Under the Radar

Under the Radar Artist: Little Feat
Label: Sanctuary Records
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 060768625327
EAN: 0060768625327
ASIN: B000007Q9G


Release Date: 1998-06-16

Under the Radar


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Tracks:

  1. Home Ground
  2. Eden's Wall
  3. Distant Thunder
  4. Hoy Hou
  5. Under the Radar
  6. Vale of Tears
  7. Loco Motives
  8. Ferocious Morning
  9. Voicless Territory (Intro to Fall Through the Worlds)
  10. Intro/Falling Through the Worlds
  11. Blue Don't Tell It All
  12. I Got Happiness
  13. Calling the Children Home

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Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars ITS FEAT JIM, BUT NOT AS WE KNOW IT (THEM).......2006-07-10

I HAVE 4 LF ALBUMS FROM THE LOWELL GEORGE ERA BUT, FOLLOWING HIS DEATH, I LOST INTEREST THINKING IT WOULD BE THE 'END OF THE LINE' FOR A FINE ROCK BAND WHO HAD LOST THEIR LEAD SINGER, MAJOR SONGWRITER AND PRODUCER. RECENTLY, I NOTICED THAT THE BAND WERE STILL PUTTING OUT ALBUMS SO I BOUGHT THIS ONE TO SEE HOW THEY WERE 'GETTING BY' WITHOUT LOWELL.

THIS IS HOW I SUM UP THIS ALBUM (COMPARED TO THEIR EARLIER STUFF) :

SONGS - PRETTY GOOD BUT NOT AS ACCESSIBLE AS THOSE WRITTEN BY LOWELL; LYRICS - A BIT OBSCURE AT TIMES BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER (THEY STILL SOUND GOOD); VOCALS - LEAD VOCALS MAINLY SHARED BY PAUL BARRERE (SOUNDING A BIT LIKE LOWELL AT TIMES) AND SHAUN MURPHY (GREAT VOICE); ARRANGEMENTS - MORE ELABORATE AND INTERESTING; MUSICIANSHIP AND PRODUCTION - STILL EXCEPTIONALLY GOOD.

SOME COMMENTS ABOUT INDIVIDUAL TRACKS (All songs written by band members in various permutations), * denotes a favourite track :

EDEN'S WALL* - Weird intro (sounds like someone yodelling in an empty biscuit tin - maybe it is) but the track soon gets down to 'business' with LF delivering their inimitable brand of rock music. Pretty good lead vocals by Paul Barrere - includes a short duet with Shaun Murphy.

VALE OF TEARS* - A good song (but not exactly 'catchy'). Stunning vocals by Shaun Murphy; very restrained playing by the rest of the band (quite right too). Features acoustic and electric guitar accompaniment.

LOCOMOTIVES* - This track just 'boogies'; good vocals (Paul Barrere) and great slide guitar.

FEROCIOUS MORNING* - Slow tempo funky blues-rock, Shaun Murphy on vocals (enough said).

FALLING THROUGH WORLDS* - Slow tempo 'atmospheric' song with a brooding, almost menacing, quality. Features a short semi-acoustic instrumental solo with a mexican feel to it. Vocals by that woman again.

THE BLUES DON'T TELL IT ALL* - Up tempo song - a real 'foot tapper'; great guitar licks and Shaun Murphy belting out the vocals (without going 'over the top').

I GOT HAPPINESS - I quite liked the song but the vocals are too harsh and gravelly for my liking. Don't know who does the singing on this track - but it's definitely NOT Shaun Murphy.

APART FROM A COUPLE OF RELATIVELY 'SEDATE' (BUT STILL PRETTY GOOD) TRACKS ('Vale of Tears' and 'Under the Radar'), THIS ALBUM IS A POWERHOUSE OF HIGH ENERGY 'SOUTHERN FRIED' FUNK, ROCK AND BOOGIE MUSIC. GET IT AND PLAY IT OFTEN (BUT 'TURN UP THE WICK' ON YOUR AMP FIRST). THERE ARE NO 'FILLERS' ON THIS ALBUM AND ITS WORTH BEARING IN MIND THAT THERE IS c.70 MINUTES WORTH OF MUSIC ON IT (NOT BAD FOR A NON-COMPILATION ALBUM).

SO, LF SEEMED TO HAVE MADE THE ADJUSTMENT FOLLOWING LOWELL'S DEPARTURE; GIVEN HIS INFLUENCE AND VERSATILITY, THIS IS NO MEAN FEAT.

MY RATINGS : THE SONGS - 3 STARS; THE MUSIC - 5+ STARS; SHAUN MURPHY - 5+ STARS.

5 out of 5 stars Strong Outting.......2005-05-08

Do yourself a favor and don't compare this incarnation of LF with that headed by Lowell George. George was a great song writer and musician and contributed to several classic LF releases. But this CD is too good to approach it with expectations or prejudgements. This CD is excellent. Each cut here is an absolute winner. Shaun Murphy has an incredibly strong and expressive voice, and is equally effective on the ballads, to wit, "Vale of Tears", WOW. I could listen to her all day. The lead male vocals sound like a cross between Steve Winwood and Paul Carrack PERFECTLY layered over the music which can best be described as contemporary, southern boogie, jam, rock, with an edge. Technically, Bill Payne continues to impress (I can hardly wait to get his new solo CD), Barerre and Tackett are in top form. The audio recording and sound quality is fantastic. All around a very solid effort. As Rolling Stone magazine states, "all killer no filler". I concur.

5 out of 5 stars A Sacrilegious View.......2003-08-15

Been a Feat Fan since Dixie Chicken, seen them live then and recently, and I love Lowell George but ... IT'S A BETTER* BAND NOW! Shaun Murphy is the most powerful rock female vocalist I've heard since Janis Joplin (and I've seen her live, too). One of my all time favorite CDs in a large music library. Get this! And by all means, if you get a chance to see them live do yourself a big favor (be sure to wear your boogie shoes). I think Billy Payne is the most exciting rock keyboard player extant.

* "Better Band" = tighter, more emotionally engaging, higher energy, more consistent

5 out of 5 stars Vail of Tears-Awesome!.......2003-02-27

I have followed Little feat since the Lowell George days. This IS the best record (since he past away) that Little Feat has put out to date (remember, I am writing in 2003). Shaun Murphy is just incredible on this record. You can feel that the rest of the band members are revitalized ... no infected in a positive way by her presence. And the master musicians are still the master musicians. The jams are tight and freely polished to perfection here. Under The Radar, Eden's Wall, and Vale of Tears are what stick out in my mind as some of the bands best work. Thank the lord that Little Feat never did try to make 3 minute AM radio stuff! They are too good for that! Incredible and awesome spin!

4 out of 5 stars

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