Dan Hicks And His Hot Licks - Striking It Rich (1971) torrent

Dan Hicks And His Hot Licks / Striking It Rich

Genre: Pop-Rock/Country-Rock
Year of disc release: 1971
Publisher (label): Blue Thumb Records/MCA Records
Audio codec: FLAC (*.flac)
Rip type: tracks+.cue
Audio bitrate: lossless
Duration: 41:19

Tracklist:
01. You Got To Believe (2:57)
02. Walkin' One And Only (2:49)
03. O'Reilly At The Bar (2:54)
04. Moody Richard (The Innocent Bystander) (4:01)
05. Flight Of The Fly (2:37)
06. I Scare Myself (5:39)
07. Philly Rag (0:39)
08. The Laughing Song (3:00)
09. Canned Music (3:35)
10. I'm An Old Cowhand (From The Rio Grande) (2:50)
11. Woe, The Luck (5:08)
12. Presently In The Past (3:14)
13. Skippy's Farewell (1:02)
14. Fujiyama (0:42)

Striking It Rich features 14 more sides of hipster acoustic swing from Hicks and his helpmates, including the fan favorites "I Scare Myself" and "Canned Music." The band's musicianship remains mostly on the mark, but there are elements of the album that go beyond kitsch and the humor here is considerably darker than in the past -- perhaps early signs of fading inspiration? The jazz flourishes of "Flight of the Fly" are nice, but not enough to lift this album's darker spirits. "Moody Richard (The Innocent Bystander)" may be among the most well-known numbers on this album, but with its string arrangements and uncharacteristically slick production, it suggests the band wasn't always above playing the commercial game. Maybe the album's title was meant as more than just wishful thinking