''Freakshow'' is the second album by American

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band

BulletBoys BulletBoys is an American hard rock/glam metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1986. The group's original lineup was composed of singer Marq Torien (formerly of Ratt, King Kobra, and Kagny & the Dirty Rats), guitarist Mick Sweda, bassist Lonnie V ...

. It was released in 1991 by

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. It is the follow-up to their successful self-titled debut. The album peaked at Number 69 on the ''Billboard'' 200. Their cover of

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's " Hang on St. Christopher" reached 22 on the

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chart. Videos were made for "THC Groove", "Hang on St. Christopher", and "Talk to Your Daughter". In 2005,

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re-released the album along with the follow-up, ''

Za-Za ''Za-Za'' is the third album from the heavy metal band BulletBoys, released in 1993. This was their last album released by Warner Bros. Records, and the final one produced by Ted Templeman. Track listing Personnel * Marq Torien - lead vocals ...

'', on a single disc.

Critical reception

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'' thought that "the problem is that all

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charm has no foundation to stand on; there are no hooks or memorable melodies here." The ''

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'' wrote: "Their cover of Tom Waits' 'Hang on St. Christopher' might make a few cringe-but then again, why would a Waits fan be listening to these guys?"

Track listing

Additional Track Listings

Some versions have a very different track listing, which reads as follows:

Singles

Promotional singles and videos were released for the songs "THC Groove", " Hang on St. Christopher", and "Talk To Your Daughter". Their cover of

' "Hang on St. Christopher" would go on to peak at Number 22 on the US

Chart in 1991.

Personnel

;Band members *

Marq Torien Marq Torien (born Mark Joseph Maytorena on September 22, 1961 in Los Angeles, California) is the lead singer of the hard rock act BulletBoys. He is the only member to have remained with the group since the release of their self-titled debut album ...

: Lead Vocals, * Mick Sweda: Guitar * Lonnie Vencent: Bass *

Jimmy D'Anda Jimmy D'Anda is an American hard rock drummer who is perhaps best known as the original drummer for the Los Angeles glam metal band, BulletBoys. Biography D'Anda was born and raised in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, California and began playing d ...

: Drums *

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: Congas on ''Hang on St. Christopher'' * Art Direction and Design: Kim Champagne * Cover Painting: David B. McMacken

References

1991 albums BulletBoys albums Warner Records albums Albums produced by Ted Templeman {{1990s-metal-album-stub