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Funkier Than a Mosquito's Tweeter is a 21-track collection culled from one of Ike & Tina's most prolific and creative periods. It is also a largely forgotten period because they had no hits. Between 1969 and 1972, Ike & Tina released eight records on two different labels: two for Blue Thumb and six for Liberty/UA. On this set they took four tracks from 1970's Come Together, five from 1971's Nuff Said, and three each from 1972's Feel Good and Let Me Touch Your Mind. Also thrown in are a single from 1969, an Ikettes song from 1972, and a solo Tina cut from 1974. Ike & Tina had been many things in their long career: R&B pioneers, blues belters, stars of a soul revue, and pop stars. After coming off a tour with the Rolling Stones in 1969, Ike decided that the band needed to rock. He set about creating a hard-rocking brand of funk overloaded with proto-punk attitude perfect for the post-Woodstock and Altamont comedown. Ike's guitar playing is meaner than ever; he really attacks the strings on songs like "I Wanna Jump" and "The Chopper." Tina is at her snarling best throughout, cutting a wide path with her withering sneer and screaming emotion. It is especially fun on the title track to hear her reading the riot act to some jerk who is doing her dirt (although it is less fun when you realize she is talking about Ike and her life with him was a living hell at this point). Ike's production shows him to be on a creative high (and probably just high as well) as he builds walls of funk-nasty guitar riffs and grinding bass topped off with sleazy-sounding horns and all kinds of weird touches. He was getting into synthesizers at this time and he does strange things with them, like the wobbly drone that runs through "What You Don't See (Is Better Yet)" or the burbling tones on "Popcorn." Production-wise, the high point comes on "Up on the Roof," where he turns the Spector chestnut into a psychedelic soul tune not unlike the Temptations' "Ball of Confusion." Another highlight is Ike & Tina's version of Sly & the Family Stone's "I Wanna Take You Higher." They never rocked harder than this. Where Sly's original is an invitation, Ike & Tina make it sound like a command you don't dare disobey. The inclusion of Tina's "Whole Lotta Love" shows how important Ike's production was to their sound. The take on the Led Zeppelin track is pretty good, with Tina wailing away frantically as usual, but it lacks the rawness and sonic unpredictability that is Ike's trademark. The whole disc lives up to its title. It is no doubt funkier than a mosquito's tweeter and heavier than a mosquito's woofer too. If you are a fan of Ike & Tina, you need this disc. If you are a fan of raw and nasty funk-rock, you need this disc. If you are a fan of music, you need this disc.
© Tim Sendra /TiVo
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Ronald Miller, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Brent Maher, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Aillene Bullock, Composer - Ike Turner, Producer - Ike & Tina Turner, MainArtist - Soko Richardson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jackie Clarke, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Byron Ridge, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Noel Summerville, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Esther Burton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jane Burks, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Vera Hamilton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Leon Blue, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Allen Deville, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Harold Freddie, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Edward Burks, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - John Lillyn, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2002 EMI Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2002 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 2002 Capitol Records, LLC
Ike Turner, Composer, Producer - Leon Ware, Composer - Tina Turner, Composer - Ike & Tina Turner, MainArtist - Soko Richardson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jackie Clarke, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Noel Summerville, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edward Burks, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Calvin Lane, Composer - Mary Reed, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - McKinley "Mack" Johnson, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - J. D. Reed , Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Warren Dawson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
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Ike Turner, Composer, Producer - Ike & Tina Turner, MainArtist - Noel Summerville, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
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George Tobin, Producer - Larry Harrison, Composer - The Ikettes, MainArtist - Luvada Harrison, Composer - Noel Summerville, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
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Ike Turner, Composer, Producer - Ike & Tina Turner, MainArtist - Soko Richardson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jackie Clarke, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Byron Ridge, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Noel Summerville, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
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Ronald Miller, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Brent Maher, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ike Turner, Producer - Ike & Tina Turner, MainArtist - Eki Renrut, Composer - Soko Richardson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jackie Clarke, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Byron Ridge, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Noel Summerville, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Leon Blue, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Allen Deville, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Harold Freddie, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Edward Burks, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - John Lillyn, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
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Spencer Proffer, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmie Haskell, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Plant, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Page, ComposerLyricist - John Bonham, ComposerLyricist - John Paul Jones, ComposerLyricist - Ike & Tina Turner, MainArtist - Denny Diante, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jeffrey Marmelzat, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Noel Summerville, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
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Ike Turner, Composer, Producer - Ike & Tina Turner, MainArtist - Soko Richardson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jackie Clarke, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Noel Summerville, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edward Burks, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Calvin Lane, Composer - Mary Reed, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - McKinley "Mack" Johnson, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - J. D. Reed , Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Warren Dawson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Philip Reese, Composer
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Gerald Goffin, ComposerLyricist - Andre Williams, Producer - Carole King, ComposerLyricist - Ike Turner, Producer - Ike & Tina Turner, MainArtist - Claude Williams, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Soko Richardson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jackie Clarke, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmie Smith, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Noel Summerville, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edward Burks, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - McKinley "Mack" Johnson, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Warren Dawson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2002 EMI Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2002 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 2002 Capitol Records, LLC
Ike Turner, Composer, Producer - Ike & Tina Turner, MainArtist - Soko Richardson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jackie Clarke, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Byron Ridge, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Noel Summerville, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
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Aillene Bullock, Composer - Ike Turner, Producer - Ike & Tina Turner, MainArtist - Soko Richardson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jackie Clarke, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Noel Summerville, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edward Burks, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Mary Reed, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - McKinley "Mack" Johnson, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - J. D. Reed , Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Warren Dawson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
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Ronald Miller, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Brent Maher, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Jackson, Composer - Ike Turner, Producer - Ike & Tina Turner, MainArtist - Raymond Moore, Composer - Soko Richardson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jackie Clarke, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Byron Ridge, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Noel Summerville, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Esther Burton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jane Burks, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Vera Hamilton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Leon Blue, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Allen Deville, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Harold Freddie, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Edward Burks, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - John Lillyn, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2002 EMI Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2002 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 2002 Capitol Records, LLC
Ike Turner, Composer, Producer - Tina Turner, Composer - Ike & Tina Turner, MainArtist - Claude Williams, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Soko Richardson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jackie Clarke, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmie Smith, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Noel Summerville, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edward Burks, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - McKinley "Mack" Johnson, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Warren Dawson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Gerhard Augustin, Producer
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Ike Turner, Composer, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Leon Ware, Composer - Tina Turner, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Ike & Tina Turner, MainArtist - Soko Richardson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jackie Clarke, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Edward Burks, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Mary Reed, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - McKinley "Mack" Johnson, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - J. D. Reed , Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Warren Dawson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2002 EMI Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2002 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1971 Capitol Records, LLC
Steve Marriott, ComposerLyricist - Ike Turner, Producer - Tina Turner, Composer - Ike & Tina Turner, MainArtist - Claude Williams, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Soko Richardson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jackie Clarke, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmie Smith, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Noel Summerville, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edward Burks, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - McKinley "Mack" Johnson, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Warren Dawson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Gerhard Augustin, Producer
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Ike Turner, Producer - Sylvester Stewart, ComposerLyricist - The Ikettes, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ike & Tina Turner, MainArtist - Soko Richardson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jackie Clarke, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Byron Ridge, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Noel Summerville, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2002 EMI Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2002 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 2002 Capitol Records, LLC
Ike Turner, Composer, Producer - The Ikettes, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ike & Tina Turner, MainArtist - Soko Richardson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jackie Clarke, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Byron Ridge, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Noel Summerville, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2002 EMI Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2002 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 2002 Capitol Records, LLC
Ike Turner, Composer, Producer - Leon Ware, Composer - Tina Turner, Composer - Ike & Tina Turner, MainArtist - Soko Richardson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jackie Clarke, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Noel Summerville, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edward Burks, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Mary Reed, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - McKinley "Mack" Johnson, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - J. D. Reed , Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Warren Dawson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2002 EMI Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2002 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 2002 Capitol Records, LLC
Ike Turner, Composer - Tina Turner, Composer - Ike & Tina Turner, MainArtist - Claude Williams, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Soko Richardson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jackie Clarke, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmie Smith, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Noel Summerville, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edward Burks, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - McKinley "Mack" Johnson, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Warren Dawson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Gerhard Augustin, Producer
(C) 2002 EMI Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2002 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 2002 Capitol Records, LLC
Andre Williams, Producer - Ike Turner, Producer - Tina Turner, Composer - Ike & Tina Turner, MainArtist - Claude Williams, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Soko Richardson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jackie Clarke, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmie Smith, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Noel Summerville, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edward Burks, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - McKinley "Mack" Johnson, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Warren Dawson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2002 EMI Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2002 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 2002 Capitol Records, LLC
Andre Williams, Producer - Ike Turner, Producer - Tina Turner, Composer - Ike & Tina Turner, MainArtist - Claude Williams, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Soko Richardson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jackie Clarke, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmie Smith, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Noel Summerville, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edward Burks, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - McKinley "Mack" Johnson, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Warren Dawson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2002 EMI Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2002 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 2002 Capitol Records, LLC
Album review
Funkier Than a Mosquito's Tweeter is a 21-track collection culled from one of Ike & Tina's most prolific and creative periods. It is also a largely forgotten period because they had no hits. Between 1969 and 1972, Ike & Tina released eight records on two different labels: two for Blue Thumb and six for Liberty/UA. On this set they took four tracks from 1970's Come Together, five from 1971's Nuff Said, and three each from 1972's Feel Good and Let Me Touch Your Mind. Also thrown in are a single from 1969, an Ikettes song from 1972, and a solo Tina cut from 1974. Ike & Tina had been many things in their long career: R&B pioneers, blues belters, stars of a soul revue, and pop stars. After coming off a tour with the Rolling Stones in 1969, Ike decided that the band needed to rock. He set about creating a hard-rocking brand of funk overloaded with proto-punk attitude perfect for the post-Woodstock and Altamont comedown. Ike's guitar playing is meaner than ever; he really attacks the strings on songs like "I Wanna Jump" and "The Chopper." Tina is at her snarling best throughout, cutting a wide path with her withering sneer and screaming emotion. It is especially fun on the title track to hear her reading the riot act to some jerk who is doing her dirt (although it is less fun when you realize she is talking about Ike and her life with him was a living hell at this point). Ike's production shows him to be on a creative high (and probably just high as well) as he builds walls of funk-nasty guitar riffs and grinding bass topped off with sleazy-sounding horns and all kinds of weird touches. He was getting into synthesizers at this time and he does strange things with them, like the wobbly drone that runs through "What You Don't See (Is Better Yet)" or the burbling tones on "Popcorn." Production-wise, the high point comes on "Up on the Roof," where he turns the Spector chestnut into a psychedelic soul tune not unlike the Temptations' "Ball of Confusion." Another highlight is Ike & Tina's version of Sly & the Family Stone's "I Wanna Take You Higher." They never rocked harder than this. Where Sly's original is an invitation, Ike & Tina make it sound like a command you don't dare disobey. The inclusion of Tina's "Whole Lotta Love" shows how important Ike's production was to their sound. The take on the Led Zeppelin track is pretty good, with Tina wailing away frantically as usual, but it lacks the rawness and sonic unpredictability that is Ike's trademark. The whole disc lives up to its title. It is no doubt funkier than a mosquito's tweeter and heavier than a mosquito's woofer too. If you are a fan of Ike & Tina, you need this disc. If you are a fan of raw and nasty funk-rock, you need this disc. If you are a fan of music, you need this disc.
© Tim Sendra /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 21 track(s)
- Total length: 00:59:23
- Main artists: Ike & Tina Turner
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: EMI Catalogue
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B Soul
© 2002 EMI Records Ltd This Compilation ℗ 2002 EMI Records Ltd
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