Additional Engineering: Miles West

Mastered by Dave Travis, Rainbo Records, North Hollywood, CA

Parts of tracks 4 and 17 were recorded in Marrakesh, Morocco in May of 1997 by The Dark Bob

PHOTOGRAPHY Randall Michaelson (Back Cover), Heidi Zin (Inside) and Guy Webster (Tray) - see www.guywebster.com

Tracks 2, 6, 7, 8, 10-13, 16, 17 and 19 were previously released on
An Ever Ominous Dream, 1989/1995, Chronic Interactive Music with MITB Records. Trks 3, 4, 6, 9, 10 and 15 were previously released on Kingdom Come, 1999, MITB Records. Both CD's are out of print and unavailable.