The Luchagors (album)
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| Studio album by The Luchagors | |
| Released | September 11, 2007 |
| Recorded | January–March 2007 |
| Genre | Pop rock, punk rock |
| Length | 31:04 |
| Label | self-released |
| Producer | Rachel Bolan |
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| Allmusic | (favorable) |
The Luchagors is the self-titled only studio album by American punk rock band The Luchagors fronted by professional wrestler Amy Dumas, known professionally as Lita, and her former boyfriend Shane Morton. It was released on compact disc and digitally through their official website on September 11, 2007.
Dumas planned to attend a rock and roll benefit show in Atlanta and upon being pressed by friends towards making music, she had responded "I couldn't come up with a good enough excuse not to. So I just went for it." Taking the prompts from her friends, she began working with Shane Morton, who was in a relationship with Dumas. Together, they wrote all of the music for the album, which was done primarily on acoustic guitar and in the home of Dumas, particularly on her couch. The Luchagors went into the studio to begin recording in January 2007, and on March 17, 2007, Dumas announced that the band had finished recording all the music for The Luchagors. It was produced by bass player of Skid Row Rachel Bolan, who during the recording and mixing had guided the band and helped with their musical direction. The cover art for the album was made by Morton, which has been likened to the artwork found in DC Comics. The Luchagors has explicit lyrics, and the song "All There Is" features spoken word in the form of a manifesto. "Daddy's Girl" has been called pastiche of the music of Holly and the Italians, and their song "March of the Luchagors" was written as an anthem for their fans. Although some of the songs off of the album are dynamic and aggressive like "White Boy" and "Bastard", The Luchagors has songs that are lyrically geared towards conveying a message; the song "Crazy World" was written for people dissatisfied with society, and aims to motivate them towards changing it. The music has been described as being pop rock and punk, and has been compared to the music of The Ramones, as well as The Misfits.The Luchagors was released independently on September 11, 2007, and appeared for purchase from their official site, as well as in compact disc, and through iTunes. In an interview with Miriam Ramirez of The Monitor, Dumas said of the album "every member has put their heart and soul into the record". After moderate success and positive feedback, The Luchagors was distributed internationally in Europe.
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