Foghat - Stone Blue (Limited Anniversary Edition, Gatefold, 180 Gram, Translucent Blue Color) (LP)

Limited Edition, Translucent blue vinyl - Foghat are truly a worldwide gift to rock music and boogie band enthusiasts everywhere. The nucleus of the band (Dave Peverett, Roger Earl, Tone Stevens) were originally from the British blues powerhouse Savoy Brown, and left to form their own trail blazing band in 1972, and rock music and their millions of fans have never been the same since. Lonesome Dave Peverett continues his winning streak with a handful of newer fare with the powerful Easy Money, complete with an incredible drum workout by his old Savoy Brown bandmate Roger Earl, locking in step with the stunning lead guitar of Rod Price and the great Craig MacGregor on heavy duty bass. These pioneers of the British blues/rock scene carry on with more masterful workouts on hit album tracks like Midnight Madness, High On Love and their inspiring power ballad Stay With Me, making Stone Blue the revered masterpiece that it still is today. The original Bearsville Records Lp is mastered impeccably by Joe Reagoso (Jeff Beck, Johnny Winter, Deep Purple) and will be manufactured for a limited time on stunning translucent blue audiophile vinyl. To celebrate four decades of Foghat's Stone Blue, we further enhance this limited anniversary edition with a first time gatefold cover featuring the original artwork elements as well as rare gatefold featuring photos from the band's archives, as well as new commentary from co-founder and drummer Roger Earl.

Taking stock in themselves and their music after many crushing but profitable years on the road, Foghat came up with this record of hard electric blues. Coming from a variety of sources, Stone Blue could be looked upon and retreading familiar ground. If that's the case, Foghat should do it more often, because Stone Blue delivers the goods. Not as rocking as previous releases, it still holds listeners' attention with bluesy electric fire and interesting break in form. ~ James Chrispell