What If (Dixie Dregs album)
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| What If | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 1978 | |||
| Recorded | 1978 | |||
| Studio | Chateau Recorders | |||
| Length | 39:46 | |||
| Label | Capricorn | |||
| Producer | Ken Scott | |||
| Dixie Dregs chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  [2] |
What If is the second studio album by the Dixie Dregs, released in 1978.[3]
Production
[edit]The band sought, for What If, producer/engineer Ken Scott, because of his production of Mahavishnu Orchestra's Birds of Fire (1973). “Those guys were our heroes,” said guitarist and main composer Steve Morse. He added: “we were eager to work with Ken. We felt like we were graduating to the next level.”[4]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Take It Off the Top" | Steve Morse | 4:07 |
| 2. | "Odyssey" | Morse | 7:35[5] |
| 3. | "What If" | Morse | 5:01 |
| 4. | "Travel Tunes" | Andy West | 4:34 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5. | "Ice Cakes" | Morse | 4:39 |
| 6. | "Little Kids" | Morse | 2:03 |
| 7. | "Gina Lola Breakdown" | Morse, Twiggs Lyndon | 4:00 |
| 8. | "Night Meets Light" | Morse | 7:47 |
Personnel
[edit]- Steve Morse – guitar, banjo
- Mark Parrish – keyboards
- Allen Sloan – violin, viola
- Andy West – bass guitar
- Rod Morgenstein – drums, vocals
Production
[edit]Producer - Ken Scott
- Assistant engineers – Brian Leshon, Chris Gregg, Gary Coppola
- Mastered By – SR/2*
- Recorded At – Chateau Recorders
Production coordinator - Steven Brooks
Notes
[edit]- "What If" and "Ice Cakes" are re-recordings from the band's 1976 demo record The Great Spectacular.
- The lead track "Take It Off the Top" was used as the theme song for the Friday Rock Show for most of the show's run (from 1978 to 1993).
- American heavy metal guitarist James Murphy covered "Odyssey" on his Feeding the Machine solo album.
- Progressive metal band Dream Theater covered "Odyssey" for the special edition of their 10th studio album Black Clouds & Silver Linings.
References
[edit]- ^ Gioffre, Daniel (2011). "What If - The Dixie Dregs | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 62. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Waters, Timothy R. (17 Dec 1981). "Classical mixed with bluegrass? Call them the Dregs". Arts. The Christian Science Monitor.
- ^ Bosso, Joe (13 September 2022). ""I Was Like a Mad Scientist, Always Refining": Steve Morse Reveals How He Wrote "Take It Off the Top"". Guitar Player. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ from 1978 Album, 25 April 2010
