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There isn't much mystery involved with a George Thorogood record -- you know you're going to get some raunchy slide guitar, growled vocals, barroom ready rockers and loads of rough and ready blues & roll. The only real question is will Thorogood and his group deliver the real deal Thorogood of the past or a watered-down imitation. His 2006 album The Hard Stuff delivers the hard stuff in a way Thorogood hasn't for awhile. The title track serves notice right away that Thorogood's heart and soul are in all the way. It rips and hollers like classic Destroyers; Thorogood evens sounds passionate and angry for a change. The rest of the record struggles a bit to keep up but is varied and exciting enough to sound like the soundtrack to a wild night at the local old-timers bar. There's some New Orleans R&B (a cover of "Hello, Josephine") jumpy blues ("Moving, Love Doctor," a faithful and raucous cover of the great Hound Dog Taylor's "Give Me Back My Wig"), hard driving, generic (in a good way) rockers ("I Got My Eyes on You," "Any Town USA," "Rock Party") and a John Lee Hooker cover ("Huckle Up Baby"). All of which are pretty standard for Thorogood but the fire with which he runs through his usual paces on The Hard Stuff adds enough vigor to make it an impressive addition to the man's catalog. To his credit, there are some welcome surprises that liven things up immeasurably: the tender and sweet late night ballad ("Little Rain") which shows admirable restraint and sports a gloriously clichéd and perfect sax solo, a rollicking acoustic slide workout on Johnny Shines' "Dynaflow Blues," and most surprising of all, a jangling and reverent cover of Bob Dylan's "Drifter's Tale." While the record doesn't exactly capture the loose, rock hard feel of albums he cut in his glory days, it is no patch on them and should remind people that Thorogood is a master of good time rockin' blues.
© Tim Sendra /TiVo
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George Thorogood & The Destroyers, Artist, MainArtist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Tom Hambridge, Composer, Lyricist - George Thorogood, Composer, Lyricist - Hornall Brothers Music Ltd, MusicPublisher - tom Hambridge Tunes, MusicPublisher - DEL SOUND MUSIC, MusicPublisher - MUNNYCROFT LTD, MusicPublisher - Jim Suhler, Composer, Lyricist - Papa Charlie Music, MusicPublisher
2006 Exclusively licensed by Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd to Edel Germany GmbH. earMUSIC is a project of Edel. 2006 Exclusively licensed by Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd to Edel Germany GmbH. earMUSIC is a project of Edel.
George Thorogood & The Destroyers, Artist, MainArtist - Dave Bartholomew, Composer, Lyricist - Fats Domino, Composer, Lyricist - Unart Music Corporation, MusicPublisher - EMI UNITED PARTNERSHIP LTD, MusicPublisher
2006 Exclusively licensed by Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd to Edel Germany GmbH. earMUSIC is a project of Edel. 2006 Exclusively licensed by Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd to Edel Germany GmbH. earMUSIC is a project of Edel.
George Thorogood & The Destroyers, Artist, MainArtist - CHESTER BURNETT, Composer, Lyricist - ARC MUSIC CORP / TRISTAN MUSIC LTD, MusicPublisher
2006 Exclusively licensed by Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd to Edel Germany GmbH. earMUSIC is a project of Edel. 2006 Exclusively licensed by Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd to Edel Germany GmbH. earMUSIC is a project of Edel.
George Thorogood & The Destroyers, Artist, MainArtist - Mike Morgan, Composer, Lyricist - Crawl Tone Publishing, MusicPublisher
2006 Exclusively licensed by Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd to Edel Germany GmbH. earMUSIC is a project of Edel. 2006 Exclusively licensed by Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd to Edel Germany GmbH. earMUSIC is a project of Edel.
George Thorogood & The Destroyers, Artist, MainArtist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Tom Hambridge, Composer, Lyricist - George Thorogood, Composer, Lyricist - Emi Music Publishing Ltd, MusicPublisher - EMI April Music Inc, MusicPublisher - Sarachel Songs, MusicPublisher
2006 Exclusively licensed by Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd to Edel Germany GmbH. earMUSIC is a project of Edel. 2006 Exclusively licensed by Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd to Edel Germany GmbH. earMUSIC is a project of Edel.
George Thorogood & The Destroyers, Artist, MainArtist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Tom Hambridge, Composer, Lyricist - George Thorogood, Composer, Lyricist - Hornall Brothers Music Ltd, MusicPublisher - Universal Music Publishing International Ltd, MusicPublisher - tom Hambridge Tunes, MusicPublisher - DEL SOUND MUSIC, MusicPublisher - MUNNYCROFT LTD, MusicPublisher - Jim Suhler, Composer, Lyricist
2006 Exclusively licensed by Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd to Edel Germany GmbH. earMUSIC is a project of Edel. 2006 Exclusively licensed by Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd to Edel Germany GmbH. earMUSIC is a project of Edel.
George Thorogood & The Destroyers, Artist, MainArtist - Jimmy Reed, Composer, Lyricist - Ewart G. Abner, Composer, Lyricist - Tristan Music Limited, MusicPublisher - Conrad Publishing Co Inc, MusicPublisher
2006 Exclusively licensed by Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd to Edel Germany GmbH. earMUSIC is a project of Edel. 2006 Exclusively licensed by Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd to Edel Germany GmbH. earMUSIC is a project of Edel.
George Thorogood & The Destroyers, Artist, MainArtist - Hornall Brothers Music Ltd, MusicPublisher - Carol Vincent and Associates, MusicPublisher - Jim Suhler, Composer, Lyricist - Papa Charlie Music, MusicPublisher
2006 Exclusively licensed by Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd to Edel Germany GmbH. earMUSIC is a project of Edel. 2006 Exclusively licensed by Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd to Edel Germany GmbH. earMUSIC is a project of Edel.
George Thorogood & The Destroyers, Artist, MainArtist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Richard Fleming, Composer, Lyricist - Tom Hambridge, Composer, Lyricist - Hornall Brothers Music Ltd, MusicPublisher - Bug Music Limited, MusicPublisher - tom Hambridge Tunes, MusicPublisher - Richard Fleming Music, MusicPublisher
2006 Exclusively licensed by Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd to Edel Germany GmbH. earMUSIC is a project of Edel. 2006 Exclusively licensed by Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd to Edel Germany GmbH. earMUSIC is a project of Edel.
George Thorogood & The Destroyers, Artist, MainArtist - Universal Music Publishing Ltd, MusicPublisher - SONGS OF POLYGRAM INTERNATIONAL INC, MusicPublisher - John Ned Shines, Composer, Lyricist - Silkie Music Publishers, MusicPublisher
2006 Exclusively licensed by Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd to Edel Germany GmbH. earMUSIC is a project of Edel. 2006 Exclusively licensed by Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd to Edel Germany GmbH. earMUSIC is a project of Edel.
George Thorogood & The Destroyers, Artist, MainArtist - DEL SOUND MUSIC, MusicPublisher - Kraig Smith Holland, Composer, Lyricist - Holland K Smith Publishing, MusicPublisher
2006 Exclusively licensed by Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd to Edel Germany GmbH. earMUSIC is a project of Edel. 2006 Exclusively licensed by Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd to Edel Germany GmbH. earMUSIC is a project of Edel.
George Thorogood & The Destroyers, Artist, MainArtist - Bob Dylan, Composer, Lyricist - Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK), MusicPublisher - Dwarf Music (USA), MusicPublisher
2006 Exclusively licensed by Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd to Edel Germany GmbH. earMUSIC is a project of Edel. 2006 Exclusively licensed by Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd to Edel Germany GmbH. earMUSIC is a project of Edel.
George Thorogood & The Destroyers, Artist, MainArtist - Theodore Taylor, Composer, Lyricist - Eyeball Music / Gazell Publishing International, MusicPublisher
2006 Exclusively licensed by Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd to Edel Germany GmbH. earMUSIC is a project of Edel. 2006 Exclusively licensed by Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd to Edel Germany GmbH. earMUSIC is a project of Edel.
George Thorogood & The Destroyers, Artist, MainArtist - Rudolph Toombs, Composer, Lyricist - FORT KNOX MUSIC CO / LARK MUSIC LTD, MusicPublisher
2006 Exclusively licensed by Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd to Edel Germany GmbH. earMUSIC is a project of Edel. 2006 Exclusively licensed by Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd to Edel Germany GmbH. earMUSIC is a project of Edel.
George Thorogood & The Destroyers, Artist, MainArtist - Bernard Besman, Composer, Lyricist - John Lee Hooker, Composer, Lyricist - Venice Music, MusicPublisher - Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK), MusicPublisher - BMG Music Publishing Ltd, MusicPublisher - Careers BMG Music Publishing, MusicPublisher
2006 Exclusively licensed by Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd to Edel Germany GmbH. earMUSIC is a project of Edel. 2006 Exclusively licensed by Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd to Edel Germany GmbH. earMUSIC is a project of Edel.
Album review
There isn't much mystery involved with a George Thorogood record -- you know you're going to get some raunchy slide guitar, growled vocals, barroom ready rockers and loads of rough and ready blues & roll. The only real question is will Thorogood and his group deliver the real deal Thorogood of the past or a watered-down imitation. His 2006 album The Hard Stuff delivers the hard stuff in a way Thorogood hasn't for awhile. The title track serves notice right away that Thorogood's heart and soul are in all the way. It rips and hollers like classic Destroyers; Thorogood evens sounds passionate and angry for a change. The rest of the record struggles a bit to keep up but is varied and exciting enough to sound like the soundtrack to a wild night at the local old-timers bar. There's some New Orleans R&B (a cover of "Hello, Josephine") jumpy blues ("Moving, Love Doctor," a faithful and raucous cover of the great Hound Dog Taylor's "Give Me Back My Wig"), hard driving, generic (in a good way) rockers ("I Got My Eyes on You," "Any Town USA," "Rock Party") and a John Lee Hooker cover ("Huckle Up Baby"). All of which are pretty standard for Thorogood but the fire with which he runs through his usual paces on The Hard Stuff adds enough vigor to make it an impressive addition to the man's catalog. To his credit, there are some welcome surprises that liven things up immeasurably: the tender and sweet late night ballad ("Little Rain") which shows admirable restraint and sports a gloriously clichéd and perfect sax solo, a rollicking acoustic slide workout on Johnny Shines' "Dynaflow Blues," and most surprising of all, a jangling and reverent cover of Bob Dylan's "Drifter's Tale." While the record doesn't exactly capture the loose, rock hard feel of albums he cut in his glory days, it is no patch on them and should remind people that Thorogood is a master of good time rockin' blues.
© Tim Sendra /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 00:57:08
- Main artists: George Thorogood & The Destroyers
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: earMUSIC Classics
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
2006 Exclusively licensed by Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd to Edel Germany GmbH. earMUSIC is a project of Edel. 2006 Exclusively licensed by Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd to Edel Germany GmbH. earMUSIC is a project of Edel.
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