Ain't Had Enough Fun

Artist: Little Feat
Label: Volcano
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD

UPC: 614223109725
EAN: 0614223109725
ASIN: B0000009A6

Release Date: 1995-04-25

Ain't Had Enough Fun

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Tracks:

Drivin' Blind
Blue Jean Blues
Cadillac Hotel
Romance Without Finance
Big Bang Theory
Cajun rage
Heaven's Where You Find It
Borderline Blues
All That You Can Stand
Rock & Roll Everynight
Shakeytown
Ain't Had Enough Fun
That's A Pretty Good Love

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Little Feat ain't failed us yet as the revived institution returns ever closer to its Dixie-fried roots. The musicianship is predictably superb and Paul Barrere again keeps the spirit of Lowell George alive with his singing and slide guitar (namely, "Blue Jean Blues" and "Cajun Rage"). Yet it's newcomer Shaun Murphy who could put the band's 13th album on the map. Her superb, Bonnie Raitt-like vocals make "Big Bang Theory" and the swamp gumbo "Romance Without Finance" gritty winners. <I>--Jeff Bateman</I>

Customer Reviews:

'WALL TO WALL' FEAT PLUS SHAUN MURPHY FOR GOOD MEASURE.......2007-03-25

THE MUSIC : This is LF doing what they do best. There are no excursions into pop-rock balladry or experiments with elaborate arrangements and jazz-rock fusions. The music is predominantly boogie-rock spiced up with shuffling rhythms, accordion and horns to give a strong 'New Orleans/Zydeco' flavour. The first 60 minutes or so is unrelenting funk-rock-boogie music with only some occasional respite.

THE VOCALS : I really like Shaun Murphy on lead vocals - her singing is both soulful and gritty (at times, sounding like a 'super-charged' Bonnie Raitt). Paul Barrere also makes a significant contribution and sometimes, there is a hint of Lowell about his singing ('keeping the embers burning', I guess).

THE SONGS : Lowell George wrote some great songs, so comparisons are inevitable. Most of the songs here are good; they may lack some of the poignancy and melody associated with Lowell's writing but, it seems to me that the songs are written, as much as anything, to be vehicles for showcasing the band's extraordinary musicianship and, in this sense, they are highly effective.

If you grew up listening to LF's early albums, it is tempting to feel that no one could replace Lowell; but things move on and I think Shaun Murphy does a superb job on lead vocals (however, I am not so enthusiastic about Craig Fuller's vocal style - pleasant enough, but out of place with the LF sound). Judged on its own merits, this is a fine LF album and comparisons with LF's 70's output serve only to detract from this.

Some brief comments about selected tracks :

BLUE JEAN BLUES - mid-tempo song, a 'classic' LF sound, vocals by Paul Barrere, great slide guitar.

CADILLAC HOTEL - jazz-funk sound, soulful vocals by Shaun Murphy, more slide guitar.

ROMANCE WITHOUT FINANCE - strong 'New Orleans' rhythm, great vocals by Shaun Murphy.

BIG BANG THEORY - straight 'in your face' boogie-rock; has a similar sound to 'Tripe Face Boogie', Shaun Murphy/Paul Barrere on vocals, searing slide guitar.

ALL THAT YOU CAN STAND - moody and sultry sound, LF's take on swamp-rock, Shaun Murphy on vocals.

BORDERLINE BLUES - atmospheric and haunting song played mainly at a slow pace, mellow guitar (dobro ?) solo, acoustic guitar and accordion accompaniment, Paul Barrere and Shaun Murphy duetting.

AIN'T HAD ENOUGH FUN - simple song with a gospel feel, features piano, accordion and acoustic guitar, no drums, Paul Barrere on vocals.

As with 'Under the Radar', you get a lot of music for you money - just under 70 minutes worth and (to borrow a quote from 'Uncut' magazine) it's 'all killer no filler'. Great music from a great band; if some of the music, on this album, doesn't 'boogie your speakers away', then nothing will.

This CD can be difficult to obtain (at a realistic price), but persevere - it will be worth the effort !

Big shoes to fill.......2003-08-16

As a fan from this bands first steps, I consider this the best, song-for-song, overall LF album. All the energy and jam-time of the live albums and songs that live up to the always great musicianship.

My favorite Feat studio CD.......2003-04-07

This Feat album is pure boogie-woogie, blues, and rock 'n' roll - and I love it for that. It does not have the jazz-fusion songs that you find on "Representing the Mambo," "Time Loves A Hero" or "Down on the Farm."

On this album, the band also wisely brought back-up singer Shawn Murphy up to the forefront - making her a full-fledged member of the band, and letting her sing more than 1/2 of the songs. Her voice is fantastic! (she also gets songwriting credit on some of the tunes.)

If you like to rock or boogie - get this album!
If you like 12-bar blues - get this album!

If you prefer jazz instead, get the aformentioned albums.

you won't believe it.......2001-06-09

I've been a Little Feat fan for 25 years now and I found "Ain't Had Enough Fun" yesterday in a second hand CD & black records shop, here in Strasbourg (France), for 11 $. Amazon does help you a lot when you're far from the main source, but going to check things in shops is still much fun, here, in the old world.+AM8-

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