Black Dog was almost universally panned. I don't know... I kind of liked it... maybe just because it's a truck movie, and you don't see many truck movies around. I mean, "Smokey And The Bandit" had a truck in it, but it's really not a truck movie - neither Smokey or the Bandit is in a truck - that's Snowman. Black Dog was kind of a campy, cool, big rig flick... even if the ending sucked.
Oh yeah... the title 'Black Dog' refers to some kind of phantom dog that truckers see when they've been driving too long. In the film's flashback, Swayze sees the dog, swerves to avoid it, and ends up hitting a couple whose car is stalled by the side of the road.
British electronica outfit also known as "The Black Dog", "Black Dog Productions", "Balil", "Xeper", and "Plaid".
At the time of thier debut full-length release "Bytes" Black Dog was a trio: Ken Downie, Ed Handley and Andy Turner. Their music was compared to that of fellow Warp Records bands Aphex Twin and Autechre and accordingly the dog was tagged with the (imo) meaningless label "Intelligent Dance Music".
In 1995, after a couple of semi-successful releases (mainly EPs), the band split up with Handley and Turner continuing to record under the Plaid label, leaving Downie as the sole Black Dog.
"Bytes" remains my favorite album for train rides or walks through busy city streets.
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