Artist: Foghat
Title: Slow Ride - Live In Concert (Cleopatra Entertainment / MVD Visual)
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Tell me more: The just-released Blu-ray Slow Ride - Live In Concert captures classic English rock quartet Foghat at an essential moment in time; the concert film was recorded and filmed at two dates in Houston, Texas in September 1999 — sadly lead singer and founding member Lonesome Dave Peverett passed away from complications related to kidney cancer in February 2000 at the age of 56 (less than five months after the performances featured on the title were recorded). The energetic concert is a rousing and great snapshot of Foghat; in addition to the talents of Peverett on lead vocals and guitar, lead guitar virtuoso Bryan Bassett, drummer Roger Earl and bassist Tony Stevens are seen locked in and firing on all cylinders. The dream track listing includes an extended take on "Drivin' Wheel," a rousing version of the classic blues cut "Somebody's Been Sleepin' In My Bed," and a dynamic slide guitar-anchored reading of the Peverett original "Stone Blue." Other highlights include an amped up take on Robert Johnson's blues nugget "Sweet Home Chicago," the beautiful blues ballad "Angel of Mercy" and the hard rocking "Fool For The City." The Jack Updyke-directed concert film wraps up with a powerful take on the Willie Dixon classic "I Just Want To Make Love To You" and a marathon version of the band's enduring 1975 hard rock hit "Slow Ride."
In addition there are segments across the film featuring interviews with the band members recorded at the time; at one point Everett notes the name "Foghat" had its genesis as a nonsense word he created during a childhood game of Scrabble he was playing with his brother.
The title is also available as a CD+DVD release. The track listing for the Blu-ray version, as well as the DVD and audio CD configurations is as follows:
TRACK LIST:
1. Drivin' Wheel
2. Somebody's Been Sleepin' In My Bed
3. Stone Blue
4. It Hurts Me Too
5. Rock Your House
6. Sweet Home Chicago
7. Angel Of Mercy
8. Fool For The City
9. I Just Want To Make Love To You
10. Slow Ride
Robert Kinsler
