London has been the birthplace for many legendary rock bands, none more rocking that the group “Foghat.” The band originally included Dave Peverett on the guitar as well as vocals, Tony Stevens on bass, and Roger Earl on drums.
Here are three of their most recognizable tunes…
“Fool for the City” was somewhat of a departure from the typical band singles in that it had complete structure and was short enough for Top 40 airplay (4:33) The single came from the album of the same name and helped propel that album to platinum status.
“Take Me To The River” the Al Green song was released in 1976 from their ‘Night Shift’ LP and still sounds great today. The song wasn’t a chart topper but stays true to the original and will remind you of the ‘Talking Heads’ version.
In 1975, the single “Slow Ride” was released for radio play. Oddly enough the FM and AM stations played the song in spite of its length (8:45 album, then chopped down to 3:48 single). The tune came from the ‘Fool for the City’ album, reaching number 45 on the VH1’s Best Rock Songs of All Time list.
“I Just Want to Make Love to You” is the classic Muddy Waters tune from years gone by, resurrected in grand style by the group. The song did hit the Billboard Top 100, but surprisingly the tune was number five on the R&B Top charts as well.