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Music CD - Little Feat: Sailin' Shoes
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Music CD: Sailin' Shoes
Artist: Little Feat
List Price: $11.98
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Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
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1. Easy To Slip
2. Cold, Cold, Cold
3. Trouble
4. Tripe Face Boogie
5. Willin'
6. A Apolitical Blues
7. Sailin' Shoes
8. Teenage Nervous Breakdown
9. Got No Shadow
10. Cat Fever
11. Texas Rose Cafe
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0075992725828
Label: Warner Bros / Wea
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Warner Bros / Wea
Release Date: 1990-10-25
Studio: Warner Bros / Wea
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Summary: Willin' to wear those Sailin' Shoes Little Feat make a classic album
Comment: Overlooked and underappreciated, Little Feat gained popularity during their day but never had got the airplay or found the audience of other bands producing similar much at the same time. "Sailing Shoes" is a potent mix of the band's bluesy sound highlighted by Lowell George's distinctive slide playing (George was aided on their debut by Ry Cooder when Lowell badly injured his hand which altered his playing style giving us the familair sound that highlight so many later albums). The songwriting is top notch here improving on their already strong debut. Lowell George came into his own as a vocalist here and although that strong Dixieland blues/jazz influence isn't as prominent here, you can hear it lurking in the background more so than the band's strong debut.
Still playing as a four piece with George handling the bulk of the guitar work(Paul Barrere would join full time on the next album after being asked to audition as a bass player even though he was a guitar player and really wasn't all that interested in playing bass)assisted by the late, great Sneaky Pete Kleinow and Ron Elliot on three tracks of the album.
Keyboardist and co-founder Bill Payne contributes three strong songs--"Cat Fever", "Got No Shadow" and "Tripe Face Boogie" written with drummer Richie Hayward. "Willin'" (which reportedly had something to do with Zappa dismissing George from his band. Zappa told him he needed to go off and found his own band. The other reason reportedly was Zappa's "no drugs" policy which George would have rebelled against)makes another appearence in its definitive version while a couple of tracks originally written for George's previous band The Factory also show up.
"A Political Blues" one of George's most popular songs shows up here as well. "Easy to Slip" and "Texas Rose Cafe" (both of which George and the band did demos for The Doobie Brothers when Ted Templeman was looking for additional material for the band)also appear and both are terrific songs that bookend the album.
The CD sounds extremely good with a nice mastering job done by Lee Herschberg and a booklet that includes lyrics, credits and photos.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Feat were a Force Majeur
Comment: For those who aren't exposed to this band -
They were the most complete rock and roll band I know. The subtleties (sp) of phrasing and layers of harmony that seldom ran in a congruent, typical form is what impresses me. 6 musicians loosely playing in six different directions around a common theme is what you will hear in their best efforts. They were tight as a nun's privates. Live was as impressive as the studio - only more freeform. They shared a common musical brain.
Torque your parametric equalizer in any direction and you will hear the individual work. Layered = beauty.
They were the Bomb Diggity.
Elton John called them the Greatest Rock Band - I agree.
RBS
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Summary: I GOT CAT FEEEE-VER!
Comment: One of the best albums ever by one of the most underrated, underappreciated and unheard of bands of all time. Great songwriting, musicianship, vocals etc. A great guitar album as well. Lowell George was one of the greatest slide guitarists around. People often like to classify Little Feat as southern rock but don't be fooled- their styles are wide ranged- from New Orleans blues, R&B, & Stones style R&R.
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Summary: Sweet memories....
Comment: I couldn't even hope to improve on the excellent comments that precede - but wanted to add a quick note of a recent discovery. For those who loved & miss Br'r George & crew, take a listen at a group called 'NRBQ'....I think they're about the closest thing to the original 'Dixie Chickenz' that's come down the pike since Lowell's departure. A li'l different seasonings, but the stylings are there. Hope y'all like 'em too!
*ribit*
Shut...UP! ~8)
~J-Hi
'Down East'
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Summary: Hands down, their best album.
Comment: A fun album to listen to for sure. The version of "Willin" here is much better than the one on the first album. "Trouble," "Got No Shadow," and "Apolitical Blues" are equally great, and there are several more standouts. There's no comparison between their later music and this. The influence of Zappa's attitude is more evident here than anywhere else in Lowell George's music, even though it's country boogie rock. Truly original music and one of my favorites, period.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Sailin' Shoes demonstrates just how briskly Little Feat was developing in their early 1970s formative years. A pronounced step up from the Southern California quartet's critically praised 1971 debut, it's not as fully realized as the Feat's 1973 zenith, Dixie Chicken. But it's not far behind, and that's saying something. The final recording made by the original quartet (the band swelled to six members after founding bassist and Mothers of Invention alumni Roy Estrada split), Little Feat circa 1972 is a lean, energetic outfit. "Cold, Cold, Cold," "Tripe Face Boogie," "Apolitical Blues," and "Teenage Nervous Breakdown" are blunter rockers than what would follow. Lowell George's title track and Bill Payne's "Got No Shadow" and "Cat Fever," meanwhile, presage the more limber direction the group was headed. --Steven Stolder
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