Members axslinger Posted February 28, 2008 Members Share Posted February 28, 2008 Wow, never really thought about it but it is hard to put your finger on their sound. Truely unique. Although recorded post-George, Let it Roll kicks some butt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FlameTree Posted February 28, 2008 Author Members Share Posted February 28, 2008 i'll definately go out and buy something of sonny landreth's:thu: listening to the the subdudes, though they sound all right i really haven't been able to get into their music that i was listening to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members littlemilo Posted February 28, 2008 Members Share Posted February 28, 2008 ... Ever hear Robert Palmer's Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley? Great album...Lowell was on there, and the Meters were the backing band for the whole record. I'm pretty sure Payne (and probably some of the other guys) makes appearances, too. Hey hey Julia You're acting so peculiar And I know I couldn't fool ya in a million years... Great album, especially the "Sailing Shoes"/"Hey Julia"/"Sneakin' Sally thru the Alley" medley at the start. Palmer's best effort, IMO. But yeah, Little Feat (Lowell George version) is my favorite band of all time, and I've never heard anybody sound like 'em since. Lowell had great vocal chops as well as guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wader2k Posted February 28, 2008 Members Share Posted February 28, 2008 Check out a band called Sea Level. I had almost forgot about Sea level.....Great band!!! Shake a Leg! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wader2k Posted February 28, 2008 Members Share Posted February 28, 2008 I've had the pleasure of seeing Little Feat 3 times....all post Lowell.......and they put on an amazing show of musicianship.....definitely recommended. 8^) Wade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Andrewrg Posted February 28, 2008 Members Share Posted February 28, 2008 Feats Don't Fail Me Now is, for me, the definitive LF record with some spine-tingling slide on Tripe Face Boogie. There isn't a bad track on there; in fact I don't think there's a weak track on any Lowell George-era Feat albums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Electric Catfish Posted February 28, 2008 Members Share Posted February 28, 2008 Feats Don't Fail Me Now is, for me, the definitive LF record with some spine-tingling slide on Tripe Face Boogie. There isn't a bad track on there; in fact I don't think there's a weak track on any Lowell George-era Feat albums. I'm a huge fan, but I'd have to disagree with you, there....There are, imo, weak tracks on every album AFTER FDFMN (though I do agree with your assessment of it...it's classic).Down On the Farm has very few moments that are even listenable, for me. He was pretty bad off toward the end, and lost a lot of his "edge" (not to mention having less and less involvement/interest with Feat), bad as it pains me to say it....his solo record was a little too slick for me, too.But those first 4 albums are all classic, and the rest all had their moments, but it was all a steady descent after FDFMN for them, imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cbh5150 Posted February 28, 2008 Members Share Posted February 28, 2008 ... Little Feat always sounded a lot folksier/bluesier to me. Like the Band, but, you know, good.LOL !!! :D And for my .02, Mr. Payne is one of the best keys players out there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members St. Andrew Posted February 28, 2008 Members Share Posted February 28, 2008 I saw em at the Paramount Theater in Austin circa 1976 with Lowell. Great stuff. Lowell kept asking if Robert Palmer was there and to get his ass on stage. God, they were/are talented and what a unique sound. They were loud but you could pick out everything. Lowell was fat & dressed in overalls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members littlemilo Posted February 28, 2008 Members Share Posted February 28, 2008 I've had the pleasure of seeing Little Feat 3 times....all post Lowell.......and they put on an amazing show of musicianship.....definitely recommended.8^)Wade Saw 'em once with Lowell, a few months before he died. Lowell was in tough shape, Barrere had to carry most of the show. Saw them with Craig Fuller in the late 80's. It was good, but it seemed like a different band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members adlo76 Posted February 28, 2008 Members Share Posted February 28, 2008 Really? That's almost like saying you don't hear Chuck Berry in Keith Richards's playing.... That's almost always the first element to come up, when most people talk about them...What would you call "Fat Man", for example? I can't hear Lowell's tenor sounding the first thing like Dr. John, either, though... I can't avoid hearing the Dr. John/Metersyness of stuff like this:[YOUTUBE]EmG8sdaeCYk[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members adlo76 Posted February 28, 2008 Members Share Posted February 28, 2008 not to mention that the Meters backed up Dr John on quite a few tracks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soundcreation Posted February 28, 2008 Members Share Posted February 28, 2008 Well I know you want bands like them but I can't resist posting these for anyone whose intrested Download this athttp://www.archive.org/details/lf1974-09-19.shnf Fantastic Live performance and [YOUTUBE]fEOlTZGuLKM[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Electric Catfish Posted February 28, 2008 Members Share Posted February 28, 2008 I can hear Dr. John in their overall sound...I was just meaning I don't think Lowell's singing voice sounds like Dr. John's. Lowell's voice was a lot higher and smoother....Who was it that referred to Lowell's singing as "White boy got the woo woo's"? Somebody did, but I can't remember who...that always cracked me up, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wader2k Posted February 28, 2008 Members Share Posted February 28, 2008 Thanks for that link........Cool!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Professor Tom Posted February 28, 2008 Members Share Posted February 28, 2008 Try John Hiatt's "Bring The Family" and Dr. John's "Duke Elegant". Those two albums have that easy rolling feel that you are looking for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members orourke Posted February 28, 2008 Members Share Posted February 28, 2008 There's some serious country going on, too..."Willin'", and "Truck Stop Girl" particularly.Then there's the Zappa association...Lowell George and Roy Estrada left the Mothers of Invention to form Feat with Bill Payne (the keys player...I've heard that he auditioned for the mothers but didn't make it, but I'm not sure if that's true), and Ritchie Hayward.Roy Estrada left to play with Captain Beefheart (when they got Gradney from Delaney and Bonnie's band...which replaced the band that Clapton stole from them), so there's the wierdo fringe rock thing, too. Particularly lyrically. Sorry for the rambling history. One of the most criminally overlooked bands of all time, imo. Good info! That wasn't rambling, in was down right concise. My drummer and I have joined some transplanted southerners here in NYC who have a very American musical point of view. Seeing that me and him were always more into classic brit rock type stuff (Stones, Bowie etc.) we've had to change our attitude to make it work. We've been taking some inspiration from the southern funk of Little Feat. This has been a timely thread for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members csm Posted February 28, 2008 Members Share Posted February 28, 2008 Lowell had great vocal chops as well as guitar. And the songwriting chops were nothing to sneeze at, either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GomezAddams1 Posted February 28, 2008 Members Share Posted February 28, 2008 Bonnie Raitt's guitar work is very reminiscent of Lowell George. You might check out some of her albums. I recommend Nick of Time, Luck of the Draw, Green Light Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Electric Catfish Posted February 28, 2008 Members Share Posted February 28, 2008 Bonnie Raitt's guitar work is very reminiscent of Lowell George. You might check out some of her albums. I recommend Nick of Time, Luck of the Draw, Green LightThey were pretty tight, in the 70's. Bonnie's on a lot of Feat stuff, singing harmony.My old roommate (a huge Lowell fan) told me a story about "Rocket In My Pocket". Apparently, Lowell had been holed up in his house for several days, and they couldn't get him to come to the studio and cut the solo for that tune. Bonnie was around, so she recorded one...They called Lowell back and told him not to worry about overdubbing that solo, Bonnie went ahead and covered for him. He was there in minutes, in his robe and slippers, to redo it himself.I'd love to see Bonnie tour with the surviving members as a backing band... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FlameTree Posted February 28, 2008 Author Members Share Posted February 28, 2008 Try John Hiatt's "Bring The Family" and Dr. John's "Duke Elegant". Those two albums have that easy rolling feel that you are looking for. Thanks for the tip, i'll try and buy them this weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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