BLACKFOOT Rattlesnake Rock'n'roll Best Of - 2007 Southern Rock compilation CD
Format: CD Condition: New Year of Release: 2007 Cat. No.: 237180 Label: Wea/Atlantic
Southern rock's last great gasp is spelled out on this 18-track compilation. Wisely leaving off anything from the weak albums (No Reservations, Siogo, Vertical Smiles, and Rick Medlocke & Blackfoot) and cherry-picking from the rest of Blackfoot's output, this slims the group's best down to a nice solid chunk of heavy twin Southern rock guitars, macho lyrics, and thundering drumbeats. While some naysayers will point to the group's "Highway Song" as being little more than a spirited "Free Bird" knockoff, the guitar interplay between Medlocke and Charlie Hargrett is well worth the listen.
Other highlights include "Train Train," "Left Turn on a Red Light," and a cover of Free's "Wishing Well." Another special bonus is three tracks from Highway Song Live, a U.K.-only release that clearly illustrates what a potent live combination the original quartet truly was.
~ Cub Koda, All Music Guide
TRACK LISTING:
1 Feelin' Good 2 Left Turn On A Red Light 3 Wishing Well 4 Train, Traine 5 Highway Song 6 Gimme, Gimme, Gimme 7 Every Man Should Know (Queenie) 8 Spendin' Cabbage 9 Fox Chase 10 Diary Of A Workingman 11 Too Hard To Handle 12 Fly Away 13 Rattlesnake Rock 'N' Roller 14 Good Morning [Live] 15 Road Fever [Live] 16 Trouble In Mind [Live] 17 Doin' My Job 18 Guitar Slingers Song And Dance
