Black&White&BlueMoon Town
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I remember Little Feat from the 70's, but not as a band I listened to regularly then. I did enjoy Let It Roll from 1988, but in general, I would get the FM radio tracks (Dixie Chicken and a few others) and not their albums on my rotation. I found it even more surprising the band formed and was mostly from LA, as I have always thought them a New Orleans/Southeast US band by far as that style is where their music resonated the most.
Oh, Atlanta is the song I knew off of this album and really a solid offering and the one I'd come back to. Really like the horns and synths in Spanish Moon, and although I liked the Medley at the end, it wasn't as much of a grabber as I was hoping a tempo changing song would be.
Once the album finished, I got to hear the Radiators (from New Orleans), jam band Widespread Panic, John Hiatt, GFR, a Stones funky blues offering of Loving Cup, and then... the Black Crowes. Then it hit me on Little Feat's influence, as I was trying all album to place their sound past what I remembered from the 70's and 80's.
It didn't connect with me as others have mentioned as the songs did blend together a bit. It's an enjoyable 6/10 for me, but not one I'm seeking out, however I certainly can appreciate their influence on bands such as Black Crowes, and others.
When trying to define the uniqueness of Little Feat, and there was never a doubt to me they were unique, I think their own website sums them up best:
Little Feat is very possibly the last-man-standing example of what used to be the norm in American music, a fusion of a broad span of styles and genres into something utterly distinctive. They combined earthy, organic material with first-rate musicianship in a combination that transcends boundaries. Feat took California rock, funk, folk, jazz, country, rockabilly, and New Orleans swamp boogie and more, stirred it into a rich gumbo, and has been leading people in joyful dance ever since.
Well said.
Oh, Atlanta is the song I knew off of this album and really a solid offering and the one I'd come back to. Really like the horns and synths in Spanish Moon, and although I liked the Medley at the end, it wasn't as much of a grabber as I was hoping a tempo changing song would be.
Once the album finished, I got to hear the Radiators (from New Orleans), jam band Widespread Panic, John Hiatt, GFR, a Stones funky blues offering of Loving Cup, and then... the Black Crowes. Then it hit me on Little Feat's influence, as I was trying all album to place their sound past what I remembered from the 70's and 80's.
It didn't connect with me as others have mentioned as the songs did blend together a bit. It's an enjoyable 6/10 for me, but not one I'm seeking out, however I certainly can appreciate their influence on bands such as Black Crowes, and others.
When trying to define the uniqueness of Little Feat, and there was never a doubt to me they were unique, I think their own website sums them up best:
Little Feat is very possibly the last-man-standing example of what used to be the norm in American music, a fusion of a broad span of styles and genres into something utterly distinctive. They combined earthy, organic material with first-rate musicianship in a combination that transcends boundaries. Feat took California rock, funk, folk, jazz, country, rockabilly, and New Orleans swamp boogie and more, stirred it into a rich gumbo, and has been leading people in joyful dance ever since.
Well said.