Bring It On

by Gomez

Overview

On their debut album, Bring It On, England's Gomez introduce their original take on bluesy roots rock. Unlike Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, this isn't amphetamine-fueled freak-out music but similar at times to Beck's acoustic-based work (One Foot in the Grave), with more going on vocally. The band has a total of three strong vocalists, who can switch from pretty harmonies to gutsy blues outpourings in the blink of an eye. The band manages to cover a lot of ground convincingly on Bring It On, which is unusual, since it commonly takes bands the course of a few releases to hone their sound. The three British singles released from the album are definite highlights -- "Get Myself Arrested," "Whippin' Piccadilly," and "78 Stone Wobble," the latter containing a beautifully haunting acoustic guitar riff similar to Nirvana's unplugged version of the Meat Puppets' "Plateau." All the praise that Gomez's debut received is definitely not hype. The album is consistently great, as proven by such tracks as "Tijuana Lady," "Love Is Better Than a Warm Trombone," and "Get Myself Arrested." ~ Greg Prato

Product Details

Release Date:	09/08/1998
Label:	Virgin
UPC:	0724384559229
Rank:	135043

Tracks

1. Get Miles
2. Whippin' Piccadilly
3. Make No Sound
4. 78 Stone Wobble
5. Tijuana Lady
6. Here Comes the Breeze
7. Love Is Better Than a Warm Trombone
8. Get Myself Arrested
9. Free to Run
10. Bubble Gum Years
11. Rie's Wagon
12. The Comeback

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Gomez   Primary Artist
Steve Fellows   Fuzz Guitar
Dajon Everett   Percussion
Ian Bracken   Cello
Mat Quentin   Tuba
Mat Quinton   Tuba
Susie Wright   Saxophone
Stephen Fellows   Guitar

Technical Credits

Paul Blackburn   Composer,Group Member,Instrumentation,Arranger
Traditional   Composer
Jim Morrison   Composer
Ken Nelson   Engineer,Engineer
Ian Ball   Arranger,Composer,Group Member,Instrumentation
The Doors   Composer
Ben Ottewell   Arranger,Composer,Group Member,Instrumentation
Robby Krieger   Composer
Robert Rogers   Composer
Neil Young   Composer
Matt Turner   Composer
Olly Peacock   Arranger,Composer,Group Member,Instrumentation
Ray Manzarek   Composer
William Robinson   Composer
John Densmore   Composer
Smokey Robinson   Composer
Gomez   Group,Composer,Producer
Tom Gray   Arranger,Composer,Group Member,Instrumentation
William Gray   Composer
Dave Dade   Producer
Oliver James Peacock   Composer
T-Bone Walker   Composer
Frank Arkwright   AMS Audiophile Operator
Bobby Rogers   Composer