Four Wheel Drive Songs Ranked
Four Wheel Drive is the fourth studio album by Canadian rock band Bachman–Turner Overdrive, released in 1975 (see 1975 in music). It peaked at No. 1 in Canada on the RPM national albums chart on October 4 and again on October 18, 1975 while hitting No. 5 on the U.S. Pop Albums chart. The most popular single from the album, “Hey You,” was written by Randy Bachman. It reached No. 1 in Canada, holding the top position on the RPM national singles chart for two weeks in June 1975, and No. 21 on the U.S. charts. Some reviews stated the song was directed at Bachman’s former Guess Who bandmate, Burton Cummings. “Quick Change Artist” was released as a single in Canada only, and reached No. 7 on the RPM chart. Here are all of Four Wheel Drive songs ranked. Here are all of the Four Wheel Drive songs ranked.
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8. Don’t Let the Blues Get You Down
“Recorded in just six days, the Mercury release was re-issued in the compact disc format in 1989. When BTO was ridin’ high back in ’75, the ground-pounding group was a staple on both FM and AM radio airwaves. By time the turbulent seventies cruised to a close, there was no tread left on the BTO tires.”
7. Quick Change Artist
” Any spin of Bachman-Turner Overdrive albums from ’73 through ’76 immediately takes me back to my wild high school daze, when the boys outta the Great White North punched the clock with their in-your-face stomp rock.”
6. Flat Broke Love
“Even though a fairly strong hard rock album, “Four Wheel Drive” hints that BTO is slowly beginning to falter. The majority of the songs were reportedly rejects from the “Not Fragile” sessions and one can easily detect that this album was put together very quickly and would likely have been much better if the group had waited until some stronger material was available”
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5. She’s a Devil
“Fout wheel drive is a natural follow up of Not fragile. It’s from 1975 and another example of good hard/boogie rock. Another classic BTO tunes here: She’s a devil, She’s Keepin’ Time and Quick Change Artist, also the best from here. At same level with Not fragile, this album is another classic of the ’70’s rougher sound. Recommended to those who like Nazareth at some point, Bad Company or Geordie”
4. Lowland Fling
“This album is why I always thought bands with just one guitarist missed so much. Sure Eric Clapton is a good guitarist, but do I really want to hear him, and Jack and Ginger, all noodling away simultaneously?”
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3. She’s Keepin’ Time
“While BTO may not have invented the power chord, they certainly perfected it or, at the very least, brought it to an art form. Following on the heels of their masterpiece “Not Fragile” (if you can apply the term “masterpiece” to a bunch of guys only concerned with overamplified boogie), “Four Wheel Drive” came close, very close, to equaling the heights of sonic bombast our neighbors to the north unleashed on that album.”
2. Hey You
“Welcome to America’s answer to Status Quo. Actually that is to do Bachman Turner Overdrive an injustice as they are capable of churning out the odd intricate guitar solo and certainly depend on more than your basic three chord boogie. “
1. Four Wheel Drive
“Four Wheel Drive” came close, very close, to equaling the heights of sonic bombast our neighbors to the north unleashed on that album. While the first two BTO albums were serviceable examples of authentic 70’s chug, this album finds the band hitting its stride, both in terms of writing and playing.”
