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Hot Heads

1990 studio album by Les Têtes Brulées

Hot Heads is an album by the Cameroonian band Les Têtes Brulées, released in 1990.[2][3] The band supported the album with a North American tour.[4]

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Production

Recorded in France, the album was produced by Andy Lyden and Jean-Marie Ahanda.[5][6] The band sang in a Cameroonian vernacular, French, and English.[7][8] Guitar player Theodore "Zanzibar" Epeme committed suicide before the album was released.[7] Epeme was known for applying foam rubber to his guitar to imitate a balafon.[9] Some songs are about musicians leaving the countryside for city life.[8]

Critical reception

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The Gazette deemed the band "Africa's answer to the Red Hot Chili Peppers," writing that "modern bikutsi is a stripped-down sound of chicken-feet guitars, drums that won't quit and the kind of yelping, whooping and singing that says we mean business."[12] The Philadelphia Daily News wrote that Les Têtes Brulées "combine fast tribal rhythms, swirling guitars and abrasive, multi-lingual vocals."[13]

The Chicago Tribune stated: "The star of the show is guitarist Theodore 'Zanzibar' Epeme. His solos are light yet propulsive, building inexorably and seamlessly from skittering rhythm lines."[11] The Houston Chronicle noted that "electric guitars and Western drums have replaced the 'balafon' and percussion, but the vocals are rough, in the ancient folk tradition."[14]

AllMusic wrote: "Consistently inspired, Hot Heads underscores the band's resilient nature."[10] The New York Times listed it among the best albums of 1990.[15] MusicHound World: The Essential Album Guide considered Hot Heads "perhaps the greatest African rock 'n' roll ever made."[6]

Track listing

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References

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    Harrison, Tom (30 Apr 1991). "LES TETES BRULEES: Hot Heads". Entertainment. The Province. p. 47.
  2. [2]
    "Les Tetes Brulees". Chicago Reader. September 2, 1993.
  3. [3]
    Gore, Joe (Mar 1991). "Audio — Hot Heads by Les Tetes Brulees". Guitar Player. 25 (3): 118.
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    Kot, Greg (29 Aug 1991). "Les Tetes Brulees...". Chicago Tribune. p. 11A.
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    King, Peter B. (February 3, 1991). "'Hot Heads', Les Tetes Brulees". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. J3.
  6. [6]
    MusicHound World: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 2000. p. 428.
  7. [7]
    Eichenberger, Bill (January 24, 1991). "POLYRHYTHMS DRIVE MELODIES IN EXOTIC, DELIRIOUS JOURNEYS". Weekender. The Columbus Dispatch. p. 8.
  8. [8]
    Himes, Geoffrey (20 September 1991). "The Debut Sound of Tetes Brulees". The Washington Post. p. N13.
  9. [9]
    Barlow, Sean; Eyre, Banning (1995). Afropop!. Chartwell Books, Inc. p. 53.
  10. [10]
    "Les Têtes Brulées - Hot Heads Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  11. [11]
    Kot, Greg (24 Jan 1991). "Les Tetes Brulees Hot Heads". Tempo. Chicago Tribune. p. 9.
  12. [12]
    Feist, Daniel (13 Dec 1990). "LES TETES BRULEES – Hot Heads". The Gazette. Montreal. p. D14.
  13. [13]
    "POP FACES TO WATCH". Features. Philadelphia Daily News. 3 Jan 1991. p. 31.
  14. [14]
    Mitchell, Rick (January 13, 1991). "Pop Recordings". Zest. Houston Chronicle. p. 16.
  15. [15]
    Pareles, Jon (30 Dec 1990). "The Best Show? In the Court, Not the Concert Hall". The New York Times. p. A32.
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