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Album Review: Double Dose

  • Artist: Hot Tuna
  • Rating: StarStar
  • Release Date: 1978
  • Type: Live
  • Genre: Rock

Review

Hot Tuna, now a quartet with the official addition of keyboardist Nick Buck, released this two-LP live album, its first concert material in seven years, and having thus summed things up, broke up as the album hit record stores. Double Dose gave a good sense of mature Hot Tuna as a vehicle for the musical interests of Jorma Kaukonen, who used the entire first side as an acoustic solo set, then included the excellent "Genesis" from his solo album Quah on side B. Elsewhere, the electrified group alternated between Kaukonen's best Hot Tuna compositions and blues and rock standards. It was produced by Felix Pappalardi (Cream, Mountain), who gave Hot Tuna its best recorded sound; even though it's a "live" record, there seems to have been a lot of studio overdubbing. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Winin' Boys Blues Jelly Roll Morton Hot Tuna (7:24)
Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning Rev. Gary Davis Hot Tuna (3:27)
Embryonic Journey Jorma Kaukonen Hot Tuna (2:27)
I Wish You Would Billy Boy Arnold Hot Tuna (4:37)
Genesis Hot Tuna (4:32)
Extrication Love Song Hot Tuna (4:38)
Taking 'Bout You Chuck Berry Hot Tuna (5:54)
Funky #7 Hot Tuna (9:14)
Serpent of Dreams (Lyrics) Hot Tuna (6:42)
Bowlegged Woman, Knock Kneed Man Hot Tuna (5:03)
I See the Light (Lyrics) Hot Tuna (6:02)
Watch the North Wind Rise (Lyrics) Hot Tuna (5:20)
Sunrise Dance with the Devil Hot Tuna (6:07)
I Can't Be Satisfied Hot Tuna (5:14)
I Can't Be Satisfied McKinley Morganfield, Muddy Waters Hot Tuna

Credits

Hot Tuna (Main Performer), Jorma Kaukonen (Guitar (Acoustic)), Jorma Kaukonen (Guitar), Jorma Kaukonen (Vocals), Jorma Kaukonen (Group Member), Nick Buck (Synthesizer), Nick Buck (Keyboards), Nick Buck (Vocals (Background)), Nick Buck (Group Member), Jack Casady (Bass), Jack Casady (Vocals), Jack Casady (Group Member), Don Gehman (Engineer), Don Gehman (Associate Producer), Don Gehman (Mixing), Wally Heider (Engineer), Dennis Hetzendorfer (Assistant Engineer), George Marino (Original Mastering), Felix Pappalardi (Producer), Alan Robinson (Liner Notes), Bob Steeler (Drums), Bob Steeler (Group Member), Allen Sudduth (Assistant Engineer), Ray Thompson (Engineer), Gail Collins (Associate Producer), Mark Paytress (Liner Notes), Barry Berenson (Photography), Claudia Steenberg-Majewski (Artwork), Allen Suddutch (Assistant Engineer), Sheila Taylor (Assistant Engineer)
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Double Dose
Live album by Hot Tuna
Released March 13, 1978
Recorded August 5 - 6, 1977 at Theatre 1839, San Francisco
Genre Blues-rock
Label Grunt/RCA
Producer Felix Pappalardi
Don Gehman (associate)
Gail Collins (associate)
Professional reviews
Hot Tuna chronology
Flight Log
(1977)
Double Dose
(1978)
The Last Interview?
(1978)

Double Dose was the eighth album by the American blues rock band Hot Tuna, and their third live album recorded with Grunt Records. The album was originally released as a double-LP. After their 1977 tour, Jorma Kaukonen moved on to a solo career and Jack Casady joined the New Wave band SVT. Hot Tuna would not perform together again until 1983. The album had its highest peak at #92 on the Billboard charts.

Contents

Track listing

Side A

  1. "Winin' Boy Blues" (Jelly Roll Morton) – 5:57
  2. "Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning" (Reverend Gary Davis) – 3:08
  3. "Embryonic Journey" (Jorma Kaukonen) – 1:56
  4. "Killing Time in the Crystal City" (Kaukonen) – 6:35

Side B

  1. "I Wish You Would" (Billy Boy Arnold) – 4:20
  2. "Genesis" (Kaukonen) – 4:16
  3. "Extrication Love Song" (Kaukonen) – 4:26
  4. "Talking 'Bout You" (Chuck Berry) – 5:34

Side C

  1. "Funky #7" (Kaukonen, Jack Casady) – 8:49
  2. "Serpent of Dreams" (Kaukonen) – 6:43
  3. "Bowlegged Woman, Knock Kneed Man" (Bobby Rush, Calvin Carter) – 4:51

Side D

  1. "I See the Light" (Kaukonen) – 5:49
  2. "Watch the North Wind Rise" (Kaukonen) – 4:58
  3. "Sunrise Dance with the Devil" (Kaukonen) – 5:38
  4. "I Can't Be Satisfied" (McKinley Morganfield) – 4:58

Personnel

Side A

Side B/C/D

  • Jorma Kaukonen – vocals, guitar
  • Jack Casady – bass
  • Nick Buck – keyboards, backup vocal on "Talking 'Bout You"
  • Bob Steeler – drums

Production

  • Felix Pappalardi – producer
  • Don Gehman – associate producer, engineer, mixdown engineer
  • Gail Collins – associate producer
  • Allen Sudduth – assistant engineer
  • Ray Thompson – location engineer
  • Dennis Hertzendorfer – assistant mixing engineer
  • Sheilah "Sam" Taylor – assistant mixing engineer
  • Recorded live by Wally Heider Recording at Theatre 1839, San Francisco
  • Additional recording at Wally Heider Studios, San Francsico
  • Mixed and assembled at Criteria Recording Studios, Miami
  • Mastered at Sterling Sound by George Marino

 
 

 

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