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Fool for the City was the fifth album released by Foghat.<br />
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After building a solid core audience through relentless touring and a string of hard-rocking albums, Foghat finally hit the big time in 1975 with Fool for the City. It still stands out as the best album in the group's catalog because it matched their road-tested abilities as hard rockers to a consistent set of tunes that were both well-crafted and ambitious. The tone for the album is set by its title track: This hard-rocking gem not only pairs riff-driven verses with an effective shout-along chorus, but also throws in a few surprising moments where the guitars are taken out of the mix completelymore… and Nick Jameson's bass is allowed to take the lead in a funky breakdown. Fool for the City also produced an enduring rock radio favorite in "Slow Ride," a stomping rock tune that transcends the inherent clich?s of its "love is like a car ride" lyrics with a furious performance from the band and a clever arrangement that works in well-timed automotive sound effects during the verses and plays up the band's ability to work an R&B-styled groove into their hard-rocking sound (again, note the thumping bassline from Jameson). Further radio play was earned with "Take It or Leave It," an acoustic-based ballad that worked synthesizers into its subtle yet carefully layered arrangement to become one of the group's finest slow numbers. The album's other songs don't stand like the aforementioned selections, but they all flow together nicely thanks to a consistently inspired performance from the band and clever little arrangement frills that keep the group's boogie-oriented rock fresh (example: the witty spoken word bit at the end of "Drive Me Home"). All in all, Fool for the City is both Foghat's finest achievement in the studio and one the high points of 1970s hard rock.<br />
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The band's fortunes turned around with "Fool For the City" (1975), which was their first album to go platinum, and introduced Foghat to the Top 40 radio with the hit "Slow Ride" (Best Of Foghat, Vol. 1). That same year, Tony Stevens was replaced on bass by Nick Jameson, who adapted his guitar skills to the instrument after several weeks of intensive practice. The revamped and revitalized Foghat had reached the big leagues at last, though not without some artistic sacrifices. "I think we started painting ourselves into a corner with "Fool For The City," Peverett says today. "There was pressure to come up with another 'Slow Ride." <br />
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Foghat - Fool For The City<br />
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Artist...............: Foghat<br />
Album................: Fool For The City<br />
Genre................: Classic Rock<br />
Source...............: CD<br />
Year.................: 1975<br />
Ripper...............: Nero Burning Rom & Sony DVD-ROM DRU<br />
Codec................: LAME 3.96<br />
Version..............: MPEG 1 Layer III<br />
Quality..............: Insane, (avg. bitrate: 320kbps)<br />
Channels.............: Joint Stereo / 44100 hz<br />
Tags.................: ID3 v1.1, ID3 v2.3<br />
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Ripped by............: FLAWL3SS_RG on 7/3/2008<br />
Posted by............: FLAWL3SS_RG on 7/3/2008<br />
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Included.............: NFO, SFV, PLS<br />
Covers...............: Front Back <br />
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Tracklisting<br />
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1. (00:04:32) Foghat - Foghat<br />
2. (00:04:37) Foghat - My Babe<br />
3. (00:08:15) Foghat - Slow Ride<br />
4. (00:05:45) Foghat - Terraplane Blues<br />
5. (00:03:32) Foghat - Save Your Loving (For Me)<br />
6. (00:03:57) Foghat - Drive Me Home<br />
7. (00:04:56) Foghat - Take It Or Leave It<br />
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Playing Time.........: 00:35:34<br />
Total Size...........: 81.49 MB<br />
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