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| ARTIST: | Little Feat |
| CATEGORY: | Music |
| MANUFACTURER: | Cmc International |
| TYPE: | Pop, Rock |
| MEDIA: | Audio CD |
| TRACKS: | RAG MAMA RAG, EULA, BED OF ROSES, SAMPLE IN A JAR, JUST ANOTHER SUNDAY, GIMME A STONE, RIO ESPERANZA, TATTOO HEART, MARGINAL CREATURES, CHINESE WORK SONGS, IT TAKES A LOT TO LAUGH, IT TAKE A TRAIN TO CRY, FER0CIOUS MORNING - |
| UPC: | 060768629523 |
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Customer Reviews of Chinese Work Songs
Chinese Work Songs is a Winner! Little Feat's latest rates with Ain't Had Enough Fun as the finest studio work by the 30-year-old-and-still-going-strong Little Feat. The original material is as good as ever, and the 4 'cover' tunes can hardly be called 'covers' at the hands of this band - they soar. Recent touring dates by LF members with Phil Lesh and Bob Dylan are developing a new generation of Feat Fans. Check out the 'modern rock' feel of Feat's rendition of Phish's Sample In A Jar... too cool! Great latin grooves in the original tune 'Just Another Sunday', authentic country texture in 'Gimme A Stone' - all in addition to every song having that signature funky/jazz/cajun Little Feat groove. This band does it all, and continues to dare the corporate radio/music industry to find them. You won't tire of this CD...
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This is great stuff! I was a little disappointed with "Under The Radar" but The gang has come back strong with this one. All the fun is back with songs like "Gimme a Stone" and "Rag Mama Rag." Great musicianship as usual! If you are a Feat fan of old ... GET THIS CD! Not quite as good as "Let It Roll" or "Ain't Had Enough Fun" but a good one nonetheless! Great covers of The Band, Phish and Bob Dylan. Cajun Rock at it's best!
Not classic Little Feat, but Lowell would still be proud
Little Feat had already called it quits by the time their leader Lowell George passed away of a heart attack in 1979. But by then, Feat's albums had become more jazz-influenced & well, normal without Lowell's trademark humor to give them distinction. When the Feat reunited in 1988, they enlisted former Pure Prairie League leader Craig Fuller to take Lowell's job. Their comeback album LET IT ROLL (1988) was an album even Lowell-era Feat fans praised, so all seemed well with this reunion. But following albums again saw the band losing their improvisational luster in favor of something more "mainstream". Shaun Murphy replaced Fuller by the time of 1995's AIN'T HAD ENOUGH FUN & it seemed Feat was back to their old selves again. That renaissance has continued right up to their most recent album, 2000's CHINESE WORK SONGS.
At this point in their career, Little Feat probably has not much more to prove, which can explain why CHINESE WORK SONGS has more than a fair share of covers, along with original material that is good, but only time will tell how they hold up in the Feat legacy. Naturally, people will be quick to judge the album as one coming from a band far past their prime. However, when you take the fact that Little Feat is already a legend into account, you can consider CHINESE WORK SONGS as just more icing on the cake of an impressive body of work.
Of the covers, The Band's "Rag Mama Rag" & Phish's (the Feat's jam band successors) "Sample In A Jar" are the highlights. Coming from bands who knew their way around a concert stage, such songs are a walk in the park for Little Feat, but even such obvious choices come off well in their hands. The Hooters' "Gimme A Stone" & Bob Dylan's "It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry" don't quite improve on the originals, but you can always expect a great performance from Feat. You gotta wonder what it would have been like had Little Feat backed up Bob Dylan back in the '60s instead of the Band.
The original songs are too often thought to be not of the quality of the covers, but again, that's a rather harsh assumption that's more than a bit unfair. The organ-driven jam (no small thanks to classically-trained keyboardist Bill Payne) "Just Another Sunday", the tongue-in-cheek Oriental flourishes on the title track & the touching Spanish-based "Rio Esperanza" (featuring a tender vocal by Shaun Murphy) are rather good songs coming from a band as old & well-versed as Little Feat. They may be no "Dixie Chicken" or "Tripe Face Boogie", but who wants to hear "part 2" of those songs anyway? "Eula", "Bed Of Roses", "Tattoo Heart" & "Marginal Creatures" aren't as immediately memorable as the previously mentioned songs, but in time, they'll grown on you. They might even sound better live than they do on record.
Lowell George's death convinced many Little Feat fans that it was permanently over & any attempt at a reunion would not only be unsuccessful, but just plain disrespectful. Granted, the glory days may have been over, but there were other members of Feat, too. They were just as capable leaders even as Lowell began slipping away from reality, so keeping the memory alive should be more important than bringing back the good old days. With CHINESE WORK SONGS, Little Feat as it is today proves they can continue making great music that even Lowell himself would have appreciated. A masterpiece on the level of DIXIE CHICKEN? This album might not be, but it's still pretty good for what it is. Somewhere up there, Lowell is smiling down on Little Feat & cheering them on.