They did do some good stuff but yeah that video is pretty bad,not helped by the poor sound quality. Paul Butterfied looked real uncomfortable with the pace they took on Born in Chicago..how many bpm was that track..? But hey maybe it was just another case of, to quote Sonny Boy "those white boys want to play the blues real bad and they do"
Sure there's plenty to be critical of, the blending of the different musical styles needed a lot of work, sound quality could have been better, it seemed like everyone just played without any real direction. But all the same I didn't see anyone walk off stage with their finger in the air yelling yo guy's suck.
On the plus side got to see Johnny Winter, John Lee Hooker, and Muddy Waters together.
Foghat were among the unfortunate realities of arena rock, a blues rock band so uninspiring that calling them "pedestrian" is to over rate their quality. They were everything that could possibly go wrong with a white blues band. Wooden rhythms, clanging arrangements, anemic guitars, adenoidal vocals.I saw them several times because they were on the same bill with bands I wanted to see. It was like getting hit by the same bus over and over and over again. ---------- www.ted-burke.com
They were no Blue Oyster Cult, eh Ted? ;) These were old Savoy Brown guys, were they not? Actually, for the hyper-horny, disoriented 18 year old I was back then, they were in some ways the ideal band. I think half their songs were about partying and banging groupies. I give them an A for enthusiasm and for having the right influences and for promoting of our wonderful musical forefathers.
