Rattlesnake Rock ’N’ Roll: The Best of Blackfoot

RELEASE
1994
LABEL
Rhino
GENRES
Pop/Rock, Hard Rock, Southern Rock, Boogie Rock, Album Rock

Album Review

Southern rock's last great gasp is spelled out on this 18-track compilation. Wisely leaving off anything from the weak albums (No Reservations, Siogo, Vertical Smiles, and Rick Medlocke & Blackfoot) and cherry-picking from the rest of Blackfoot's output, this slims the group's best down to a nice solid chunk of heavy twin Southern rock guitars, macho lyrics, and thundering drumbeats. While some naysayers will point to the group's "Highway Song" as being little more than a spirited "Free Bird" knockoff, the guitar interplay between Medlocke and Charlie Hargrett is well worth the listen. Other highlights include "Train Train," "Left Turn on a Red Light," and a cover of Free's "Wishing Well." Another special bonus is three tracks from Highway Song Live, a U.K.-only release that clearly illustrates what a potent live combination the original quartet truly was.
Cub Koda, Rovi

Track Listing

  1. Feelin' Good
  2. Left Turn on a Red Light
  3. Wishing Well
  4. Train, Traine
  5. Highway Song
  6. Gimme, Gimme, Gimme
  7. Every Man Should Know (Queenie)
  8. Spendin' Cabbage
  9. Fox Chase
  10. Diary of a Workingman
  11. Too Hard to Handle
  12. Fly Away [Live]
  13. Rattlesnake Rock 'N' Roller
  14. Good Morning [Live]
  15. Road Fever [Live]
  16. Trouble in Mind [Live]
  17. Doin' My Job
  18. Guitar Slingers Song and Dance