Freakshow (BulletBoys album)

Freakshow
Studio album by
BulletBoys
ReleasedMarch 12, 1991
Recorded1991
GenreHard rock, glam metal
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerTed Templeman[1]
BulletBoys chronology
BulletBoys
(1988) 		Freakshow
(1991) 		Za-Za
(1993)
Singles from Freakshow
  1. "THC Groove"
    Released: 1991
  2. "Hang On St. Christopher"
    Released: 1991
  3. "Talk to Your Daughter"
    Released: 1991
Alternative cover
The cover sleeve seen on different releases
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Chicago Tribune[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[5]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[7]

Freakshow is the second album by American rock band BulletBoys.[8][9] It was released in 1991 by Warner Bros. Records.[10] It is the follow-up to their successful self-titled debut.

The album peaked at Number 69 on the Billboard 200.[11] Their cover of Tom Waits's "Hang On St. Christopher" reached 22 on the Mainstream Rock chart.[citation needed] Videos were made for "THC Groove", "Hang On St. Christopher", and "Talk to Your Daughter".

In 2005, Wounded Bird Records re-released the album along with the follow-up, Za-Za, on a single disc.[12]

  1. ^ "BULLETBOYS' LATEST ALBUM REFLECTS THE IDEA THAT LIFE IS A FREAK SHOW". Greensboro News and Record. September 26, 1991.
  2. ^ Freakshow at AllMusic
  3. ^ Herrmann, Brenda (April 11, 1991). "BulletBoysFreakshow (Warner)(STAR)(STAR)(STAR)L.A.'s BulletBoys are just so much..." chicagotribune.com.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2. MUZE. p. 55.
  5. ^ "Freakshow". EW.com.
  6. ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 174.
  7. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 96.
  8. ^ LOUNGES, TOM (April 5, 1991). "Rock bands roll into LaPorte for Thursday show. Bulletboys". nwitimes.com.
  9. ^ Phillips, William; Cogan, Brian (March 20, 2009). Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal Music. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-0-313-34801-3 – via Google Books.
  10. ^ "Bulletboys | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  11. ^ "Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard.
  12. ^ "Freakshow/Za-Za - Bulletboys | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.