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Foghat - Road Cases Audio CD

A fair review of the Foghat "Road Cases" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Foghat reviews here, or go back to the Foghat tabs.

Foghat Band: Foghat
Title: Road Cases
Rating:
Release Date: 1998-05-05
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: I Just Want to Make Love to You 2: Drivin' Wheel 3: Chevrolet 4: Soakin' the Bone 5: Sweet Home Chicago 6: Rock Your House 7: It Hurts Me Too 8: Bad Bad Lovin' 9: Fool for the City 10: Slow Ride 11: Angel of Mercy [*] 12: Tear You Down [*]

Outstanding. Live-these boys wrote the manual!
1977's Live is a hard act to follow. I wasn't sure what to expect from a latterday live Foghat album. Had it been a double it would have been up there with UFO's Strangers In The Night, Thin Lizzy's Live & Dangerous and Status Quo Live as a stone cold classic. Well, let me tell you, Dave and the chaps put that right with this release. You'd never think that Foghat were 20+ years past their sell-by date; they rock with an energy most bands half their age would struggle to muster. Take it from me, this is essential Foghat, along with the first 5 albums and the Return Of The Boogie Men reunion album. As Dave's swansong this is 10x better than anyone, including me, had any right to expect. And you get the added bonus of 2 studio tracks. .


Foghat - Another Great Live Album
There are also two additional new studio tracks as well. "Road Cases" is a live album from the re-united original members of Foghat recorded in Portland Oregon in 1996. Most fans of the band consider "Foghat Live" from the late 70's as the band's high water mark, so there was a lot to live up to with this live release. So how does the band sound after two decades? Actually the album holds up really well. The band is tight as ever, Dave's voice sounds very good for the most part, and Rod Price has some really powerful slide guitar solos. Overall it is not quite as consistently good as "Foghat Live", but it is a fitting testament to a band that always was at their best in a live environment. The "big 3 hits" are here of course along with other favorites and album cuts like an 8 minute plus "Drivin Wheel", "Soakin The Bone", "Sweet Home Chicago", "It Hurts Me Too", and a few others. There are also two new studio tracks both of which are on the mellow side, but are nice little tunes. Overall I would still say "Foghat Live" is the best live album from these guys, but this one is certainly well worth owning.


Another Great Foghat Concert Recording
Most of the songs are great, but there is a bit of filler, and I could do without the two studio cuts. ROAD CASES is another great Foghat concert preserved for posterity. Overall, you should own this one, but only if you already have FOOL FOR THE CITY, LIVE, NIGHT SHIFT, ENERGIZED, ROCK AND ROLL OUTLAWS, and FOGHAT (ROCK AND ROLL).


DYNAMITE!
" This is a great live recording, with Foghat smoking just like they usually always do. It sure is good to see the old fellas rocking again, and nowhere is this more evident than with FOGHAT and "Road Cases.
This jam starts out with a rousing rendition of "I just want to make love to you", followed immediately by what I believe to be the best song on the set, "Driving Wheel. " Their version of DW lasts up to almost eight minutes long and just flat out rocks! The fifth track "Sweet Home Chicago" is indicative of just why Foghat always stayed true to their blues roots. They were always appreciative of the blues, and SHC is pure in its content.
This concert was recorded live at the Roseland Theater in Portland Oregon, on the 25th and 26th of Oct. 1996. The crowd is very enthusiastic, and Foghat does not disappoint their audience.
Peverett and Price trade licks throughout this entire set, and the duo guitar attack will blow back your ears! Price does get a little carried away with the slide guitar on occasion, but this recording will show anybody what a true blues rock band is capable of.
The line up at the time of this recording consisted of "Lonesome" Dave Peverett-Lead vocals and guitar- Rod Price-Lead slide guitar and vocals-Tony Stevens-Bass and vocals-with the ever dependable Roger Earl on drums. A powerful line up, that packed a terrific punch. Foghat did not care if they played too loud, that was their trademark, and they stuck with it, critics be [fooled].
Tracks #9 "Fool for the City" (another one that flat out ROCKS!) and #10, the Foghat anthem "Slowride" are performed with magnetic enthusiasm on this CD. There are also two additional studio tracks provided with this album "Angel Of Mercy" and "Tear you Down" ( a somewhat softer side of Foghat, but still very good). What one gets here is unapologetic, fast driving hard rock, with a couple guys that can also sing.
Lonesome Dave is no longer with us. He succumbed to kidney cancer about eighteen months ago, after a long struggle with that disease. However,"Road Cases" is a wonderful testament to a band that made no apologies about what they believed in (blues) combined with a hard edge. If you do not get up and boogie with a little air guitar during "Driving Wheel" or "Fool for the City" you should be declared legally dead. I'll even sign your death certificate.


ROAD FEVER
The band is great live and after 25 some years, they still sound fresh and lively as they did back in their heyday. My first ever Foghat CD and it sounds really good. I Just Want To Make Love To You, Slow Ride and Foll For The City are here, as expected, and sound great. Drivin' Wheel, Bad Bad Lovin', and Sweet Home Chicago are good blues boogie rockers. The CD ends on a studio note, new songs Angel Of Mercy and Tear You Down are excellent proving these boys still can come up with good songs. A definite keeper.


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