Label: Capitol / Emi
Blues
The aptly-titled The Baddest of George Thorogood and the Destroyers offers a dozen tracks that cleanse the church of rock'n'roll of all but its most basic elements: guitar, bass, drums, and a pile of Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley and Rolling Stone licks. Delaware's George Thorogood has never quite captured his wildman live presence in the studio, but having all his best material gathered on one disc — including "Bad to the Bone," "Move It on Over," and "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer" — makes for a great party. Steve Morse's liner notes are brief but, like the songs, get right to the point ... cut to the bone, you might say.
By Roch Parisien. AMG.
**
It's good to have all of Thorogood's biggest hits in one place, but Baddest is pretty skimpy on the perennial album-radio cuts, substituting bonus tracks and second-line material. "Ride On Josephine," for example, isn't here. Neither are Chuck Berry's "No Particular Place to Go," "Night Time," and a number of other staples. More suspicious still, "Bad to the Bone" appears with a new remix. Hmm. Looks like someone's leaving some slack for a Volume 2. Since the Thorogood catalog is fairly big, it wouldn't pay to track down his highlights album-by-album, but the Live CD will set you up pretty well.
By Gavin McNett.
**
This is a great album to listen to when your out riding around with your friends on Saturday night. George's music is fun, energizing, and loud. The guitar is coarse, the drums loud and steady, and the sax is blaring--not polished but it sounds great. Most of the lyrics are simple and catchy, I'm sure you'll find yourself singing along. All of the tracks are good; this is the kind of album you let play straight through. My favorite tracks include, "Move it on Over", "One Bourbon. . .", and "Louie to Frisco." I never get tired of listening to it. Once I was in Circuit City trying out speakers and this was one of the albums I brought to test the speakers out with. A man of about fifty (I was 18) came up to me and asked "Who is that and where did you get it?" I told him and he said "Wow that is some good old rock music." He thanked me and went to look for it. That is how good it is.
By Andrew H.
**
Billy Blough- Bass
Hank Carter- Saxophone, Vocals
Steve Chrismar- Guitar
Uncle Meat Pennington- Maracas
Jeff Simon- Drums
Ian Stuart- Piano
George Thorogood Guitar, Vocals
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01.Bad to the Bone 4:56
02.Move It on Over 4:18
03.I'm a Steady Rollin' Man 3:43
04.You Talk Too Much 4:35
05.Who Do You Love? 4:20
06.Gear Jammer 4:34
07.I Drink Alone 4:32
08.One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer 8:27
09.If You Don't Start Drinkin' (I'm Gonna Leave) 4:12
10.Treat Her Right 3:31
11.Long Gone 4:30
12.Louie to Frisco 4:15
**
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