Should be in RRHOF, but ALL members Fred, Craig, Shaun..they were THE live shows in early 70’s and then 89 till now. RIP Paul. As Bonnie Raitt said at the Lowell benefit at the Forum said. I miss Little Feat more than life
Just heard the news that Paul Barrere has passed on. Very sad news, he will always be remembered through his music. Condolences to his family and friends, which are many. RIP Paul.
Paul BArrere, Sam Clayton, Bill Payne, Kenny Gradney - basically everyone but the drummer. Paul Barrere sang many of Little Feats top hits including Oh Atlanta. God Bless the feat for doing a benefit foe Special Needs kids
Peter Hoagland You are right Pete I stand corrected. Billy lives here in Bozeman and is good friends with my buddy Tom Gurnsey, concert promoter, sure hope he doesn't see me on the street :)
Every member of FEAT is important. Paul may be one of the most underrated players much like Betts. The new drummer is good. He's just not as funky as Richie. Nobody can touch Billy. I can say great things about every member. Kenny is my man. He just never let the motor stop. I wish them all the best. Howdy Sam.
This is great! It's hard to describe how good it feels just to listen to Paul and Fred slide there way into Down On the Farm. These guys can jam and it's always puzzled me why the hard core jam band crowd has never latched onto Feat. Perhaps, for the more ethereal oriented jam fans, the Feat stay too firmly grounded in the funky roots of rock-n-roll. But for me, that's why I love 'em. When Little Feat jams they like to keep their R&R feet firmly planted on the ground - they don't tend to wander off and get lost. One more thing. Thank you, thank you Bill Payne! Thanks for seeing Feat through from the start. Thanks for your keyboard virtuosity that has made me grin from ear to ear for so many years. Long live the Feat!
The Grateful Dead are good but not even on the same fuckin wave length as Little Feat. I can listen to Little Feat for days but the Dead I have to be in the mood for. Little Feat is almost a cult band. People either hate them or don't get the sound, but the fans are almost religious in their appreciation. At least that is the way I see it. Your right that after Lowell they lost a lot of their following but the Truth is their stuff without Lowell was on the same level of musical brilliance. But I have to take this experience from the past because I am 32 I was not alive when they had Lowell and I was a kid during their later stuff. Aint Had Enough Fun, Things Happen in their Own Sweet Time (I don't think that is the actual title), Caddilac Hotel, etc. Well you know exactly what I am talking about. Cheers!
@@gordonford3933 Gordon Treasure the good times the band has left. "Dey ain't gettin' any younger" Saw them at New Orleans Jazzfest 2019 and they were brilliant. They did an interview and were the nicest, coolest people you would ever want to sit down and talk with. They should be in the R&R HOF, but rock politics is like all other politics.
Anderson - I run every day to Little Feat, I have a playlist of over 100 Feat songs and concerts, and it never gets old. I'm 73 and running to Feat will get me up to 6 or 7 miles on a cool day. When the humidity and temps go up..... it's like doing the old folks boogie - my mind makes a promise my body can't fill.
Little Feat has been my favorite band since I was in HS jammed out to Waiting For Columbus all throughout my school years. I would tell people they were my favorite band and most people even the teachers never heard of them and if they did they laughed at me. I even did a speech in Speech/Debate over the band and my teacher was mad at me and said "seriously". I was in California most people think they were from the South but they derive from LA but strangely enough I can't remember if Lowell was originally from LS. Sad I haven't done as much research on their bios as I should. I know was Lowell was kicked out of Frank Zapa's group. And I think he played with Mother's of Invention before starting the original line up. They are my stranded on an island with only one band to listen to sound. Everyone has a stranded island band or solo artist. What is yours? I'm 32 so this band is way out of my generation but I never cared. I like their stuff without Lowell just as much I thought both sounds were on the same level. Granted fans of the band would argue that point vehemently but hey everyone is entitled to their opinion. When I heard they were doing a gig in Jamaica I said to myself I would give a finger to see that and I am dead serious- God I would have the best fuckin weed listening to the greatest rock group. Well Rock ON!
Gordon Ford I hear ya! I used to follow them on your for years. I manage Gregg Gordon's music on the net and it's hopeless. I. Also loved J.J. Vale from the beginning. Sigh. Southern music isn't appreciated, it seems.
On tour now and I'm excited to see them late in May. Haven't seen them live since the Lowell days. Lowell was my favorite slide player but boy, Paul can play.
This was the song that I love the most by the band. I remember listening to The “Down on the farm” track back in 1979 when the radio announced Lowell’s death. Lowell and Paul were the sound of The band to me. I wish the remaining members all the best with carrying on. Legendary group of musicians.
Just good straight-ahead rock and roll with no frills, the music speaks for itself. The Feats know how to jam live with the medleys the put together to keep you movin.' Been a fan since '72.
Some time in the 1980'ies In a very small country very far from USA called Denmark a narrator in the radio talked about this band called Little Feat and played some tracks. Did you all get that? I've loved Little Feat.since
That was in 1969. Three years later (and introducing the third LP from the band), Roy was gone (child molester that he was) and the band was completed with the addition of Paul, Ken and Sam
i have not, i confess been that much into the feat since lowell passed, i have everything they recorded from go to woo or to when the man died. i love richie and have tried to do his styles with difficulty all my life it seems. when he died i could barely watch or listen anymore and all but dropped listening to any music at all. the loss of lowell first kind of shattered me. Then i found this clip with this drummer. i never thought of richie as being replaceable. but like that saying,"noone is irreplaceabe." what i really like about this guy is he is not as.....busy, or as funky as richie, and this allows a bit more acces in to the drumming required for this sensational group. just a little easier for those who want to drum this type of music. what is this drummers name please? and is he richies drum technician that played occasionally when rich was ill a few years back or is he someone in the groups son/? has he recorded with the band or any other band? im gonna be back in the record store after decades......just saying.
The drummer who took Richie's place is Gabe Ford (sousing of Robbin Ford ... an extremely musically gifted family). He was Richie's drum tech since about 2004, and the band ... though they talked about calling it quits without Squidman ... unanimously agreed that Gabe should be the guy to fill his seat. As the story continues, Gabe has now moved on to other projects (mostly a family of young kids, who are marvelous human beings, by the way), and Tony Leone is the new drummer for Feat. I watched an interview with Bill today ... he has not sat down and played with Tony since the pandemic -- all work they are doing is via the internet -- but he had nothing but praise. I have seen Tony play with Amy Helm and The Chris Robinson Brotherhood ... he is good. Bill says he grew up listening to and emulating Richie, and that his work on a new version of "Fat Man" (which is to be released real soon) is stellar.
I have this CD and Feats Don't Fail Me Know. I also have the Anthology Hotcakes and Outtakes if you love Little Feat I highly recommend you buy this compilation/4 discs.
Everyone ripping on the Drummer. He was good enough for the guys in the band. He is good enough for me. Unless you can do better AND were invited to sit in sit this one out.
The drummer who took Richie’s place after his passing is Gabe Ford. He was Richie’s drum tech for years. I agree, no one is or will ever be Richie. Gabe has a different style, but still an outstanding drummer. He has great musical genes. His uncle is The blues great Robbin Ford.
You guys are tight bill where is Shawn Murphy now days since "falling thru the worlds🤏🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹a dozen roses for the band from your old neighbor in dancer ave love you more!😘👂👍
@RoughBoy1056 "the pigs talk, the cows talk, the horses talk too..." Um, that's "The pigs BAWL, the cows BAWL..", etc., with a play on bawl/ball. In the previous verse the play is on asked/ass. Glad you enjoyed the song though.
These guys are truly amazing. They never played a song live the same way twice. And every version was the best they had ever done it. Probably the best concert you could ever attend. Live shows were their superpower. They were very comfortable on stage and they loved doing it. Taking a detour in the middle of a song for a 18 minute music history and delta blues lesson didn't ruffle their feathers one bit and they were always tight despite playing grooves and shuffles so loose and slippery you had to wear seat belts just to listen!
"Now I may be from the woods, but those hours don't sound so good..." and "the pigs talk, the cows talk, the horses talk too..." you know it's got to be pretty bad when even the rubes got it figured out.
Don't need to imagine! This was/ is a band..Like few others, The FEAT bring it every night.. Every gig. If you really want to hear a great band just see FEAT! This was always a BAND They are maybe the BEST band to strap it up and play. I've seen the DEAD and ABB these guys were phenomenal every time.. If you never saw FEAT Don't comment!
I used to call my mids Little Feat. And Sarah's ickle feet she would dethaw between my legs. She would spent note with friends and they would say. What's with the fiit. Sacred very vulnerable story but what is interest in about this band is how you catz met. Pamala Petty. Brown eyed Toms wife!
