# Strange Things > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Strange_Things > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Strange_Things.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strange_Things > Source revision: 1234201605 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Not to be confused with [Strange Thing](/source/Strange_Thing_(disambiguation)) or [Stranger Things](/source/Stranger_Things). 1990 studio album by Tackhead Strange Things Studio album by Tackhead Released September 1990 Genre Funk, industrial Length 48:30 Label SBK Producer Tackhead Tackhead chronology Friendly as a Hand Grenade (1989) Strange Things (1990) Power Inc. Volume 1 (1994) ***Strange Things*** is the third album by [Tackhead](/source/Tackhead), released in 1990 through [SBK Records](/source/SBK_Records). ## Critical reception Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [1] Chicago Tribune [2] Entertainment Weekly B[3] Select [4] The *[St. Petersburg Times](/source/St._Petersburg_Times)* wrote that "Tackhead combines speed metal, groove-drenched dub, wah-wah guitar, acidic rap, dreamy new age and punched-up industrial to such dazzling effect that Strange Things is almost incomprehensibly complex."[5] The *[Chicago Tribune](/source/Chicago_Tribune)* determined that "Fowler's gritty voice ... and the rigid four-on-the-floor drumming are prominent in the mix, with guitars, bass and Sherwood's odd scraps of sampled sound adding tonal color."[2] ## Track listing All tracks are written by [Bernard Fowler](/source/Bernard_Fowler), [Keith LeBlanc](/source/Keith_LeBlanc), Skip McDonald, [Adrian Sherwood](/source/Adrian_Sherwood) and [Doug Wimbish](/source/Doug_Wimbish), except where noted. No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Nobody to Somebody" 4:26 2. "Wolf in Sheeps Clothing" Andy Fairley 6:11 3. "Class Rock" 4:37 4. "Dangerous Sex" Craig Derry, Melvin Glover 4:52 5. "Strange Things" John Holt 3:37 6. "Super Stupid" George Clinton, Eddie Hazel, Lucius Ross, Billy 'Big Bass' Nelson 2:28 7. "See the Fire Burning" 4:50 8. "For This I Sing" Bernard Alexander 5:50 9. "Take a Stroll" 2:32 10. "Change" 4:09 11. "Positive Suggestion" 5:12 ## Personnel **Tackhead** - [Bernard Fowler](/source/Bernard_Fowler) – vocals - [Keith LeBlanc](/source/Keith_LeBlanc) – drums - Skip McDonald – guitar, vocals - [Adrian Sherwood](/source/Adrian_Sherwood) – [effects](/source/Sound_effect), percussion - [Doug Wimbish](/source/Doug_Wimbish) – bass guitar, vocals **Production and additional personnel** - Susie Davis – keyboards on "Wolf in Sheeps Clothing" - [Lisa Fischer](/source/Lisa_Fischer) – backing vocals - [Mick Jagger](/source/Mick_Jagger) – harmonica on "Take a Stroll" - Me Company – [illustrations](/source/Illustrations) - [Melle Mel](/source/Melle_Mel) – vocals on "See the Fire Burning" - Cindy Mizelle – backing vocals - Eddie Monsoon – photography - Jill Mumford – design - [Tackhead](/source/Tackhead) – producer, [mixing](/source/Audio_mixing_(recorded_music)) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-allmusic_1-0)** ["Strange Things"](https://www.allmusic.com/album/r1456793). *AllMusic*. Retrieved 5 December 2012. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-CT_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-CT_2-1) Kot, Greg (8 November 1990). "Recordings". Tempo. *Chicago Tribune*. p. 9. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-entertainmentweekly_3-0)** Sandow, Greg (October 1990). ["Strange Things"](https://web.archive.org/web/20090425095320/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20193981,00.html). *[Entertainment Weekly](/source/Entertainment_Weekly)*. No. 34. Archived from [the original](http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20193981,00.html) on 25 April 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Griffiths, Nick (October 1990). "Tackhead: *Strange Things*". *[Select](/source/Select_(magazine))*. No. 4. p. 117. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Carey, Jean (2 November 1990). "A Flawless Merger of Complex Ideals". Weekend. *St. Petersburg Times*. p. 17. ## External links - *[Strange Things](https://www.discogs.com/master/14699)* at [Discogs](/source/Discogs) (list of releases) v t e Tackhead Keith LeBlanc Skip McDonald Adrian Sherwood Doug Wimbish Gary Clail Bernard Fowler Studio albums Tackhead Tape Time (1987) Friendly as a Hand Grenade (1989) Strange Things (1990) For the Love of Money (2014) Remix albums Tackhead Sound Crash (2006) Compilations Power Inc. Vol. 1 (1994) Power Inc. Vol. 2 (1994) Power Inc. Vol. 3 (1997) Singles "What's My Mission Now?" "Mind at the End of the Tether" "The Game (You'll Never Walk Alone)" "Reality" "Ticking Time Bomb" as The Maffia As the Veneer of Democracy Starts to Fade (1985) Mark Stewart (1987) Metatron (1990) Control Data (1996) Edit (2008) as Fats Comet "Stormy Weather" "Rockchester" as Strange Parcels Disconnection (1994) Related Discography Dub Syndicate Jungle Funk Living Colour Authority control databases MusicBrainz release group --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Strange Things](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strange_Things) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strange_Things?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.