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Back in the '60s, most white blues fans trying to play the music took the approach of struggling to sound as serious and authentic as possible, and a big part of the charm of the Insect Trust's debut album is that, by accident or design, they went in an entirely different direction. While the Insect Trust were clearly and affectionately influenced by classic blues and folk, they were also eager to mess around with it, and Robert Palmer and Trevor Koehler's horns and woodwinds often throw this music into a loopy, atonal, and acid-infused direction while the loose, slightly rickety sound of Bill Barth and Luke Faust's guitars and banjos honors the styles found on vintage 78s just as their rock-oriented chops keep the results from sounding as if they spent much time actually learning the original riffs. Given the loose but insistent backporch funk of this music -- perhaps held in place by guest musicians Bernard Purdie, Hugh McCracken, and Chuck Rainey -- the sweet tone of Nancy Jeffries' vocals seems a bit out of place, but she never seems less than committed, and she gives "World War I Song" and "Declaration of Independence" a full-bodied reading that fits their meaning, if they don't sound especially "bluesy." And the final two cuts, "Mountain Song" and "Going Home," take off into a never-never land of pastoral avant-garde whimsy that exists in a world all its own. The Insect Trust refined their worldview on their second, last, and finest album, 1970's Hoboken Saturday Night, but their debut has more than its fair share of lovely moments and is an engaging example of roots music fans letting their freak flag fly with righteous joy. ~ Mark Deming
Photographers: Paul Slavin; Lydia Saltzman; Randall Lyon; Alan Bomser.
Insect Trust: Luke Faust (vocals, guitar, banjo, harmonica, percussion).
Personnel: Nancy Jeffries (vocals, percussion); Bill Barth (guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bottleneck guitar, steel guitar, percussion); Hugh McCracken (guitar); Trevor Koehler (piccolo, baritone saxophone, upright bass, drums, wind); Bob Palmer (soprano recorder, alto recorder, clarinet, alto saxophone, percussion); Chuck Rainey, Joe Mack (electric bass); Pretty Purdie, Buddy Southman, Buddy Saltzman, Bernard "Pretty" Purdie (drums); Steve Duboff (percussion); Robert Palmer (wind).
Insect Trust Music | List Price | $19.98 (You save $2.89) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Art Rock CDs, Rock | | Label | Phoenix | | Orig Year | 1968 | | All Time Sales Rank |  322260  | | CD Universe Part number | 7713171 | | Catalog number | 3012 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Aug 05, 2008 | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Steve Duboff | | Personnel | Hugh McCracken - guitar
Chuck Rainey
Robert Palmer - wind
Robert Palmer - wind
Buddy Saltzman
Joe Mack - electric bass
Trevor Koehler - piccolo, baritone saxophone, upright bass, drums, wind
Luke Faust - vocals, guitar, banjo, harmonica, percussion
Bill Barth - guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bottleneck guitar, steel guitar, percussion
Nancy Jeffries - vocals, percussion
Bob Palmer - soprano recorder, alto recorder, clarinet, alto saxophone, percussion
Buddy Southman
Steve Duboff - percussion
| | Additional Info | Collector's Edition; Limited Edition; Special Edition |
Insect Trust Songs | 1. | Skin Game, The |
| 2. | Miss Fun City |
| 3. | World War I Song |
| 4. | Special Rider Blues |
| 5. | Foggy River Bridge Fly |
| 6. | Been Here and Gone, So Soon |
| 7. | Declaration of Independence |
| 8. | Walking on Nails |
| 9. | Brighter Than Day |
| 10. | Mountain Song |
| 11. | Going Home |
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