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It's easy enough to trace the lineage of every one of the ten cuts on George Thorogood & the Destroyers' self-titled 1977 debut. Even the originals, of which there are only two, wear their influences on their sleeve, so there's not a minute of this album where the presence of Hound Dog Taylor, Elmore James, Bo Diddley, and John Lee Hooker loom large. Not one of those bluesmen ever played with much finesse, and Thorogood picked up that thread and ran with it, playing so hard the group seemed like a gang of primitives. No wonder they chose the name "the Destroyers": they ruined everything in their path. This brutal attack is one reason George Thorogood & the Destroyers feels distinctive, even when the lifted Elmore riffs, Bo Diddley beats, and wild, careening Houserocker rhythms are blatantly obvious: as he hammers away at his guitar, Thorogood plays with personality, his enthusiasm for making noise readily apparent. No matter how hard the Destroyers ride "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer," this album isn't about groove and it's certainly not about virtuosity -- it's about bashing out the blues at a punishing volume, and their lack of subtlety is why this 1977 debut still sounds powerful years after its release.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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George Thorogood & The Destroyers, MainArtist - Earl Hooker, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2003 Rounder Records Manufactured and distributed by Concord Music Group
George Thorogood & The Destroyers, MainArtist - ELMORE JAMES, ComposerLyricist - John Nagy, Producer, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Ken Irwin, Producer, Recording Producer - George Thorogood, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Harmonica, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Jeff Simon, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ron Smith, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Matthew Azevedo, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Billy Blough, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1978 Rounder Records.
George Thorogood & The Destroyers, MainArtist - Composer Unknown, ComposerLyricist - John Nagy, Producer, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Ken Irwin, Producer, Recording Producer - George Thorogood, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Harmonica, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Jeff Simon, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ron Smith, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Matthew Azevedo, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Billy Blough, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1978 Rounder Records.
George Thorogood & The Destroyers, MainArtist - George Thorogood, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2003 Rounder Records Manufactured and distributed by Concord Music Group
George Thorogood & The Destroyers, MainArtist - ELMORE JAMES, ComposerLyricist - John Nagy, Producer, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Ken Irwin, Producer, Recording Producer - George Thorogood, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Harmonica, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Jeff Simon, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ron Smith, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Matthew Azevedo, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Billy Blough, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1978 Rounder Records.
ELLAS MCDANIEL, ComposerLyricist - George Thorogood & The Destroyers, MainArtist - John Nagy, Producer, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Ken Irwin, Producer, Recording Producer - George Thorogood, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Harmonica, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Jeff Simon, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ron Smith, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Matthew Azevedo, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Billy Blough, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1978 Rounder Records.
George Thorogood & The Destroyers, MainArtist - Composer Unknown, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2003 Rounder Records Manufactured and distributed by Concord Music Group
George Thorogood & The Destroyers, MainArtist - Composer Unknown, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2003 Rounder Records Manufactured and distributed by Concord Music Group
George Thorogood & The Destroyers, MainArtist - Parker/Villa, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2003 Rounder Records Manufactured and distributed by Concord Music Group
George Thorogood & The Destroyers, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2003 Rounder Records Manufactured and distributed by Concord Music Group
Album review
It's easy enough to trace the lineage of every one of the ten cuts on George Thorogood & the Destroyers' self-titled 1977 debut. Even the originals, of which there are only two, wear their influences on their sleeve, so there's not a minute of this album where the presence of Hound Dog Taylor, Elmore James, Bo Diddley, and John Lee Hooker loom large. Not one of those bluesmen ever played with much finesse, and Thorogood picked up that thread and ran with it, playing so hard the group seemed like a gang of primitives. No wonder they chose the name "the Destroyers": they ruined everything in their path. This brutal attack is one reason George Thorogood & the Destroyers feels distinctive, even when the lifted Elmore riffs, Bo Diddley beats, and wild, careening Houserocker rhythms are blatantly obvious: as he hammers away at his guitar, Thorogood plays with personality, his enthusiasm for making noise readily apparent. No matter how hard the Destroyers ride "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer," this album isn't about groove and it's certainly not about virtuosity -- it's about bashing out the blues at a punishing volume, and their lack of subtlety is why this 1977 debut still sounds powerful years after its release.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:46:34
- Main artists: George Thorogood & The Destroyers
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Rounder Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2003 Rounder Records Manufactured and distributed by Concord Music Group ℗ 2003 Rounder Records Manufactured and distributed by Concord Music Group
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