Cleopatra Records artist: Foghat - Slow Ride - Live In Concert - New Release Review

 I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Slow Ride - Live In Concert, from Foghat and it's an excellent record of the energy produced by one of the best blues rock bands of their time. Spawned from Savoy Brown, Kim Simmonds brain child, Lonesome Dave Peverett (vocal and guitar), Tony Stevens (bass), Roger Earl (drums), joined up with slide master Rod Price and Foghat was an immediate hit. This concert was recorded in 1999 after the departure of Price and joined by Molly Hatchet's Bryan Bassett resulting in this line up. Opening with Drivin' Wheel, Bassett's gain saturated slide work gets things going and Peverett's incredible pipes lead on this terrific opener. Always known as a potent rocker Earl and Stevens provide a serious bottom. Excellent opener. On Elmo James' deep blues, It Hurts Me Too, again Peverett and Bassett have just a magical sound. Soulful vocals and overdriven slide is killer and with Earl and Stevens on the bottom, this sound just can't be beat. Robert Johnson's Sweet Home Chicago is up next with Foghat's trademark sound. Peverett's vocals are every bit a signature as the wide open slide and the driving bottom. These guys run this track just long enough to get it into 6th gear and then let the crowd sing along. Excellent blues rock. The set is wrapped with the big trio, Fool For The City, I Just Want To Make Love To You, and Slow Ride, Two Peverett originals and a Willie Dixon cover, there is hardly a person on the planet that was a rocker at this time who didn't know these 3 tracks. This is a powerful set and one that is sure to get your BP up. Enjoy!

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Foghat Records presents: Foghat - Sonic Mojo - New Release Review

 I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Sonic Mojo, from Foghat and it's a super classic blues based rocker. Opening with She's A Little Bit of Everything, Foghat shows that they still know how to rock. Teaming up with Savoy Brown's Kim Simmonds on writing, this track has that swagger. Foghat originated from Savoy Brown when Lonesome Dave Peverett and Roger Earl left Savoy Brown to pursue a more rocking sound and Simmonds kept his band which was really the king of boogie bands. This track is anchored by Earl on drums and fronted by Scott Holt and Bryan Bassett on vocals and guitars, with Rodney O'Quinn on bass and vocal and Eddie Lefebvre on percussion. With it's driving rhythm, catchy melody and stinging guitar, it's a solid opener. Simmonds' pen is definitely on Drivin' On with it's boogie feel and featuring Bassett on slide. Earl and O'Quinn really push the bottom making this one of my favorites tracks on the release. Howlin' Wolf's, How Many More Years, has a solid bass line by O'Quinn setting a solid bass for Holt and Bassett creating guitar riffs. Straight up rocker, Black Days and Blue Nights has solid ratio potential with a great rock rhythm, a cool guitar vamp and solid lead vocals. Bassett's slide work really adds some nice sting to the mix making this a strong rocker. Wrapping the release is a cool take on Chuck Berry's Promised Land giving it just a slight country feel. Real nice picking by Holt, slick slide work by Bassett solid lead vocals make this a strong closer for an enjoyable release. 

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