Trick Bag
| Trick Bag | |
|---|---|
| Studio album by | |
| Released | July 22, 1976[1] |
| Genre | Funk |
| Length | 42:11 |
| Label | Reprise (MS 2252) |
| Producer | Allen Toussaint, The Meters |
| The Meters chronology | |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | [2] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | C+[3] |
Trick Bag is the seventh studio album by the funk group The Meters. The name comes from their cover of the Earl King single of the same name.
Background
[edit ]In spring of 1976 the band was on tour opening for the Rolling Stones on their Tour of Europe '76. According to Jason Berry's Up from the Cradle of Jazz , several tracks on this album are preliminary recordings and were selected for release in the absence of band members.[4]
Reception
[edit ]Stephen Erlewine had a negative view and critiqued the album's attempt to sound mainstream. He singles out three tracks as exceptions: "Mister Moon", "Doodle Loop" and "Honky Tonk Women".[2] Joe McEwen of Rolling Stone critiqued the song choices and the attempt to please the commercial market. He said two tracks are in-line with the band's style: "Doodle Loop" and "Chug-a-Lug", and had a positive view of the title track "Trick Bag".[5] Robert Christgau also critiqued the song choices and had a positive view of the title track.[3]
Track listing
[edit ]All tracks are written by The Meters, except as noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Disco Is the Thing Today" | 4:21 | |
| 2. | "Find Yourself" | 4:12 | |
| 3. | "All These Things" | Naomi Neville | 3:32 |
| 4. | "I Want to Be Loved by You" | 5:24 | |
| 5. | "Suite for 20 G" | James Taylor | 4:32 |
| 6. | "(Doodle Loop) The World Is a Little Bit Under the Weather" | Leo Nocentelli, Vincent Toussaint | 3:52 |
| 7. | "Trick Bag" | Earl King | 3:21 |
| 8. | "Mister Moon" | 4:02 | |
| 9. | "Chug-A-Lug" | 3:22 | |
| 10. | "Hang 'Em High" | Dominic Frontiere | 2:17 |
| 11. | "Honky Tonk Women" | Mick Jagger, Keith Richards | 3:16 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Love the One You're With" | Stephen Stills | 3:31 |
| 13. | "What More Can I Do?" | 2:47 | |
| 14. | "Down by the River" | Neil Young | 9:02 |
| 15. | "Come Together" | John Lennon, Paul McCartney | 3:08 |
| 16. | "Big Chief" | Earl King | 2:57 |
Personnel
[edit ]Credits adapted from AllMusic.[6]
- Ziggy Modeliste – drums
- Art Neville – keyboards, vocals
- Cyril Neville – congas, percussion, vocals
- Leo Nocentelli – guitar, backing vocals
- George Porter Jr. – bass guitar
- Kenneth "Afro" Williams – percussion
- Tony Owens – backing vocals
- Terry Smith – backing vocals
- Earl King – father's vocals (track 7)[5] [7]
Production
- The Meters – producer
- Allen Toussaint – producer
- Bob Irwin – mastering
- Bill Dahl – liner notes
- Rich Russell – design
- Ed Thrasher – art direction
- Michael P. Smith – photography
- Tom Copi – photography
References
[edit ]- ^ "Discogs: The Meters – Trick Bag – CD reissue". discogs.com. Archived from the original on November 12, 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
- ^ a b Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Allmusic: Trick Bag – review". allmusic.com. Archived from the original on October 18, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
- ^ a b Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: M". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X . Retrieved March 7, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Jason Berry; Jonathan Foose; Tad Jones (1992). Up from the Cradle of Jazz. Da Capo Press. p. 199. ISBN 9780306804939 . Retrieved November 12, 2017.
- ^ a b Joe McEwen (October 7, 1976). "The Meters: Trick Bag". Rolling Stone. No. RS 223. Straight Arrow. ISSN 0035-791X. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007.
- ^ "Allmusic: Trick Bag – credits". allmusic.com. Archived from the original on January 12, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
- ^ "Discogs: The Meters – Trick Bag – Vinyl original". discogs.com. 1976. Archived from the original on August 2, 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2017.