The genius of Little Feat, the Man with the Twang & pop’s greatest scandal in the making
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- Опубліковано 5 тра 2024
- We stuck a few coins in this week’s Wurlitzer and these were the tunes that got played …
… when records became all about sound not songs.
… Fonzworth Bentley, Puff Daddy’s butler, the man who held an umbrella over him on the beach at Cannes.
… what Henry Kissinger, Martha Stewart and Leonardo DiCaprio kept very quiet about.
… Manchester’s Co-Op, a tale of unprecedented hopelessness.
… what’s the definition of a song? And can you steal a record?
… the magical skill of Aston Barrett on I Shot The Sheriff and James Jamerson on You Can’t Hurry Love.
… ‘Duane Eddy Does Bob Dylan’ and its ingenious sleeve.
… does anybody still want pop posters?
… “I'd watch Jeremy Clarkson boil an egg.”
… Moneybagg Yo & DaBaby, Cigarettes After Sex and other acts playing the O2 and Wembley Arena we’ve ever heard of.
… the ultimate autograph.
… and New Whirl Odor, Road To Rouen, Sax And Violins, Lead Me Not Into Penn Station and other tortuous album titles.
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Just the other day I scored a Warner Brothers Music Show sew-on patch on Ebay from a guy that worked for the label in the U.K. He told me he saw Little Feat on every show on that tour and in 1977 as well. Lucky chap, that's all I can say.
Just as Duane Eddy died the local ancient music shop Ziggy's, on 3rd Street in Phoenix closed its doors. It was the shop that Duane legendarily swapped a Fender guitar for his twangy Gretsch that he played on his hit records with. The world works like that.
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@WordInYourEar. “The genius of Little Feat”. A very profound statement.
I had three little feat bootlegs out yesterday, 73,santa monica 74 electrif lycanthrope and 75 at wembley, i love em, yeah sneaking sally through the alley as well thats great too. I saw little feat at byron bay in2004 no Lowell obviously but everyone else was there and they rocked like crazy, still had Ritchie Heywood on drums, they were still bloody good , they played twice at that festival.
@richardfinlayson1524. There are a few more Little Feat bootlegs out there from the Lowell George era. There’s one called “Rampant Syncopatio” which includes songs from “The Last Record Album”. It has been released on CD titled “Live In Italy” - possibly with some tracks added/removed. I have a copy of one on cassette tape called “Beak Positive” with the alternative title “Live In Paris” which is possibly a recording of Little Feat “supporting” The Doobie Brothers when Warner Bros. sent their “Music Show” to the U.K. and Europe in early 1975. The LF tape of their show is only 35 - 38 minutes long. There is another LF live bootleg called “On The Other Foot” from the Lowell George era as I recall. So lots to seek out and listen to. Apparently the band has always given their blessing on these live recordings being made available to all and sundry.
Interesting fact. Apparently Lowell George himself “tweaked” the production of the tapes for “Electrif Lycanthrope”. Look up a YT contributor called Earl Guthrie. He is the “go to” guy for recordings/videos of the vintage, reformed and latest incarnations of the band. Stay safe and well
@richardfinlayson1524. Just another point to mention regarding Little Feat bootleg recordings. I don’t believe Lowell and the band ever played “Wembley” back in 1975.
LF were not that “big” a band back in the day to fill either The Empire Pool (now Wembley Arena) or Wembley Stadium (an open air sports arena) as concert venues. So the bootleggers were looking to get the $/£ from the LF “completists”!
In 1976 LF did play a stadium gig during the spring/summer here in the U.K. They supported The Who at Charlton F.C. in south east London. Apparently LF’s show was going great until a fan decided to climb up either the lighting rig or one of the stadium floodlight towers close to the stage! Apparently the band watched this guy while continuing to play in case he fell on to the stage. I’m sure there is film of LF playing this show somewhere out there.
I loved Little Feat and those first 5 are essential
Neon Park's marvellous artwork on those Little Feat sleeves complimented Lowell George' surreal lyrics...
Mr. Kenny Gradney - bass player with Little Feat from 1973 until this present moment. Kenny is the man who played the “holes” for the other guys in the band - or session, to “shine through”. So like the late great Lowell George said to not take this piece of musicianship lightly.
In search of the lost vinyl…..ah yes, i remember it well…..
Another top quality podcast. Top marks chaps.
Simply Mitch.
Come On a My House was written by Ross Bagdasarian, later known as David Saville of David Saville & the Chipmunks. He also plays the musician across the courtyard in Hitchcock's Rear Window.
Fabulous as ever..
derek smalls…..the tepid water between the fire and the ice of Tufnell and St Hubbins….a god among bass players….
If the word 'Smallsian' doesn't exist, it should do.
Greatest rock bass player is Andy Fraser of Free. Listen to the bass solo on Mr Big..... I rest my case.
Jack Bruce says hello...
@@MercuriusHibernicus Rick Danko?
Tiran Porter - original bass player and singer with The Doobie Brothers.
James Dewar (RIP) bass and vocals with Robin Trower.
I do hope that all those books relating to 'wisdom' included a cricketing almanac.
Such a shame we never hear Little Feat's asymmetrical funk on commercial radio. Perennially overlooked. Not an easy band to cover as the musical changes are very haphazard seeming. That being said, I love Tal Mahal's horntastic 1997 cover of 'Feats Don't Fail Me Now'. Richie Hayward's medical bill charges were on the back cover of 'Last Record Album'. which displayed an odd, macabre sense of humour! .
@philiphalpenny9761.With regard to Richie Hayward’s hospital invoices. Apparently Richie loved to ride his motorcycle - but unfortunately he kept falling off/crashing it. Don’t know if he was a bad rider or there were “other influences” regarding his driving ability. I am sure that on the video for Little Feat’s “Long Distance Love”, Richie is sporting a black eye (maybe?).
@@markmiwurdz2248 He was sporting a shiner. He & Lowell were like Richard Manuel & Rick Danko of The Band...major talents...but high risk, when it came to protecting themselves...imagine the anxiety of their nearest & dearest!
@philiphalpenny9761. A bit off topic but……. In the event of Lowell George bio - pic EVER being made, how about Jack Black or Matt Berry (Toast Of London) in the lead role? Beards and hair suitably dyed and styled for the time period, maybe one or the other of these actors as younger/older Lowell. Matt Berry has actually recorded his own albums, so there’s a shoe - in right away!
Have you heard the Lowell George tribute album “Rock And Roll Doctor”? Various line - ups of LF, Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, J. D. Souther (“Roll Um Easy” ) Bob Seger, etc. cover Lowell’s tunes and some standards. A Japanese musician covers “Long Distance Love” and the slide guitar is played by long time LF associate Elliott Ingber. Well worth a listen if you can find it. Stay safe and well.
Piece of Mind - Iron Maiden
Was there a book about Norman Wisdom on the cover?
How did Horslips get their name? The four poxmen of the horslips.
Other bands in which the bassist was the most accomplished musician? Free, Slade, Grateful Dead.
R.E.M.?
You missed another good one from Sparks- "Gratuitous Sax and Senseless Violins."
We’re of an age, gang. We’re of an age. This’ll mean nothing to the poodle rockers and Meatloafers.
Is the opening music Derek Brimstone?
Love Lowell George and Little Feat. I saw them live in the 70s with Lowell. What a show! They jammed for hours.
I love how they segue together the tracks in a seamless groove on 'Electrif Lycantrope' at Ultra- Bonic studios in 1974...
@@philiphalpenny9761 the album made in Hempstead Long Island? Ultra Sonic Studio
@@Raittway NYC...irresistible group...I wish I'd seen them live, like you...this album & parts of 'Waiting for Columbus' are a happy consolation...'Lowell right throw the night'!
@@philiphalpenny9761 "Cold Cold Cold/Tripe Face Boogie" major jam
@@philiphalpenny9761 Ultra Bonic got me. They call locals in East Hampton "bonackers" from "bonac". I'm one
How much is Private Eye now? [It is not on the shelves of newsagents here in Brisbane Qld.]
Little Feat also backed up Japanese singer/pianist/songwriter Akiko Yano on her first lp Japanese Girl. She sought them out and word is they refused payment for the first day of rehearsal because musically she was so far beyond them they felt embarrassed. Got two of the guys to sign her cd when they played the Clinton Presidential Library in Little Rock Arkansas.
A stunning record. I wouldn't have known about it but for the Little Feat association. Something tells me Bowie would have loved Akiko's music. Some seriously complicated mathematical arrangements going on there...
A song needs - Lyrics, Rhythm, Tempo, Melody. You cannot copyright a chord progression or a beat. You can copyright the lyrics, the melody line and whole thing put together
the cover of the Duane Eddy album is a little bit 'bringing it all back home' , isn't it?
Have twangy guitar will travel
I have a story about that the Grand Central etc book. Or, at least, the person who wrote it
Cigarettes after Sex (the band) are fantastic
Graham Central Station, not a pun but a great name for a Band.
The genius of Little Feat, the Man with the Twang & pop’s greatest scandal in the making 0111am 7.5.24 we all need a bit of twang in our lives... art of noises did sommat with eddy, didn't it... ?
They did...in 1986. I remember Rik Mayall dressed as Humphrey Bogart in the video...
@@philiphalpenny9761 WOW....i liked Rik Mayall's oEUVRE. dont recall the video, though, to accompany this collaboration. ghosts of dead rock stars Kicking up a fuss.... anyhow.........ua-cam.com/video/uZLvMI508BQ/v-deo.htmlfeature=shared
What no twangin' latin classics ?