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Extra Fog!!

chris meesey Food Czar | The Colony, TX United States | 09/24/2003

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Foghat's superb live album, Extended Versions, is the CD version of their DVD Two Centuries of Boogie, and was recorded just a couple of years before Lonesome Dave's untimely death in 2000. Bargain priced (about half the cost of a normal price CD), the listener gets more than an hour of classic Fog at the top of their game. The rock and roll hits, such as "Drivin' Wheel" and "Stone Blue" are very good, but what really makes the album stand out are the outstanding blues covers. Remember, Foghat started by splitting off from that excellent blues-rock outfit Savoy Brown, and Muddy Waters "Louisiana Blues", a live showcase from those days featuring one of the first recorded vocals by Lonesome Dave, opens this set with incredible high energy. Robert Johnson's "Sweet Home Chicago" and Muddy's "I Just Want to Make Love to You" prove that the blues can really rock, but it is a slow blues, Elmore James "It Hurts Me Too," that is far and away the best cut on the album. Rod Price plays some of his most gut-wrenching slide ever on this album, and Tony Stephens and Roger (Mr. Loud!) Earle provide excellent support throughout. (As Dave reminds us, all four original members of Foghat contribute to this effort.) Get this album at once, and prepare to rock your blues away!"

Great Rock/Blues sound

Mario Elizondo | Monterrey, Nuevo León Mexico | 07/23/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is a great CD, "Nothing but trouble" is one of the
greatest Foghat songs I've ever heard and you can't find
this in any other Foghat CD, or at least I haven't heard.
Plus you've got classics such as "Slow ride" and "Stone blue"."

Great for the price!

notatthistime | notatthistime | 05/27/2005

(4 out of 5 stars)

"The whole "extended version" series of cd's is a little dubious. You have to be careful as a lot of these discs are disguised previously released material! For the faithful, this is a good clean sounding recording from their live dvd. A welcome addition to your collection. For the casual fan, its a great party/picnic cd. The opening song / salute to their Savoy Brown roots (Louisiana Blues) is totally awsome! Nice fat guitar tones throughout! Its a nice historic audio document of the original boogie men! Long live Lonesome Dave & Rod Price!"