Sometimes I find I know almost everything about a band whether I like them or not. Other times I may find myself knowing about only an album or two by a band. And other times I find I know almost nothing about a musician or a band and I KNOW I really should know more about them. But for whatever reason I just never walked down that path. Little Feat are a band I know that I should be way more knowledgeable and educated on. I’ve listened to lots of it in my 52 years. I know a few songs well like Willin’ and Dixie Chicken. I know that I should know songs like Fat Man In A Bathtub and Sailin’ Shoes and Oh, Atlanta but I really don’t. I’ve heard the live album Waiting For Columbus and know enough to say it is considered one of the best live albums ever…but at the end of the day the truth I just don’t know enough about Little Feat to provide a decent articulation of them. I know I like them…but I also kind of don’t know them…maybe I like the idea of liking them…maybe there is just too much music to know well and you find yourself focused on some things over others, not because one is better than the other…but it just kind of turns out that way. So without trying to define Little Feat I’ll use this occasion to draw on the knowledge of all you music fans out there. If you had to recommend specific songs or albums for someone who really didn’t know anything about the band, what would they be? The one album I have on vinyl is Feats Don’t Fail Me Now which I just picked up in the last couple years. I feel bad cause I’m almost inclined to research and give a whole history of the band…about Lowell George and how fantastically talented he was and how he also loved to binge eat and drink and died of a drug overdose…and how the band carried on somewhat successfully for many years and albums following his death…but I think if you are interested just read about it all on Wikipedia for some context. I only got 3 hours sleep last night so I don’t have the focus for this one.
Edit: I just listened to the album for the first time properly and man that is some seriously good shit…as I suspected…or already knew…who knows…
