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Little Feat - Ain't Had Enough Fun Audio CD

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Little Feat Band: Little Feat
Title: Ain't Had Enough Fun
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Release Date: 1995-01-01
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Drivin' Blind 2: Blue Jean Blues 3: Cadillac Hotel 4: Romance Without Finance 5: Big Bang Theory 6: Cajun Rage 7: Heaven's Where You Find It 8: Borderline Blues 9: All That You Can Stand 10: Rock & Roll Everynight 11: Shakeytown 12: Ain't Had Enough Fun 13: That's a Pretty Good Love

Little Feat CD
It arrived quickly and in excellent condition. I purchased the CD for my husband's birthday, as a replacement for one he had broken. He was thrilled with the gift, especially since it was a double CD. He said it was even better than he remembered and the second disc had some surprisingly good tunes on it too.


13th album is a lucky charm
I really wasn't sure they could replace him and I felt like the era was over. I admit it, I didn't listen to LF after Lowell George died. I know there have been several revisions of the band since then, but I wasn't that willing to give it a chance. (Bad decision, but in my defense, I wasn't 'ready')

I just recently heard "Blue Jean Blues" and had to find out who the band was. Big surprise. Little Feat--when I realized the song came from their 13th recording, I had to grab the CD.

Good choice, the Feat's gone from jazzy to bluesy and I like the new revisions, too. Shaun Murphy, the former backup singer, is a nice choice to bring up front.

This is a funky, bluesy Cajun sounding CD that I think would do George proud. My favorites:

Blue Jean Blues
Cajun Rage
Drivin' Blind

If you like the old Little Feat, these guys are still well worth a listen. And, it's great to hear Murphy up front.

Rebecca Kyle, August 2008.


'WALL TO WALL' FEAT PLUS SHAUN MURPHY FOR GOOD MEASURE
There are no excursions into pop-rock balladry or experiments with elaborate arrangements and jazz-rock fusions. THE MUSIC : This is LF doing what they do best. The music is predominantly boogie-rock spiced up with shuffling rhythms, accordion and horns to give a strong New Orleans/Zydeco flavour. The first 60 minutes or so is unrelenting funk-rock-boogie music with only some occasional respite.

THE VOCALS : I really like Shaun Murphy on lead vocals - her singing is both soulful and gritty (at times, sounding like a super-charged Bonnie Raitt). Paul Barrere also makes a significant contribution and sometimes, there is a hint of Lowell about his singing (keeping the embers burning, I guess).

THE SONGS : Lowell George wrote some great songs, so comparisons are inevitable. Most of the songs here are good; they may lack some of the poignancy and melody associated with Lowell's writing but, it seems to me that the songs are written, as much as anything, to be vehicles for showcasing the band's extraordinary musicianship and, in this sense, they are highly effective.

If you grew up listening to LF's early albums, it is tempting to feel that no one could replace Lowell; but things move on and I think Shaun Murphy does a superb job on lead vocals (however, I am not so enthusiastic about Craig Fuller's vocal style - pleasant enough, but out of place with the LF sound). Judged on its own merits, this is a fine LF album and comparisons with LF's 70's output serve only to detract from this.

Some brief comments about selected tracks :

BLUE JEAN BLUES - mid-tempo song, a classic LF sound, vocals by Paul Barrere, great slide guitar.

CADILLAC HOTEL - jazz-funk sound, soulful vocals by Shaun Murphy, more slide guitar.

ROMANCE WITHOUT FINANCE - strong 'New Orleans' rhythm, great vocals by Shaun Murphy.

BIG BANG THEORY - straight 'in your face' boogie-rock; has a similar sound to 'Tripe Face Boogie', Shaun Murphy/Paul Barrere on vocals, searing slide guitar.

ALL THAT YOU CAN STAND - moody and sultry sound, LF's take on swamp-rock, Shaun Murphy on vocals.

BORDERLINE BLUES - atmospheric and haunting song played mainly at a slow pace, mellow guitar (dobro ?) solo, acoustic guitar and accordion accompaniment, Paul Barrere and Shaun Murphy duetting.

AIN'T HAD ENOUGH FUN - simple song with a gospel feel, features piano, accordion and acoustic guitar, no drums, Paul Barrere on vocals.

As with 'Under the Radar', you get a lot of music for you money - just under 70 minutes worth and (to borrow a quote from 'Uncut' magazine) it's 'all killer no filler'. Great music from a great band; if some of the music, on this album, doesn't 'boogie your speakers away', then nothing will.

This CD can be difficult to obtain (at a realistic price), but persevere - it will be worth the effort !.


Big shoes to fill
All the energy and jam-time of the live albums and songs that live up to the always great musicianship. As a fan from this bands first steps, I consider this the best, song-for-song, overall LF album.


My favorite Feat studio CD
It does not have the jazz-fusion songs that you find on "Representing the Mambo," "Time Loves A Hero" or "Down on the Farm. This Feat album is pure boogie-woogie, blues, and rock 'n' roll - and I love it for that. "

On this album, the band also wisely brought back-up singer Shawn Murphy up to the forefront - making her a full-fledged member of the band, and letting her sing more than 1/2 of the songs. Her voice is fantastic! (she also gets songwriting credit on some of the tunes. )

If you like to rock or boogie - get this album!
If you like 12-bar blues - get this album!

If you prefer jazz instead, get the aformentioned albums.


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