Antler Dance
Antler Dance is the fourth album by Minneapolis Celtic rock band Boiled in Lead. It was the band's first recording with vocalist/guitarist Adam Stemple, who replaced Todd Menton after his departure in 1992. Founding bassist Drew Miller has called this personnel change the most significant shift in the band's history.[5] Fiddler Josef Kessler also replaced the departed David Stenshoel. Stemple's addition to the band led to a heavier, more heavy metal-influenced sound,[3] as well as a strengthening of the band's ties to the science fiction and fantasy community.[6] Two songs on Antler Dance were co-written by fantasy novelist and Stemple's Cats Laughing bandmate Steven Brust, and "Robin's Complaint" was written by Stemple's mother, novelist Jane Yolen. The album also includes covers of Boney M.'s "Rasputin" and Bruce Springsteen's "State Trooper", originally from his album Nebraska.
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| Released | 1994 | |||
| Genre | Celtic rock/Celtic punk, folk punk, gypsy punk | |||
| Length | 58:20 | |||
| Label | Omnium Records | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [2] |
| MusicHound Folk | [3] |
| Alternative Press | (positive)[4] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Composer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Newry Highwayman" | Traditional | 2:49 |
| 2. | "Pontiaka" | Josef Kessler/Traditional | 3:58 |
| 3. | "Walk Through the Door" | Steven Brust/Adam Stemple | 3:39 |
| 4. | "Sugarfoot Congress" | Traditional | 4:19 |
| 5. | "Drowning" | Drew Miller | 3:54 |
| 6. | "Robin's Complaint" | Jane Yolen | 2:42 |
| 7. | "Bring It Round" | 3:21 | |
| 8. | "Hook 'Em Cow" | Steven Brust/Boiled in Lead/Drew Miller/Traditional | 3:02 |
| 9. | "Rasputin" | Frank Farian/Fred Jay/Traditional | 4:42 |
| 10. | "Neda Voda" | Traditional | 5:42 |
| 11. | "Nasrudin" | Traditional | 8:42 |
| 12. | "State Trooper" | Bruce Springsteen | 11:25 |
References
- Foss, Richard. "Boiled in Lead: Antler Dance" at AllMusic. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
- Larkin, Colin, ed. (1995). "Boiled in Lead". The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. Middlesex, England: Guinness Publishing. pp. 727–728.
- Walters, Neal; Mansfield, Brian; Walters, Tim (1998). MusicHound Folk: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. p. 75. ISBN 1-57859-037-X.
- Mahan, Michael C. (May 1995), "Boiled in Lead: Antler Dance", Alternative Press
- Kirman, Paula E. (24 July 1998). "Boiled In Lead". Inside World Music. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- McDonald, Steven. Antler Dance at AllMusic. Retrieved June 2, 2015.