The quintessential ’70s boogie band, Foghat played rock designed for hockey and basketball arenas – pumpin’ 4/4 jams that got booties out of seats. Their breakthrough was this 1975 LP produced by bassist Nick Jameson and unleashing the twin-guitar fury of slider Rod Price and frontman Dave Peverett. The remastered set also features an unreleased ’75 live tape from Chicago.
You already know the studio tracks (like the FM anthem “Slow Ride”), but the draw here is the live cuts. In addition to being monster musicians, Foghat garnished their revved-up blooze with massive vocal harmonies, as in “Home In My Hand” and “My Babe.” A cover of the blues standard “Honey Hush” lets us hear the late Price playing conventional guitar leads, at which he was just as adept as bottleneck. The guy remains criminally underrated. Willie Dixon’s “I Just Want to Make Love to You” keeps the party going, with Dave and Rod trading solos next to Jameson’s wicked bass licks.
This live version of “Slow Ride” isn’t a departure, but it’s hard not to be dazzled by Foghat’s unstoppable guitar boogie, propelled by more fat Fender bass. Get out of your seats – and flick that Bic! – Pete Prown
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