SNAKEHIPS ETCETERA

Another typical mid 70's Nucleus album with funky fusion marked by Carr's leading trumpet playing and kitsch artwork. The line-up remained largely unchanged compared to the preceeding 'Under The Sun', and while the musicianship is enjoying, none of these players has enough stamina to leave a noticeable mark on the Nucleus sound. It all remains very much within of the confines prescribed by Carr.

The disappointing thing about it all is how none of the tracks manages to rise above mere background fusion music and as such it's quite a letdown after the nice 'Under the Sun' album. On the plus side, there's nothing really offputting about it neither. On occasion they still manage to attract the attention of the listener by small psychedlic details such as on the title track, but mostly they stick to passable melodic funk-fusion. The hooks are average though, sounding too much like those from any other Nucleus track or album.