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George Thorogood & the Destroyers don't change their tune on Move It On Over, their second album from 1978, but they do polish their attack just a bit. Where their 1977 album was a nasty, brutish affair, this is sharpened slightly, possibly due to Ken Irwin's muscular production. Irwin gives the Destroyers some color and lets some air in between the instruments, and the difference is immediately apparent. Other than that clarity and a lack of originals, not much has changed on Move It On Over: Thorogood still leads the Destroyers through barreling blues boogie, emphasizing feel and sound over groove. Hound Dog Taylor's Houserockers remain the crucial touch point around which the Destroyers incorporate Elmore James' careening slide and Bo Diddley's hypnotic big beat. Everything else, including covers of Hank Williams and Chuck Berry, are shoved into this blueprint, a sound that the Destroyers do so well, they never veered away from it (perhaps they learned their lesson from the album's lone stumble, the slow and feeble version of James Moore's "I'm Just Your Good Thing"). Gold records and radio hits came later, but this is the album where everything fell into place for George Thorogood; it's the record that defined what came afterward, and it remains one of his best.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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George Thorogood & The Destroyers, MainArtist - Hank Williams, ComposerLyricist - John Nagy, Producer, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Ken Irwin, Producer, Recording Producer - George Thorogood, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Jeff Simon, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Uncle Meat Pennington, Tambourine, Maracas, AssociatedPerformer - Matthew Azevedo, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Billy Blough, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1978 Rounder Records.
E. 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, Guitar, Vocals, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Jeff Simon, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Uncle Meat Pennington, Tambourine, Maracas, AssociatedPerformer - Matthew Azevedo, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Billy Blough, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1978 Rounder Records.
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, Guitar, Vocals, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Jeff Simon, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Uncle Meat Pennington, Tambourine, Maracas, AssociatedPerformer - Matthew Azevedo, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Billy Blough, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1978 Rounder Records.
George Thorogood & The Destroyers, MainArtist - John Nagy, Producer, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Ken Irwin, Producer, Recording Producer - George Thorogood, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Jeff Simon, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Uncle Meat Pennington, Tambourine, Maracas, AssociatedPerformer - Matthew Azevedo, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Troy Junius Arnall, ComposerLyricist - Billy Blough, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1978 Rounder Records.
George Thorogood & The Destroyers, MainArtist - Chuck Berry, ComposerLyricist - Ken Irwin, Producer
℗ 2003 Rounder Records Manufactured and distributed by Concord Music Group
George Thorogood & The Destroyers, MainArtist - WILLIE DIXON, ComposerLyricist - Ken Irwin, Producer
℗ 2003 Rounder Records Manufactured and distributed by Concord Music Group
George Thorogood & The Destroyers, MainArtist - Ken Irwin, Producer - Eelco Kastermans, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2003 Rounder Records Manufactured and distributed by Concord Music Group
George Thorogood & The Destroyers, MainArtist - JAMES MOORE, ComposerLyricist - Ken Irwin, Producer
℗ 2003 Rounder Records Manufactured and distributed by Concord Music Group
George Thorogood & The Destroyers, MainArtist - ELMORE JAMES, ComposerLyricist - Ken Irwin, Producer
℗ 2003 Rounder Records Manufactured and distributed by Concord Music Group
George Thorogood & The Destroyers, MainArtist - Ken Irwin, Producer - George Thorogood, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2003 Rounder Records Manufactured and distributed by Concord Music Group
Album review
George Thorogood & the Destroyers don't change their tune on Move It On Over, their second album from 1978, but they do polish their attack just a bit. Where their 1977 album was a nasty, brutish affair, this is sharpened slightly, possibly due to Ken Irwin's muscular production. Irwin gives the Destroyers some color and lets some air in between the instruments, and the difference is immediately apparent. Other than that clarity and a lack of originals, not much has changed on Move It On Over: Thorogood still leads the Destroyers through barreling blues boogie, emphasizing feel and sound over groove. Hound Dog Taylor's Houserockers remain the crucial touch point around which the Destroyers incorporate Elmore James' careening slide and Bo Diddley's hypnotic big beat. Everything else, including covers of Hank Williams and Chuck Berry, are shoved into this blueprint, a sound that the Destroyers do so well, they never veered away from it (perhaps they learned their lesson from the album's lone stumble, the slow and feeble version of James Moore's "I'm Just Your Good Thing"). Gold records and radio hits came later, but this is the album where everything fell into place for George Thorogood; it's the record that defined what came afterward, and it remains one of his best.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:40:25
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: George Thorogood & The Destroyers
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Rounder Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2003 Rounder Records. Manufactured and distributed by Concord Music Group, Inc. ℗ 2003 Rounder Records. Manufactured and distributed by Concord Music Group, Inc.
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