Foghat Albums Ranked

Foghat is an English rock band formed in London in 1971. The band initially featured Dave Peverett (“Lonesome Dave”) on guitar and vocals, Tony Stevens on bass, and Roger Earl on drums, after all, three musicians left Savoy Brown in 1971. Rod Price, on guitar/slide guitar, joined after he left Black Cat Bones in December 1970. The new line-up was named “Foghat” (a nonsense word from a Scrabble-like game played by Peverett and his brother) in January 1971. There is a cartoon drawing on the back cover of the group’s first album of a head wearing a Foghat. Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin wore a white Foghat for a short time during 1970 in concert. The band is known for the use of electric slide guitar in their music. The band has achieved eight gold records, one platinum, and one double platinum record, and despite several line-up changes, continue to record and perform.
Here are all of Foghat’s albums ranked.

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10. Girls to Chat & Boys to Bounce (1981)

‘When Peverett,Stevens & Earl left Savoy Brown to start there own band little did they know how solid a group they would become.Every thing they recorded into the early 80’s was solid. They kept it simple , tight and it was pure kick ass Rock & Roll. Beautiful ballads and tight rock that made you want to get up and move. If you do not have any of there re-issues you are missing some of the best music made in the 70’s. Need I say more!”

9. Return of the Boogie Men (1994)

‘Surprisingly solid album, the last Foghat album with Lonesome Dave Peverett before he passed away in 2000. Features the origonal members with mostly new songs but an added bonus of acoustic versions of four songs including “Just Wanna Make Love To You” off their first album and “Take Me to the River” from the album Night Shift. A fitting swansong for a great boogie band.”

8. Boogie Motel (1979)

‘As a casual fan of Foghat this album came as a nice surprise.  Bought it at the Flea Market for a buck. Well played, good time boogie rock and roll. Lonesome” Dave Peverett does a fine job throughout. Third Time Lucky a more feature track for the vocalist.”

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7. Foghat (Rock ‘n’ Roll) (1973)

“Other than “Fool For The City,” this may be Foghat’s finest all-around album. The true gem here is “Road Fever,” with a classic and unrestrained Lonesome Dave performance on “Road Fever”…”I’m back on the road and I ain’t gonna stop, gonna roll till I’m old, gonna rock till I drop…” He DID, folks! Right up until the moment that cancer took him and he couldn’t physically meet the challenge, Lonesome Dave used his gift. Just like Luther Allison and Albert Collins and precious few others who gave everything they had, right up to the end. This is a solid, joyful, rocking CD. Get it.”

6. Rock and Roll Outlaws (1974)

“Rock And Roll Outlaws is surely not Foghat’s most well know album. That would be Fool For The City, and it would be because of Slow Ride. The Foghat song everyone knows. However, Rock And Roll Outlaws is Foghat’s greatest and most cohesive album, by far. Foghat’s Guitarist/Frontman/Vocalist Lonesome Dave Peverett is at his absolute best here, laying down some of the most fiery guitar boogie ever committed to vinyl on track after track. Everything that made Foghat one of the greatest Blues Rock bands of all time is here. A slow boiling ballad (Dreamer, their best ever). A pair of high octane burners (Eight Days On The Road and the title track) and the best John Lee Hooker imitation in history (Chateau Lafitte ’59 Boogie) All in all Rock And Roll Outlaws is nothing short of amazing.”

5. Energized (1974)

“Energized is one of my early favorites by Foghat, and (I believe) the first of the band’s albums I heard in its entirety. As the title suggests, the band sounds more energized than ever for its third release and offers some memorable, hard-rockin’ riffs and driving rhythms on tracks such as “Honey Hush,” “Wild Cherry,” “Step Outside,” and several other concert favorites from the mid-’70s. Additionally, the production quality is excellent, and the album is meant to be played loud,..”

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4. Night Shift (1976)

‘Nearly as great as Fool For The City yet underappreciated by fans and critics alike. Night Shift has all the crackling energy and power that Fool For The City did with, in some cases, better songwriting. Driving Wheel is pure Foghat boogie-on-steroids, the title cut is a great example of the pensive yet rocking style which Foghat excelled at. And then there’s their cover of Take Me To The River which is just sterling, and in my opinion, better than the Talking Head’s version. Any fan of 70s Rock/Blues Rock/Hard Rock/AOR will love this album.”

3. Stone Blue (1978)

“Often overlooked, Foghat were one of these bands nobody keeps in mind to write lists of “The Best LP’s In The Seventies” or “1001 Hard Rock Jewels Of All Time”, which is an absolute pity. As all their albums were (still are) quite easy to get there’s no hype on their LP’s from “The Pitiless Record Seller”, a timeless enemy of “The Humble Record Collector”, so there’s no epic descriptions as “Kick Ass Boogie Rock Stormer” or “Killer Twin Guitar Bluesy Assault” or even “The Definitive Hard Rock Head Banger”, even if most of Foghat’s records worth such epithets. For one of the highlights in 70’s Rock, listen “Stone Blue” or the IMMENSE “Live” from 1977, even if every one of their 70’s LP’s is absolutely recommended.”

2. Foghat (1972)

“To this music lover,this is the best Foghat album maybe partly because I am a big Savoy Brown fan also but it stands alone . Highway Killing Me, Sarah Lee, and A Hole to Hide In are as bluesy as they ever got not to mention the driving guitar that runs through and behind Sarah Lee. Gotta Get to Know You slows it down as a sleeper love song. Of course the cut that most people are familiar with is their fm-radio hit I Just Want to Make Love to You.Add this to your collection and you won’t be sorry”

1. Fool for the City (1975)

“This album is probably their most well-known albums, but probably one of their most commercial too. The tunes are catchy and all, but they seem to lack something that some of their other albums have. To me the album seems rather formulaic. The title song “Fool For The City” is decent, but the most well-known of any of their songs, “Slow Ride”, is a bit much for me. It has been way overplayed on the radio and drags on for too long without doing anything interesting. My favorites on the album are “Terraplane Blues”, “Take It or Leave It”, and “My Babe”. These first two tunes are rather bluesy, and that’s what I like in Foghat. The last one is more of a rocker, but it has some good slide guitar in it and I love Rod Price’s slide guitar work.”