Standing on the Shoulders of Giants (Tribe of Gypsies album)
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| Released | 2000 | |||
| Recorded | 1999 | |||
| Genre | Latin rock, hard rock | |||
| Label | JVC/Victor Entertainment Seoul Records Air Raid Records | |||
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Standing on the Shoulders of Giants is the third full-length album by San Fernando Valley, California-based Latin rock band Tribe of Gypsies. It marks the swan song for percussionist Mario Aguilar and bassist Eddie Casillas, who was replaced by Juan Perez (ex-Civil Defiance) for the final three songs the band recorded for the album, which bears the distinction of being the first album released in the new millennium, with a release date of January 1, 2000, in Japan.
The album title Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants refers to a saying first attributed to Bernard of Chartres. It was most famously used by the 17th-century scientist Isaac Newton and is also inscribed on the edge of the British £2 coin. The album was re-titled Tribe of Gypsies III for the European market and released by Bruce Dickinson's Air Raid label.
The album contains a cover of "Parisienne Walkways" (dedicated to Philomena Lynott in the liner notes), co-written by Phil Lynott and Gary Moore for Moore's 1979 Back On The Streets album. The track also appears on The Spirit of the Black Rose - A Tribute to Philip Parris Lynott, released by Swedish label Record Heaven in 2001. Another song, "Over All", written with Downset's Rey Oropeza, is uncredited and plays at roughly the 10-minute mark of "Parisienne Walkways".
"The Flower" was co-written by Roy Z and Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden.
Sian Llewellyn of Classic Rock magazine called the album "a summer stunner."[1]
Track listing
- The Flower
- Rays Of The Sun
- Admit It
- It Don't Bother Me
- Puro Party
- What Cha Want
- Angel
- Up
- Better Days
- Dreams
- Puro Party (Reprise)
- Parisienne Walkways [bonus track]
- Over All [uncredited bonus track]
Notes
Musicians
- Roy Z : guitar, vocals & percussion
- Gregg Analla : vocals
- David Ingraham : drums & percussion
- Elvis Balladares : percussion
- Juan Perez : bass
Contributions
- Mario Aguilar : additional percussion
- Eddie Casillas : bass on "Better Days", "Puro Party", "What Cha Want", "Up" and "Parisienne Walkways"
- Juan Perez : bass on "Rays Of The Sun", "Admit It" and "It Don't Bother Me"
- Roy Z : bass on "The Flower", "Angel" and "Dreams"
Production Credits
All tracks produced, mixed and engineered by Roy Z & Joe Floyd
except tracks 2, 3 & 4 produced by Richard Polodor, mixed by Richard Polodor & Bill Cooper, and engineered by Bill Cooper
Recorded at Silver Cloud, Burbank, CA, American, Woodland Hills, CA & Rumba House, Sylmar, CA