Little Feat is my all-time favorite band. Unfortunately I was never able to see them with Lowell George but saw them many times during the mid-80s Texas Twister era. Incredible musicianship and they gave you your money's worth. One of my most prized possessions is a 50 cent thrift store copy of Feets Don't Fail Me Now that is a Warner Brothers white label test pressing. It doesn't sound like anything else I own and I have over 2,000 albums. I love it so much that it has a slight Warp and I can't bring myself to have it repaired for fear of something bad happening. The Rhino reissues are intriguing but I have not bought anything on Rhino in many years because I had a run of bad luck with terrible pressings. I had to return three copies in a row of the Grateful Dead American Beauty album due to dirt pressed into the album as well as skips and pops. Perhaps their quality control is better now but for the money I am leery.
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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@lordmelton you might enjoy giving this a listen from Internet Archive. A SBD boot of Little Feat Live at London's Rainbow Theatre on 1977-08-02 w/ Tower of Power. Performed 4 or 5 nights after the Newcastle shows. |
@drbb Thanks for that, I see that Mick Taylor puts in an appearance too! This has just been released, well I've never seen it before. I've got The Who concert though.
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"Day at the Dog Races" and "Red Streamliner" by Little Feat are two of my favorite demo tracks. If you're a Little Village fan, seek out a live recording (FM broadcast) from Denver called "Don't Bug Me When I'm Working." It is a 2 CD set that was recorded in April of 1992 and it is worth seeking out! |
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