Nucleus (3) – Snakehips Etcetera

Name: Nucleus - Snakehips Etcetera
Rating: 3.96 (71 reviews)

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Tracklist

A1	Rat's Bag Written-By – Bob Bertles	5:49
A2	Alive And Kicking Written-By – Roger Sutton	9:24
A3	Rachel's Tune Written-By – Geoff Castle	6:58
B1	Snakehips Etcetera Written-By – Ian Carr	10:23
B2	Pussyfoot Written-By – Ian Carr	3:59
B3	Heyday Written-By – Ian Carr	7:43

Bass Guitar, Percussion – Roger Sutton
Design [Sleeve Design / Illustration] – Michael Farrell (4)
Drums, Percussion – Roger Sellers
Electric Guitar, Twelve-String Guitar, Percussion – Ken Shaw
Engineer – Steve Lillywhite
Engineer [Assistant] – Richard Ashley (2)
Keyboards, Synthesizer [Moog], Percussion – Geoff Castle
Producer – Jon Hiseman
Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Flute, Voice, Percussion – Bob Bertles
Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Piano, Synthesizer [Moog], Percussion – Ian Carr

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Snakehips Etcetera (LP, Album, Stereo)	Sire	SASD-7508	US	1975
New Submission	Snakehips Etcetera (LP, Album)	Vertigo	6360 119		1975
New Submission	Snakehips Etcetera (LP, Album, Promo, Stereo)	Sire	SASD-7508	US	1975
	Snakehips Etcetera (LP, Album, Swirl Labels)	Vertigo	6360 119 A	Italy	1975
New Submission	Snakehips Etcetera (LP, Album, Promo)	Vertigo	6360 119		1975

marcelrecords Sep 1, 2007
Edited 17 years ago

OK, so Mr.Carr strides on and on. Or did we state so before? Some new folks around, though. The cliché-filled half-funk of ''Rat's bag'' is probably overestimated by its creators, a poor statement to begin with. ''Alive and kicking'' does better. Mysterious and widely spaced reeds are the intro to a much more supple and driving kind of jazz-rock. It's quite a bit too long, though. The rest of the album has its share of inspired playing, but the context is often too predictable. The strange incisions of the title track escape this predictability and do not always lead where you already expected the music to land. ''Pussyfoot'' is by virtue of its magical flute solo the best track. No need to remark, probably, that the playing is immaculate throughout.