Blackfoot – Strikes [Audio CD]

Description

Special Limited Deluxe Collector s Edition / Fully remastered sound shaped from 24 BIT digital technology / Classic Southern rock featuring Rickey Medlocke / Contains I Got A Line On You , Road Fever , Train Train and Highway Song / 12 page full colour booklet 3,500 word essay, enhanced artwork, photos and new interview with Rickey Medlocke. WHEN YOU LOOK at the pantheon of Southern rock bands operating in the last millennium, Blackfoot was not only one of the most exciting but also one of the most consistent. Led by frontman extraordinaire Rickey Medlocke, who was inextricably linked to Lynyrd Skynyrd, the band raised the Southern rock stakes considerably, recording albums and touring virtually 365 days a year. It was a work ethic that, in the long run, paid huge dividends, positioning the band as a Southern rock institution. After two moderately successful albums, Strikes was recorded under new and exciting circumstances. The band had signed to the newly reactivated Atco label, an Atlantic Records subsidiary and changed management, setting in motion a chain of events that would ultimately lead them to secure a platinum album and reach a new and vibrant audience both in the USA and abroad. Originally released in 1979, and produced by Al Nalli and Brownsville Station’s Henry H-Bomb Weck, Strikes found its own audience by way of constant live work and a brace of top rate songs, including Train Train , Road Fever , Wishing Well and the anthemic Southern rock anthem Highway Song , a track that would later define their sound and ambition. Special mention must go to band leader Rickey Medlocke whose vocals and bravado make for compelling listening, making this one of their best and most revered albums. Track listing: Road Fever; I Got A Line On You; Left Turn On A Red Light; Pay My Dues; Baby Blue; Wishing Well; Run And Hide; Train, Train (Prelude); Train, Train; Highway Song