Message From a Drum

by Redbone

Message From a Drum cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: December 1971
  • Label: Epic
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 37:25
  • Community rating: 3.65/5 from 4 ratings

Artists on this release: Lolly Vegas, Tony Bellamy, Pete DePoe, Pete Robinson, James Rasmussen, Pat Vegas

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The influential Native American rock outfit hit their commercial stride with 'Message From a Drum', famously anchoring the album with the worldwide smash 'The Witch Queen of New Orleans'[cite: 1]. Redbone's sound successfully intertwines gritty swamp-rock guitars, deep funk grooves, and potent cultural imagery[cite: 1]. It remains a definitive statement of their unique, highly rhythmic fusion of R&B and classic rock styles[cite: 1].

Genres

Descriptors: rhythmic, melodic, desert, guitars, harmonies, soulful, percussive

Tracklist

  1. Message from a Drum (3:05)
  2. Niji Trance (3:25)
  3. The Sun Never Shines on the Lonely (2:32)
  4. Maxspilivitz (0:14)
  5. Emotions (4:09)
  6. Jerico (3:48)
  7. The Witch Queen of New Orleans (2:45)
  8. When You Got Trouble (3:24)
  9. Perico (0:14)
  10. Fate (6:37)
  11. One Monkey (4:05)
  12. Chant: 13th Hour - 7" Version (3:01)

Credits

  • Redbone - primary artist
  • Pete Robinson - arranged by [strings & woodwinds, uncredited], conductor [strings & woodwinds, uncredited]
  • Pete DePoe - drums, percussion, vocals
  • Tony Bellamy - rhythm guitar, pedalboard [wah-wah], dobro, vocals, written-by

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