Werewolves (the) - Ship Of Fools (summer weekends and no more blues)

Name: The Werewolves
Album: Ship Of Fools (summer weekends and no more blues)
Year: 1978
Style: Pub Band, Blues-Rock, Powerpop
Similar Bands: J. Geils Band, Jeff Beck, Animals, Bad Company, Rolling Stones, Flamin' Groovies
"One-Word" Review: Country Blues Rock N' Roll Party
Based Out Of: Dallas TX
Label: RCA, Victor

Ship Of Fools (summer weekends and no more blues) (1978)

1. Baby Eyes 3:32 (single)
2. Crazy Arms 3:26 (cover)
3. There We Were 1:59
4. Days of the Rest of My Life 2:33
5. Face on Wrong 3:19 /
6. Summer Weekends 2:31
7. One Up on You 2:44
8. Catch My Drift 2:27
9. Waking Up Is Hard to Do 2:17
10. No More Blues 3:31
11. Ship of Fools 3:19

Album Rating (1-10): 7.0

Members & Other Bands:

• Andrew Loog Oldham - Producer, Director (Rolling Stones)
• Brian Papageorge - Vox (The Hurricanes)
• Buckner Ballard - Vox, Guitar, Bass 
• Kirk Brewster - Vox, Guitar, Bass (Patricia Vonne)
• Seab Meador - Guitar (The Gentlemen, The Bridge.The Hurricanes, Zombies (fake))
• Bobby Baranowski - Drums & Percussion (Rev. Horton Heat, Hash Brown's TX Blues Review, Josh Alan Band, Herman Brock Jr. & The Eurocasters, Eugene Hideaway Brisges, Rocky Athas Group, Jim Suhler)
• Joey Stann - Horns, Keys (Bullet, Southside Johnny & Asbury Jukes, American Men, Miami Horns, gary US Bonds, Steve Satten, Stephen Dees, Benny Mardones, Stompers, Neil Sedaka, Bob Bandiera, Allman Bros Band, Bon Jovi, Bruce Springsteen)
• Ralph Mooney - Dialogue
• Charles Seals - Dialogue
• Neal Teeman - Sound Recording
• Chris Andersen - Sound Recording
• Mick Rock - Set Design
• Ernie Thormahlen - Set Design

Unknown-ness: I never heard of this band, but it looks like a low budget, as seen on tv album based on cramming four lines of active artwork across the cover (and not even fitting it all, having to wrap around to the back). They look "cool" and the toxic disaster palm tree sunset puts them in California, i imagine...which is supported by the way the back is set up like film credits. The band picture across the bottom makes me think they are a bluesy power-pop act, if only bluesy because they have a sax.

Album Review: The Texas band was "discovered" by ex-Rolling Stones producer Oldham after they moved to NYC to appeal to the up and coming CBGBs scene. Their style is country & southern blues infused rock and roll, which you can hear as they update and rock out on the traditional country cover of "Crazy Arms." "Face On Wrong" does a good job combining blues rock and oldies sounding powerpop.

Stand Out Track: Face On Wrong

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