Disconnected (Stiv Bators album)

Disconnected
Studio album by
Stiv Bators
ReleasedDecember 1980 (December 1980)[1]
RecordedAugust–September 1980[1]
StudioPerspective Studios, Sun Valley, Los Angeles
GenrePower pop[2]
LabelBomp!
Producer
Stiv Bators chronology
Disconnected
(1980) 		Live at the Limelight
(1988)
Singles from Disconnected
  1. "Too Much to Dream"
    Released: 1980
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Christgau's Record GuideB[3]
PopMattersfavourable[4]
Trouser Pressfavourable[5]

Disconnected is the debut solo album by Stiv Bators, released in December 1980 on Bomp!. The album is a radical departure from the punk rock sound of his previous band the Dead Boys,[6] and sees Bators venturing into 1960s-inspired power pop.[2][4]

Describing the album, Mike Stax of music magazine Ugly Things wrote that the album was "a surprisingly melodic power-pop effort" and that it showed the affinity Bators had for British Invasion-inspired 1960s garage rock and pop music, "favouring ringing Rickenbacker power chords and tough but harmonious backing vocals."[7]

  1. ^ a b Disconnected (CD reissue liner notes by Frank Secich). Stiv Bators. Bomp!. 2004.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ a b c Prato, Greg. "Disconnected – Stiv Bators | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert (1990). "B". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. ISBN 0-679-73015-X. Retrieved August 16, 2020 – via robertchristgau.com.
  4. ^ a b Goff, Jon (November 28, 2016). "Stiv Bators: Disconnected (Reissue) | PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
  5. ^ Robbins, Ira. "TrouserPress.com: Stiv Bators". TrouserPress.com. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
  6. ^ "Down in Flames – The Life of Stiv Bators". love-it-loud.co.uk. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  7. ^ Stax, Mike. "Disconnected". PopDiggers. Retrieved May 8, 2019.