Blackfoot - Marauder (1981) US Pressing - LP/FLAC - In 24bit/96kHz

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Blackfoot - Marauder
Vinyl | LP Cover (1:1) | FLAC + cue | 24bit/96kHz | 900mb
Label: ATCO Records/SD 32-107 | Released: 1981 | Genre: Southern-Rock

A1 Good Morning 3:34
A2 Payin For It 3:35
A3 Diary Of A Workingman 5:33
A4 Too Hard To Handle 4:00
A5 Fly Away 2:56
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B1 Dry Country 3:42
B2 Fire Of The Dragon 4:03
B3 Rattlesnake Rock'N'Roller 4:00
B4 Searchin' 5:43


Recorded At – Subterranean Studio, Ann Arbor
Mixed At – Bee Jay Recording Studio
Credits
Backing Vocals – Donna D. Davis*, Pamela T. Vincent*
Banjo – Shorty Medlocke (tracks: B3)
Design – Lynn Dreese Breslin
Engineer – Henry Weck
Keyboards, Horns [Other Musicians] – "Magic Rooster" Pat McCaffrey*
Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar – Charlie Hargrett
Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Guitar [Bottleneck], Acoustic Guitar, Twelve-String Guitar – Rick "Rattlesnake" Medlocke*
Mixed By, Engineer [Assistant Mixing Engineer] – Andy de Ganhal*
Percussion [Other Musicians] – Henry H. Bomb Weck*
Photography By [Back Cover] – Jim Houghton
Photography By [Front Cover] – Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen
Producer – Al Nalli, Henry Weck
Trumpet [Other Musicians] – Dr. Dave Cavender
Vocals, Drums, Percussion – Jakson "Thunderfoot" Spires*
Vocals, Keyboards, Bass Guitar – Greg T. Walker
Written-By – Jakson Spires, Rick Medlocke, Shorty Medlocke (tracks: B3)







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By the time of 1981's Marauder album, Blackfoot's career had effectively stalled in America, as the band's hard rock sound evolved further and further from the Skynyrd-derived Southern rock sound of their successful 1979 opus, Strikes. Still, while continuing to rely on hard-driving numbers such as "Good Morning" and "Dry County," Marauder also saw Blackfoot attempting a compromise with the dramatic "Diary of a Workingman." Though it showcased the band at their melodic Southern rock best, the track failed to chart in America and Blackfoot decided to concentrate their touring efforts in Britain and Europe, where their popularity continued to skyrocket. As for the album, Shorty Medlocke makes his by-now-expected contribution to the intro of "Rattlesnake Rock 'N' Roller," which goes on to feature some upbeat piano tinkling and a horn section. Likewise, the unexpected breakdown (with Mexican horns and tango guitar rhythms) in the middle of "Too Hard to Handle" makes it one of the band's best hard rockers to date, and "Searchin'" is another Southern rock hit that might have been. Unfortunately, mounting inner-band tensions and record company indifference marked this as the last great Blackfoot album.
Review by Eduardo Rivadavia, allmusic.com
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