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Based On A True Story

The Del Lords

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Released: Jan 1988
Label: Ryko/Rhino
These N.Y.C. critic faves' third album was allegedly their biggest seller, thanks to "Judas Kiss" getting a bit of 1988 MTV play. It was also their best, with cameos from Pat Benatar, Syd Straw, Mojo Nixon and the Pandoras' Kim Shattuck; plus, Benatar's producer husband Neil Giraldo had toughened up and fleshed out the prototype alt country they'd started out with. The band comes off looser and more confident, and their Bronx/Lower East Side greaser shtick gets some humor. The pretty melodies finally click, too -- especially in throat-lumper "Cheyenne," about "a city boy in God's country."
- Chuck Eddy
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    Crawl in Bed
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    Judas Kiss
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    River of Justice
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    Cheyenne
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    Poem of the River
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    The Cool and the Crazy
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    A Lover's Prayer
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    Ashes to Ashes
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    Whole Lotta Nothin' Goin' On
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    I'm Gonna Be Around
℗ 1988 Rykodisc. Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company.