Originally released in 1989 on IRS' Illegal Records imprint, Leslie West's Alligator seemed then and still seems now, as evidenced by this straight reissue from Voiceprint Records, to be mostly West treading water.
He plays some hot guitar here, of course, but then not as much as one might like, and he sings a lot here, too, perhaps more than one might like.
It all adds up to a rather ho hum album without a single track that really takes your head off, although the flashy "Hall of the Mountain King/Theme from Exodus" mini-suite sure aims for sonic decapitation, as does the screeching "Whiskey" (featuring bass by Stanley Clarke), and West's cover of Screamin' Jay Hawkins' "I Put a Spell on You" is certainly atmospheric enough, but in the end it all seems more like cage rattling than a substantial musical statement.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sea of Fire | Leslie West | Play | 04:58 | 11 MB | 31 MB |
| 2 | Waiting for the F Change | Leslie West | Play | 04:22 | 10 MB | 24 MB |
| 3 | WhiskeyKenny Loggins | Leslie West | Play | 02:15 | 5 MB | 12 MB |
| 4 | Alligator | Leslie West | Play | 03:21 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 5 | I Put a Spell on YouScreamin' Jay Hawkins | Leslie West | Play | 04:10 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 6 | All of Me | Leslie West | Play | 03:03 | 7 MB | 14 MB |
| 7 | The Stealer | Leslie West | Play | 02:17 | 5 MB | 13 MB |
| 8 | Hall of the Mountain King/Theme from Exodus | Leslie West | Play | 03:09 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 9 | Dream Lover | Leslie West | Play | 02:03 | 4 MB | 9 MB |
| 29 mins | 68 MB | |||||
| 29 mins | 169 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanley Clarke | Bass, Guest Artist |
| 2 | Miles Copeland | Executive Producer |
| 3 | Carl Davino | Engineer |
| 4 | Stevo Glendinning | Direction |
| 5 | Screamin' Jay Hawkins | Composer |
| 6 | Jack Hotop | Keyboards |
| 7 | Kenny Loggins | Composer |
| 8 | Steve Loungo | Drums, Percussion |
| 9 | Ron McMaster | Mastering |
| 10 | Tony Miceli | Keyboards |
| 11 | Johnette Napolitano | Guest Artist, Vocals |
| 12 | Paul Orfino | Engineer, Producer |
| 13 | Paul Orofino | Engineer, Producer |
| 14 | Leslie West | Bass, Guitar, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |