Hot Tuna - Phosphorescent Rat
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Artist: Hot TunaEdition: Music CD
Format: Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 1998-02-24
Music Label: RCA
Soundtracks:
- I See The Light
- Letter To The North Star
- Easy Now
- Corners Without Exits
- Day To Day Out The Window Blues
- In The Kingdom
- Seeweed Strut
- Living Just For You
- Soliloquy For 2
- Sally, Where'd You Get Your Liquor From?
Music reviews of Phosphorescent Rat
Music Review: "Easy Now" don't let this one pass by you again!!
Rating: 5 Stars
As the author of the Jefferson Airplane book "Take Me To A Circus Tent" and a former radio disc-jockey, I am often asked to write and or discuss various recordings from the 60's and 70's.
The 4th Hot Tuna recording (2nd studio) signaled tremendous risk taking by Jorma Kaukonen. "The Phosphorescent Rat" would lay the foundation in parts for what Jorma called the "Metal Years" ("America's Choice", "Yellow Fever", and "Hoppkorv").
The irony of the change of sound from "Burgers" is those that cut their teeth on rock and roll starting in the 1960's liked to talk about open-mindedness and tolerance. The second some of these fans heard the first notes of "Easy Now" they never gave this period of Hot Tuna a fair and honest shake.
Jorma went with his convictions of adding some more powerful tunes for the studio albums. The results showed he was right on the money.
"I See The Light" would become a Hot Tuna classic. Upbeat, catchy, and with incredible tightness this gets the record off to the proper path. "Letter To The North Star" showed how with the flick of a switch Jorma could change directions and give us a song of beauty. "Easy Now" is a blowtorch. Stand back from the speakers because it is an all out assault on the ears. Heavy, relentless, and leaving you wanting more. The "riff" is timeless a tribute to a master musician.
"Corners Without Exits" and "In The Kingdom" once again show the softer side but that doesn't mean they are not attention grabbers! Superlative in his craftsmanship of the tunes Jorma, along with Jack, and Sammy (His final appearance on record for them) make every note count.
Jorma can't resist one more rocker "Living Just For You" and why not? To those that closed their eyes and ears to any Tuna after "Burgers" give the next 4 albums another chance, the sandwich tastes even better these days.
Enjoy the music and be well,
Craig Fenton
Author of the Jefferson Airplane book "Take Me To A Circus Tent"
Description of Phosphorescent Rat
This was Hot Tuna's fourth album, but their first after the demise of Jefferson Airplane! Released in 1973, it features 10 tracks- Sally, Where'd You Get Your Liquor From?; Corners Without Exits; Seeweed Strut , and more.Pop CDs
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