Pair a Dice Found (1990)

About this title: Hot Tuna's first new album release in more than a decade, Pair a Dice Found was perhaps the band's most commercial, yet poorest selling, major-label effort. Unlike the Hot Tuna of the 1970s, this edition, again fronted by guitarist Jorma Kaukonen and bassist Jack Casady, was not a groove-oriented showcase for Kaukonen's songwriting and guitar prowess on old blues standards. Instead, Kaukonen had only three compositions on the record, while the closest thing to the old repertoire was the Jesse Fuller nugget "San Francisco Bay Blues." Second guitarist Michael Falzarano, in contrast, had five ... read more

Tracks:

1. It's Alright with Me [Kaukonen]
2. Parchman Farm [Allison]
3. Urban Moon [Bramblett]
4. Eve of Destruction [Sloan]
5. Ak-47 [Falzarano]
6. Shot in the Act [Mathews/Nagle]
7. Brand New Toy [Falzarano]
8. To Be with You [Falzarano]
9. Flying in the Face of Mr. Blue [Bramblett/Causey/Jo]
10. Love Gone Flat [Falzarano]
11. Bulletproof Vest [Falzarano]
12. Ken Takes a Lude [Kaukonen]
13. San Francisco Bay Blues [Fuller]
14. Happy Turtle Song [Kaukonen]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.