Ball of Eyes
by Placebo
- Type: Album
- Released: November 1971
- Label: CBS
- Country: Belgium
- Length: 32:43
- Community rating: 3.6/5 from 1 rating
Artists on this release: Fr茅d茅ric Rottier, Jean Huysmans, Frans Van Dijck, Placebo, Nick Kletchkovsky, Alex Scorier, Marc Moulin, Roger Desmet, Michel Herinck, Richard Rousselet, Guy Theisen, Johnny Dover, Nicolas Fissette
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Led by keyboardist Marc Moulin, 'Ball of Eyes' introduces a sophisticated blend of brass-heavy jazz arrangements and electric rock instrumentation. The Belgian ensemble's debut incorporates elements of funk and soul, resulting in a distinctly groove-oriented European fusion record.
Genres
Descriptors: rhythmic, technical, melodic
Tracklist
- Inner City Blues (5:10)
- Planes (2:59)
- You Got Me Hummin' (6:17)
- Humpty Dumpty (2:34)
- Aria (4:59)
- Showbiz Suite (7:41)
- Balls of Eyes (2:00)
- Oh La La La (1:01)
Credits
- Placebo - primary artist
- Johnny Dover - baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, flute, percussion
- Nick Kletchkovsky - bass
- Fr茅d茅ric Rottier - drums, percussion
- Marc Moulin - piano, electric piano, electric harpsichord, melodica, arranged by, written-by
- Alex Scorier - soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute, written-by
- Nicolas Fissette - trumpet
- Richard Rousselet - trumpet, flugelhorn