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Feats Don't Fail Me Now (Paoersleeve)

Little Feat

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WPCR12616
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CD
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Limited, Paper Sleeve, Remaster

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If Dixie Chicken represented a pinnacle of Lowell George as a songwriter and band leader, its sequel Feats Don't Fail Me Now is the pinnacle of Little Feat as a group, showcasing each member at their finest. Not coincidentally, it's the moment where George begins to recede from the spotlight, leaving the band as a true democracy. These observations are only clear in hindsight, since if Feats Don't Fail Me Now is just taken as a record, it's nothing more than a damn good rock & roll record. That's not meant as a dismissal, either, since it's hard to make a rock & roll record as seemingly effortless and infectious as this. Though it effectively builds on the Southern-fried funkiness of Dixie Chicken, it's hardly as mellow as that record - there's a lot of grit, tougher rhythms, lots of guitar and organ. It's as supple as Chicken, though, which means that it's the sound of a touring band at their peak. As it happens, the band is on the top of their writing game as well, with Bill Payne contributing the rollicking "Oh Atlanta" and Paul Barrere turning in one of his best songs, the jazzy funk of "Skin it Back." Each has a co-writing credit with George — Payne on the unreleased Little Feat-era nugget "The Fan" and Barrere (plus Fred Martin) on the infectious title track — who also has a couple of classics with "Rock and Roll Doctor" and the great "Spanish Moon." Feats peters out toward the end, as the group delves into a 10-minute medley of two Sailin' Shoes songs, but that doesn't hurt one of the best albums Little Feat ever cut. It's so good, the group used it as the template for the rest of their career ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide.

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ローウェル在籍時のフィートのアルバムは全...

投稿日:2011/08/08 (月)

ローウェル在籍時のフィートのアルバムは全て☆5水準の出来ですが、このアルバムの完成度は別格。前作はニュー・オーリーンズ・ファンクを咀嚼した上でのフィート流のファンクとでも形容できそうですが、このアルバムの演奏スタイルは形容のしようが無い程の唯我独尊の世界。ゆったりとした演奏に油断していると知らぬ間にぐいぐいとグルーヴに押され、気が付くと中毒になっていた、と云った感じ。そんな体験が出来る本物のロック。

oklahomatoad さん | 東京都 | 不明

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うねるリズムにローウェルの渋い歌声が染み...

投稿日:2011/07/06 (水)

うねるリズムにローウェルの渋い歌声が染みてくる名盤。勿論、曲も演奏も超一流。 「Dixie Chickn」「Feat’s Don’t Fail Me Now」「The Last Record Album」時期のツアーをブートレッグでよく聴いたなぁ。 熱いノリノリのライブで、曲をメドレーで演奏しているのにとっても驚いたものです!(アメイジング!)

大畠逃介 さん | 石川県 | 不明

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 これは最高です。ドライヴ感とある種不変...

投稿日:2009/07/09 (木)

 これは最高です。ドライヴ感とある種不変的なロックグルーヴ。しかもピュアな精神が妙な歌詞に出てくる。テクに走らず乾いたピラミッド型のミートパイの満腹感。UKとアメリカンと両立てで聴いてて当時も今改めて聴いても スゴーイナー・・・とため息です。これ素手ですからね。。

レオブルー さん | 東京都 | 不明

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