Mirrors of Embarrassment

• Artist: Col. Bruce Hampton & the Aquarium Rescue Unit
• Rating:
• Release Date: 1993 01
• Total Time: 48:42
• Genre: Rock

Review

Bruce Hampton, very late of the Hampton Grease Band, has learned to let it all stretch and flow, and, boy, does it flow. This sophomore set is a treat and a half, filled with jazzy grooves that get bluesy and then rocky, only to stand up and toss Bela Fleck out front for a banjo attack on "Too Many Guitars." It's relaxed, smart, fun music with big fat friendly shouter vocals from the Colonel. ~ Steven McDonald, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
No Ego's Under Water	Oteil Burbridge, Col. Bruce Hampton	Col. Bruce Hampton & The Aquarium Rescue Unit	(3:56)
Lost My Mule in Texas		Col. Bruce Hampton & The Aquarium Rescue Unit	(4:35)
It's Not the Same Old Thing	Oteil Burbridge, Col. Bruce Hampton	Col. Bruce Hampton & The Aquarium Rescue Unit	(4:22)
Too Many Guitars		Col. Bruce Hampton & The Aquarium Rescue Unit	(5:00)
Gone Today, Here Tomorrow	Col. Bruce Hampton	Col. Bruce Hampton & The Aquarium Rescue Unit	(3:40)
Shoeless Joe	Oteil Burbridge, Col. Bruce Hampton	Col. Bruce Hampton & The Aquarium Rescue Unit	(4:44)
Lives of Longevity		Col. Bruce Hampton & The Aquarium Rescue Unit	(3:30)
Memory Is a Gimmick	Col. Bruce Hampton	Col. Bruce Hampton & The Aquarium Rescue Unit	(3:50)
Dead Presidents	Col. Bruce Hampton	Col. Bruce Hampton & The Aquarium Rescue Unit	(3:21)
Trondossa		Col. Bruce Hampton & The Aquarium Rescue Unit	(5:07)
Swing	Col. Bruce Hampton	Col. Bruce Hampton & The Aquarium Rescue Unit	(2:42)
Payday	Oteil Burbridge, Col. Bruce Hampton	Col. Bruce Hampton & The Aquarium Rescue Unit	(3:55)

Credits

Tim Holbrook (Mixing Assistant), Col. Bruce Hampton (Chazoid), Count Mbutu (Conga), Jim Bickerstaff (Mixing), Matt Mundy (Mandolin), Dick Dienstag (Liner Notes), Jeff Frazier (Photography), Béla Fleck (Banjo), Oteil Burbridge (Vocals (Background)), Jimmy Herring (Guitar), Deborah Norcross (Art Direction), Col. Bruce Hampton (Vocals), Oteil Burbridge (Bass), Johnny Sandlin (Producer), Benny Quinn (Mastering), Tim Holbrook (Assistant Engineer), Jim Bickerstaff (Engineer), Chuck Leavell (Wurlitzer), Oliver Wells (Organ (Hammond)), John Popper (Harp), Leslie Wintner (Design), Tim Holbrook (Digital Editing), Johnny Sandlin (Engineer), Matt Mundy (?), Johnny Sandlin (Mixing), Matt Mundy (Vocals)