Little Feat Songs Ranked
Little Feat is an American rock band formed by singer-songwriter, lead vocalist, and guitarist Lowell George and keyboardist Bill Payne in 1969 in Los Angeles. George disbanded the group due to creative differences shortly before his death in 1979. Surviving members reformed Little Feat in 1987 and the band has remained active to the present. The band’s music is a mixture of rock and roll, blues, country, R&B, and jazz. Guitarist Jimmy Page stated Little Feat was his favorite American band in a 1975 Rolling Stone interview. Lowell George met Bill Payne when George was a member of Frank Zappa’s Mothers of Invention. Payne had auditioned for the Mothers, but had not joined. They formed Little Feat along with former Mothers’ bassist Roy Estrada and drummer Richie Hayward from George’s previous band, The Factory. Hayward had also been a member of the Fraternity of Man whose claim to fame was the inclusion of their “Don’t Bogart That Joint” on the million-selling Easy Rider film soundtrack. The name of the band came from a comment made by Mothers’ drummer Jimmy Carl Black about Lowell’s “little feet”. The spelling of “feat” was an homage to the Beatles. Here are all of Little Feat songs ranked.
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10. Tripe Face Boogie (Sailin’ Shoes, 1972)
“I’ll say it once and I’ll say it again I don’t mind! The transition on this album from Dixie chicken to tripe is down right sick they didn’t wanna stop”
9. Time Loves a Hero (Time Loves a Hero, 1977)
“Time Loves a Hero” is beyond doubt a great piece of musical art, and it lends itself to singing along. Bill Payne’s increasing use of synths and electric piano also imbue the nevertheless typically Feat title track, with a Doobie’s flavour (this track also counts with future member Fred Tackett on some lilting mandocello embelishments.”
8. Sailin’ Shoes (Sailin’ Shoes, 1972)
“Sailin’ Shoes” is an anguished (deals with cocaine addiction) if tranquilizing acoustic blues, with a quietly brushes hit snare, tinkling piano and guitar, bluesy slide runs and beautiful female vocal harmonies”
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7. Old Folks’ Boogie (Time Loves a Hero, 1977)
“Old Folks Boogie”, its rolling acoustic piano, demolishing drum beat and Gospel-y vocals, with Barrére spicing the latter of this couple of originals with stingy guitar leads before it grows into a swirling final climax of synthesized string simulations.”
6. Oh, Atlanta (Feats Don’t Fail Me Now, 1974)
“The Feat have always been tight, and many have tried to follow in their shoes, bands such as the Doobie Brothers, but none have ever been able to hold a candle to the work laid down by George and the boys. For my money this is one of their best releases, but that’s assuming that I could actually pick which album from their catalog I felt was the best. It’s one thing to have a tight album, it’s another to have that album flow and feel good.”
5. Feats Don’t Fail Me Now (Feats Don’t Fail Me Now, 1974)
“One of the all time great boogie bands, Little Feat pulls out the Vista Cruiser and shoves it into high gear on this one. Every tune here is a winner from start to finish. Lowell George was the leader of the band to be sure, in that he was calling most of the shots in the studio.”
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4. Dixie Chicken (Dixie Chicken, 1973)
“Dixie Chicken is more richly produced, filled more funky and almost danceable rhythms than the slightly more raw Sailin’ Shoes, making it a laid back affair, especially with special guests that included Bonnie Raitt, along with a very lush soulful backup singing. Though the legend of this brilliant classic doesn’t end there, as the incorporation of polyrhythmic tonalities learned from Frank Zappa, mixed with a simmering swagger, reveal themselves and rain down nothing but sheer delight at the most opportune moments.”
3. All That You Can Dream (Hellzapoppin’ (Live), 1975)
“Lowell George remains one of my most cherished musical heroes. The music Little Feat made was so effing good… nobody comes close to this true American band.”
2. Skin It Back (Feats Don’t Fail Me Now, 1974)
“Definatley their best and most funky work. Check out ‘Skin it Back’ for a really groovy choon, very dirty funk. This would be a good place to start, if your thinking of buying any Little Feat.”
1. Fat Man In the Bathtub (Dixie Chicken, 1973)
“Fat Man In The Bathtub is one of those songs that is so catchy, it just hooks you in. The quality of this album is just flawless. Little Feat change direction and exchange lots of the country rock surrealism that made their debut such an incredible record for mellow mid seventies jazz flourishes, faux southernisms, and FM pop hooks.”
