9 Jahre nach dem letzten Werk "Kickin' it at the barn" sind die legendären Little Feat zurück mit einem neuen Studioalbum, das erste nach dem Tod von Gründungsmitglied Richie Hayward, der durch den neuen Drummer Gabe Ford ersetzt wird. Die Band ist noch immer "heiss", steht noch immer voll im Saft. "Rooster rag" klingt ungemein frisch und inspiriert. Die Band hat nichts von ihren Stärken eingebüsst. Das überaus abwechslungsreiche, von großer Spielfreude und viel Jam-Flair geprägte Material geht vom American-orientierten Rootsrock zu deftigem, funkigem New Orleans Swamprock und von "electrifying Groove Rock" zu erdigem, rauem Bluesrock. Einige Titel wurden von dem Grateful Dead-Hauskomponisten Robert Hunter mitgeschrieben. Die Fans werden nicht enttäuscht. Tolles Album!
Aus der Original-Produktbeschreibung:
It’s borderline miraculous to have a band surprise you on its 16th studio effort, but Little Feat’s Rooster Rag documents a vitality that many a baby band would love to have. Bill Payne delivers four new songs written with the legendary Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter. Fred Tackett contributes four songs that demonstrate some superb songwriting and singing. Paul Barrere drops a classic cover and a sizzling rocker written with the late Stephen Bruton. Sam Clayton brings it with a cover of Little Walter. New band member Gabe Ford keeps Feat’s funky rhythms going in a fashion that would have made Richie Hayward proud. And Kenny Gradney just keeps on providing a truly superb bottom end.
Recorded at long-time Bonnie Raitt guitarist Johnnie Lee Schell’s studio in Los Angeles, Rooster Rag includes visits from Fabulous Thunderbirds harp monster Kim Wilson, all-around string star Larry Campbell on violin, Aces Darrell Leonard on trumpet, Joe Sublet on saxophone, and additional vocals from Johnnie Lee himself.
All those other flavors add plenty, but in the end, the sound is unmistakably Little Feat. Paul Barrere reflected on it, “I’m really pleased with how it came out. Gabriel Ford steps up large – this is his first studio effort. What everybody added to everybody else’s songs is really remarkable. It was truly a collaboration and it shows – it’s a good old Little Feat album.”
Feat’s beautifully tasty blend of funk, New Orleans rhythms, Delta blues, and thirty other flavors of American music has survived the loss of several band members and the vicissitudes of touring life – in fact, it’s not only endured, but thrived. Feat doesn’t fail, and neither does Rooster Rag.
Das komplette Tracklisting:
1 Candy Man Blues - 3:04
2 Rooster Rag - 4:35
3 A Church Falling Down - 5:21
4 Salome - 6:31
5 One Breath at a Time - 5:17
6 Just a Fever - 4:23
7 Rag Top Down - 5:25
8 Way Down Under - 4:05
9 Jamaica Will Break Your Heart - 4:24
10 Tattooed Girl - 4:53
11 The Blues Keep Coming - 5:50
12 Mellow Down Easy - 4:08
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