Tuff Darts!

• Artist: Tuff Darts
• Rating:
• Release Date: 1978
• Type: Lyrics are included with the album
• Genre: Rock

Review

Although they only recorded one full-length record and a smattering of singles, Tuff Darts were a vital part of a thriving New York City community that featured Blondie, the Ramones, Talking Heads and Television as its elder statesmen. So it's with a bit of a surprise that more acknowledgement of the group's importance has been underwhelming. Fusing a little bit of new wave, power pop sensibilities and a rockabilly snarl, the group works its way through 13 storming numbers, taking very few pauses in between for regrouping. The songs are ferocious, and while not as comical as the Ramones, share equal footing with that band's brutal intensity. Above all, though, there's no denying that the band's output has held up over the years, and in some cases best many contemporary punk bands' albums today. ~ Rob Theakston, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Rats	Jeffrey Salen	Tuff Darts	(2:59)
Who's Been Sleeping Here?	Jeffrey Salen	Tuff Darts	(3:00)
Here Comes Trouble	Tommy Frenzy	Tuff Darts	(2:12)
She's Dead	Jeffrey Salen, Tommy Frenzy	Tuff Darts	(2:39)
Phone Booth Man	Jeffrey Salen, John DeSalvo	Tuff Darts	(3:37)
(Your Love Is Like) Nuclear Waste	Jeffrey Salen, John DeSalvo	Tuff Darts	(2:57)
My Guitar Lies Bleeding in My Arms	John Morelli, John DeSalvo	Tuff Darts	(3:17)
Love and Trouble	Jeffrey Salen	Tuff Darts	(3:46)
Head Over Heels	Jeffrey Salen	Tuff Darts	(2:44)
Slash	John DeSalvo	Tuff Darts	(3:31)
Fun City	John DeSalvo	Tuff Darts	(2:57)
All for the Love of Rock N'Roll	Jeffrey Salen	Tuff Darts	(3:18)
[Untitled Track]		Tuff Darts

Credits

Jeffrey Salen (Slide Guitar), John Criscione (Vocals), John Morelli (Drums), Lance Quinn (Guitar (Acoustic)), Lew DelGatto (Saxophone), Jeffrey Salen (Guitar), Eric Weissberg (Pedal Steel), Louis del Gatto (Saxophone), Tony Bongiovi (Producer), Ronnie Ardito (Vocals (Background)), Ralph Schuckett (Piano), John DeSalvo (Bass), Mick Rock (Photography), Ian Hunter (Keyboards), Tommy Frenzy (Vocals), Bob Butani (Guitar), Lance Quinn (Producer), Bob Clearmountain (Bass), John Gillespie (Art Direction), Eric Weissberg (Guitar (Steel)), Jeff Sailin (Guitar), Bob Clearmountain (Producer), John Criscione (Vocals (Background)), Les B.B. (Guitar (12 String)), Art LaMonica (Vocals), George Young (Saxophone), John DiSalvo (Bass), Bob Clearmountain (Engineer), Ernst Thormahlen (Artwork), Lance Quinn (Guitar), Les B.B. (Guitar (Acoustic)), Ralph Shuckett (Piano)