Standing on the Shoulders of Giants (album)

Standing on the Shoulders of Giants is the third full-length album by San Fernando Valley, California-based Latin rock band Tribe of Gypsies. It marks the swan song for percussionist Mario Aguilar and bassist Eddie Casillas, who was replaced by Juan Perez (ex-Civil Defiance) for the final three songs the band recorded for the album, which bears the distinction of being the first album released in the new millennium, with a release date of January 1, 2000, in Japan.

Contents

• Track listing
• Songs
• References

The album title Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants refers to a saying first attributed to Bernard of Chartres. It was most famously used by the 17th-century scientist Isaac Newton and is also inscribed on the edge of the British £2 coin.

The album contains a cover of "Parisienne Walkways" (dedicated to Philomena Lynott in the liner notes), originally written by Phil Lynott for Gary Moore's 1979 Back On The Streets album. The track also appears on The Spirit of the Black Rose - A Tribute to Philip Parris Lynott, released by Swedish label Record Heaven in 2001. Another song, "Over All", written with Downset's Rey Oropeza, is uncredited and plays at roughly the 10-minute mark of "Parisienne Walkways".

"The Flower" was co-written by Roy Z and Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden.

Sian Llewellyn of Classic Rock magazine called the album "a summer stunner."