The Insect Trust_音乐专辑
The Insect Trust
表演者: The Insect Trust
专辑类型: 专辑
介质: Audio CD
发行时间: 1968
唱片数: 1
出版者: Ascension/F-Minor/Hot Records
专辑简介
Insect Trust最有名的成员应该是Robert Palme，他的身份很多，作家，艺术评论家，ethnomusicologist（人种音乐学家= =），Robert Palme在乐队中负责萨克斯和黑管，吉他手兼作曲的Luke Faust、名声相对小一些，但仍然值得注意，他为专辑添加了许多神秘的有创造性的弦乐。总的来说Insect Trust对于扩展了摇滚乐的边界还是起了重大的作用，他们的音乐更加的随性，而不是刻板的技巧性的陈腐。
This late-60s quintet from NYC epitomized the broad sense of musical experimentation of the era, pulling incongruent forms together, and through a combination of optimism and naivete, managing to make them work. An unlikely assemblage of musicians, the Trust featured guitarist Bill Barth (electric, acoustic, bottleneck slide, etc.), Bob Palmer (alto sax, clarinet, recorders - who years later would become rock critic Robert Palmer), Trevor Koehler (baritone sax, piccolo, sewer drum, thumb piano, upright bass), Luke Faust (banjo, banjo-guitar, & vocals) and singer Nancy Jeffries - a powerful vocalist with a strong folk-rock sensibility. Rounding out this lineup were top-notch session players on bass, drums, rhythm guitar, and some uncredited strings. Their sound is all over the map, but generally combines elements of 60s psychedelic rock, jugband, and blues, with a strong injection of jazz and folk. Tracks like "Mountain Song" and "World War I Song" tend to showcase the jugband element, while pieces like "The Skin Game" with its maelstrom of slide guitars and wailing saxes typifies their psychedelic rock perspective. A cover of "Special Rider Blues" and a Barth/Jeffries composition "Going Home" are solid blues, the former an absolute smokin' performance by all, while the latter is primarily an acoustic trio of Barth, Jeffries, and Palmer. "Been Here and Gone So Soon" presents their folkier side, perhaps with a touch of Appalachia. A cover of Gabor Szabo's "Walking on Nails" is another highlight and a good showcase for Jeffries' voice, but perhaps the album's strongest piece is "Miss Fun City", with its introspective banjo intro, droning electric rhythm guitar with saxes soloing over the top - and another splendid showcase for Jeffries' voice; it combines all the best elements of their sound in equal proportion. It's great to finally have this obscure classic available on CD. Recommended!
曲目
The Skin Game
Miss Fun City
World War I Song
Special Rider Blues
Foggy River Bridge Fly
Been Here And Gone So Soon
Declaration Of Independence
Walking On Nails
Brighter Than Day
Mountain Song
Going Home
