Probably saw Little Feat 4-5 times. Had Bring the Family on the
turntable last night. Hard to beat Lipstick Sunset and Have a Little Faith back to back.
Mazzy loves Little Feat!
If you don’t (yet), her’s a primer on this great American musical institution:
https://youtu.be/Vsa3iaTKu3A?t=475
While I’m at it, here’s another. Well, 3/4th’s American anyway; Nick Lowe is English. Little Village (just a coincidence ;-) live is one of the greatest musical experiences of my life. One of the few "Super Groups" (John Hiatt, Ry Cooder, Nick Lowe, Jim Keltner) who in my book actually lives up to that title. Their single album was a disappointment, they were better as a group on John Hiatt’s fantastic Bring The Family album. Here they are on The Tonight Show, the only time I can remember in which the musical guest is given the time to perform two songs:
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"...crank-case coo-kin’ -- that’s a man-i-fold des-ti-ny..." Great performance. Yeah; I bought that record . . what a let down. But we’ll always have "Bring the Family" to savor. I’ve only seen Hiatt once. He didn’t bring along any sidemen on that tour and didn’t need any. He had us in palm of his hand for the entire show. A top-tier singer-songwriter, yes, but also a great entertainer. |
Little Feat are one of my very favourite bands, only with Lowell George, of course. Waiting for Columbus is one of those live shows where you'd be happy to walk out halfway through - shite happens. Newcastle 1977 is far superior, if you can get it: https://www.discogs.com/release/13316257-Little-Feat-Newcastle-1977 Down On The Farm wasn't mentioned but truly great. The crème de la crème is Lowell's solo album, "Thanks I'll Eat It Here" get the Japanese paper CD if you can. Along with Zappa and Steely Dan, Little Feat make up the Holy Trinity of American rock greats. Many other great bands but these three hardly ever put a foot wrong. |
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