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LITTLE FEAT Sailin ’ Shoes Deluxe Edition 3xLP Dixie Chicken 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition 3xLP ( Warner Records / Rhino )
These two albums represent Little Feat at their most influential , at first exploding with unfocused potential and then becoming simultaneously transformed and fully realized . The albums remain staples of any collection of classic rock music . The pair are being offered in expanded standalone editions timed with the 50th anniversary of Dixie Chicken ’ s release . Both include an LP recut from original master tapes , a second platter with previously unreleased developmental material , and a third platter featuring a complete live set . Also included are LP-sized booklets with essays , photos , and liner notes . Dixie Chicken launches with its evergreen title track . The song rides an irresistible New Orleans second-line-inspired groove from the opening notes . The elements include Delaney & Bonnie veteran Kenny Gradney ’ s bass , Sam Clayton ’ s conga , drummer Richie Hayward ’ s relaxed and assured pocket , and Bill Payne ’ s saloon hall piano . Lowell George enters with a gruff-voiced tale of a Southern femme fatale and exits with fluid slide guitar playing and scat vocal . Essential songs like the tale of doomed love “ Two Trains ” and the saucy but frustrated “ Fat Man in the Bathtub ” follow suit , overflowing with the sound of a tightly-knit band playing live in the studio . They ’ re never in a rush , and always respond to one another . Guitarist Paul Barrere is in synch with the Stones-y portrait of a working girl “ Walkin ’ All Night ,” co-written and co-sung with Payne . The album is filled with cheeky double entendre . “ Eloquent profanity , it rolls right off my tongue ,” confesses George during “ Roll Um Easy .” The song was joined by road-shot
vocalist Danny Hutton of Three Dog Night . Outtakes reveal different facets of seven of the album ’ s ten songs and offer snapshots of work in progress . Two tracks capture songs not included in the finished album . “ Eldorado Slim ” is written by Payne and George . The instrumental track has a tough bar-band energy displaying the band ’ s strengths in swamp rock and blues , with Clayton ’ s conga sitting at the front of a greasy mix . George and Barrere vamp while Payne solos on the Hammond organ . Barrere ’ s “ Hi Roller ( Ace in the Hole )” is a streetwise character sketch . Both were previously included on the Hotcakes and Outtakes anniversary collection released on CD in 2000 . An alternate version of “ Dixie Chicken ” that pushes George ’ s vocal forward is exclusive to this set . The seven-song concert LP captures a set from Paul ’ s Mall in Boston on March 1 , 1973 . The band digs into spirited versions of “ Two Trains ” ( featuring Payne ’ s glistening Wurlitzer piano ), “ Walkin ’ All Night ,” and a raucous “ Fat Man in the Bathtub .” During George ’ s stage banter preceding “ On Your Way Down ,” Hayward claims to be playing with a broken foot . To the esteemed drummer ’ s credit , the song ’ s soulful R & B vibe never falters . The set concludes with Sailin ’ Shoescuts , including acoustic strummer “ Willin ’.” Payne ’ s dazzling piano solo makes George remark , “ oh my god !” in delight . George denies an audience request for “ Dixie Chicken ,” which is a shame , but the frontman explains that it ’ s because he wants to dedicate “ A Apolitical Blues ” to Howlin ’ Wolf . George ’ s riveting slide guitar solo might just make you forget you wanted to hear the then-new title cut . 1972 ’ s Sailin ’ Shoes finds George and company on the path toward Dixie Chicken with several of the essential ingredients in place . George ’ s vocal and guitar , Payne ’ s organ and piano , and Hayward ’ s scene-setting drums fuel favorites including the title cut , retooled truck driver ’ s tale “ Willin ’” ( soon covered by Linda Ronstadt on her Heart Like a Wheel album ), and the Chicago blues-styled “ A Apolitical Blues ” replete with wailing harmonica . The band choogles atop Hayward ’ s shuffling beat through “ Tripe Face Boogie ,” swapping solos between George ’ s slide guitar and Payne ’ s Wurlitzer . “ Cold , Cold , Cold ” is a swampy blues rocker leaning on George ’ s urbane storytelling , but the band ’ s easygoing New Orleans funk style wouldn ’ t emerge until the addition of Gradney and Clayton . The third element here evident on the enduring “ Willin ’” is roots / country music , which factors into George ’ s lyrical approach . “ Trouble ” is a brief folk ballad stuffed with bad news . “ Easy to Slip ” reflects upon a failed marriage and the struggle to forget what could have been .
Sailin ’ Shoes has been described as too diverse for its own good . That was probably true for the contemporary charts but makes the album a great jukebox collection today . The manic “ Teenage Nervous Breakdown ” takes a Leon Russell and Faces-styled rocker and brings it hurtling to the verge of punk rock . The bassist on this set is Roy