Unlike recent Hot Tuna albums, Hoppkorv found the group acting less as a mouthpiece for guitarist Jorma Kaukonen's compositions and more as a heavy rock cover band, handling such familiar material as Buddy Holly's "It's So Easy" and Chuck Berry's "Talkin' 'Bout You," although "Watch the North Wind Rise" was one of Kaukonen's better tunes.
Even on the originals, the tempo had picked up, the arrangements were shorter; nothing here ran as long as five minutes, and the sound had been filled out by the occasional addition of keyboards, second guitar, and background vocals.
So, Hoppkorv was closer to a straightforward pop/rock album than many Hot Tuna releases, and for that, predictably, it got higher marks from critics, who appreciated the variety, and lower marks from Tuna fans, who found less music to boogie to.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Claus RetreatJorma Kaukonen | Hot Tuna | Play | 04:11 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 2 | Watch the North Wind RiseJorma Kaukonen | Hot Tuna | Play | 04:39 | 10 MB | 28 MB |
| 3 | It's So EasyBuddy Holly, Norman Petty | Hot Tuna | Play | 02:34 | 5 MB | 16 MB |
| 4 | Bowlegged Woman, Knock Kneed ManCalvin Carter, Bobby Rush | Hot Tuna | Play | 03:07 | 7 MB | 18 MB |
| 5 | Drivin' AroundNick Buck | Hot Tuna | Play | 02:55 | 6 MB | 17 MB |
| 6 | I Wish You WouldBilly Boy Arnold | Hot Tuna | Play | 03:17 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 7 | I Can't Be SatisfiedMcKinley Morganfield | Hot Tuna | Play | 03:54 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 8 | Talking 'Bout YouChuck Berry | Hot Tuna | Play | 03:30 | 8 MB | 19 MB |
| 9 | Extrication Love SongJorma Kaukonen | Hot Tuna | Play | 04:16 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 10 | Song from the Stainless CymbalJorma Kaukonen | Hot Tuna | Play | 04:02 | 9 MB | 23 MB |
| 36 mins | 83 MB | |||||
| 36 mins | 219 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Billy Boy Arnold | Composer |
| 2 | Chuck Berry | Composer |
| 3 | Tim Bryant | Design |
| 4 | Nick Buck | Composer, Keyboards |
| 5 | Calvin Carter | Composer |
| 6 | Michael Casady | Equipment Coordinator |
| 7 | Rick Collins | Mastering |
| 8 | Ron Dudley | Equipment Coordinator |
| 9 | David Gertz | Mixing Assistant |
| 10 | Buddy Holly | Composer |
| 11 | Hot Tuna | Primary Artist |
| 12 | Pat Ieraci | Production Coordination |
| 13 | Jorma Kaukonen | Composer |
| 14 | Acy Lehman | Art Direction |
| 15 | Jerry Leiberwitz | Sleeve Painting |
| 16 | Harry Maslin | Engineer, Producer |
| 17 | McKinley Morganfield | Composer |
| 18 | Norman Petty | Composer |
| 19 | Roger Ressmeyer | Cover Photo, Photography |
| 20 | Bobby Rush | Composer |
| 21 | John Sherman | Guitar |
| 22 | Allen Sudduth | Assistant Engineer |
| 23 | Karen Tobin | Vocals (Background) |
| 24 | Chris Whorf | Design |
| 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. |