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TRICKSTER   

Back To Zero

RELEASED
1979
TYPE
studio album
STYLES
rock, pop, A.O.R.
TRACKS
01, Tomorrow Belongs To Me  (3:58)
02, Back To Zero  (4:12)
03, You Make Me Want To Stay  (3:42)
04, Road To Nowhere  (4:13)
05, Bump In The Nigh  (4:14)
06, Time Makes A Fool Of Everyone  (4:46)
07, Hold On  (3:42)
08, Falling For The Wrong Guy  (3:58)
09, I'm Satisfied  (2:56)
10, Can't Stop Us Singing  (3:42)
11, The Loser  (3:48)
12, Sweet Freedom  (3:50)  BONUS
13, Rock'n'Roll Crown  (3:19)  BONUS
14, April In Paris  (4:10)  BONUS
15, Everybody Needs A Hero  (4:09)  BONUS
DURATION
58:41
MUSICIANS
PHIL BATES -lead vocals (1,3,4,6,7,9,11), lead guitars (1),
      guitars (2÷4,6÷8,10,11), acoustic guitars (4), backing
      vocals (1÷5,7,9÷11)
MICHAEL GROTH -lead vocals (2,4,5,8,10), guitars
      (1÷4,6,7,10,11), acoustic guitars (8), bass (3,6,11),
      backing vocals (1÷5,7,10)
COLIN HEWINSON -keyboards, backing vocals (2,3)
JOHN FINCHAM -bass (1,2,4,5,7÷11), backing vocals
      (1,2,4,5,9÷11)
PAUL ELLIOT -drums, percussion (3)
ALLAN -ghost (5)
PRODUCED BY
TRICKSTER
REVIEW
Druhé album "Back To Zero" je ovlivněno trendem konce sedmdesátých let, tedy soundem a melodickými prvky přicházejících z Ameriky (např. Supertramp, Toto...). Opět na první poslech chytlavý, sofistikovaný pop-rock mísící se s bohatou orchestraci. Po rozpuštění kapely v roce 1980 se Phil Bates objevuje v 90. letech v Electric Light Orchestra Part Two, později ve skupině Atlantic.