[net.records] George Thorogood & the Destroyers "Bad to the Bone"

tconn (09/13/82)

     Read a review on this album recently where the reviewer said
this album is indeed bad to the bone, as in baaaaadd! This band plays
with more fervor and emotion than Journey and all it's clones put
together. George and his boys have always played some strong blues, and
his slide guitar has generally been just this side of sonic, but this
time out he's outdid himself. His guitar work literally screams oof
the grooves and he's added a gent named Carter, who plays a tremendous
sax. When the two of them start trading off on one of the blues or
straight ahead rock and rollers numbers it's literally candy to the ears.
    Thorogood named this backup band perfectly because they absolutely
destroy you. As you might be able to tell, I was impressed with this
album. What's even more impressive is that the normally sedate radio
stations in Indy are playing it! That should'nt last long as this album
along with many others not heard around here, will be replaced with
the general top 40 sludge the audience raves for. It's a sin more music
with the power and feel of this genre does'nt get the airtime it deserves.
     The age old adage, "the masses are asses", will hold true long after
I'm listening to recorded music. (Sorry about the soapbox treatment,
sometimes I get carried away)

				Tim Connolly inuxc!tconn
				BTL-Indianapolis