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George Thorogood & the Destroyers - Bad to the Bone (25th Anniversary) Audio CD

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George Thorogood & the Destroyers Band: George Thorogood & the Destroyers
Title: Bad to the Bone (25th Anniversary)
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Release Date: 2007-08-14
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Back To Wentzville 2: Blue Highway 3: Nobody But Me 4: It's a Sin 5: New Boogie Chillun 6: Bad To The Bone 7: Miss Luann 8: As The Years Go Passing By 9: No Particular Place To Go 10: Wanted Man 11: That Philly Thing (BONUS TRACK) 12: Blue Highway (NEW RECORDING) 13: New Boogie Chillun (NEW RECORDING) 14: No Particular Place To Go (NEW RECORDING) 15: As The Years Go Passing By (NEW RECORDING) 16: Bad To The Bone (NEW RECORDING) 17: Wanted Man (NEW RECORDING)

George we all know and love.
If you want blues and hard rock done to perfection, listen to Thorogood and the Destroyers. This album is awesome, and has Thorogoods most memorible song "Bad To The Bone" which is one of the best rock n roll songs ever written.


Great Idea - Great Mastering (For The Most Part)
The old tracks have a new vitality & I enjoy most of the "re-records". While I have a hard time believing that it's actually been 25 years since this album came out, I'm glad to see it "re-done". Course the last time I listened to the complete album it was on vinyl (still have it along with all his others). If you're a fan, buy it - the new lead guitarist (Jim Suhler) is awesome). . . you won't be disappointed! I personally like the re-make of "Bad To The Bone" as I think I've heard the original too many times over the years!.


One Of George Thorogood's Best Albums Ever
In this new remastered version, it sounds even better, as Thorogood plays some of the hardest-rocking music this side of Ted Nugent or Foghat. BAD TO THE BONE, along with his debut and MOVE IT ON OVER, is one of George Thorogood's three best albums ever. It's true that Johnny Winter, Pat Travers, and Stevie Ray Vaughan could play rings around him, but Thorogood makes up for his lack of technical skill with an energy that makes him an heir apparent to both blues originators like Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker and original rock & rollers such as Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley. If you buy this CD, MOVE IT ON OVER, and the debut, you'll have the perfect George Thorogood library.


Has it been 25 years already? Damn!
It was an unlikely success too because the group really defied what was hot at the time. Has it been 25 years already? Damn! Despite several albums prior to this one, Bad to the Bone is the one that put Thorogood and company on the map. No one else was delivering dirty bar band blues like Thorogood. No one else was crafting two and three chord progressions that made you want to pound down the beers and fight either. The album's title track is legendary, but the album is so much more than that.

"Back to Wentzille" is classic up-beat blues, while "Blue Highway" is the best of the slow jams. Each track contains the heart and soul of the blues while telling a mini-story in-between. For this release, the group includes re-recorded versions of six cuts from the album. This was not a good move. While the group sounds the same for the most part, they also sound a lot older and slower. Most of the six tracks come off comparable to the originals except the one song you want to, "Bad to the Bone. " What a crappy arrangement and delivery! The album is a classic, skip over the added material.
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Badder and Better than the original
At first, I thought that the extra tracks were just the usual record company filler consisting of outtakes and rough demos that they use to justify pumping up the price. The original album we all know and love, with SIGNIFICANTLY better sound than the previous and dreadful-sounding release on the "EMI-Manhattan" imprint. However, I was pleasantly surprised to hear hotter, harder, new versions of songs on the orignal album. IMHO, New Boogie CHillun and No Particular Place to Go benefit from the new arrangements. And -- sacrilege to some long-time Delaware Destroyer fans -- the band benefits from the second guitarist. If you're a long-time fan, it's a no-brainer. If you're a new fan, this is a great album to introduce you to the band.


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