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"Much darker and more despondent album than the raucous title track might suggest": Little Feat successfully capture a grim early-70s vibe on Dixie Chicken

Little Feat circa 1974. group portrait.
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(Image credit: Warner Bros. Records)

Dixie Chicken
Two Trains
Roll Um Easy
On Your Way Down
Kiss It Off
Fool Yourself
Walkin' All Night
Fat Man In The Bathtub
Juliette
Lafayette Railroad

Led by the songwriting genius Lowell George, Little Feat formed in Los Angeles in 1969, and although the blues was the foundation of their sound, they happily mixed it with country, funk, soul and rock to much effect – perhaps the finest example of how blues rock in the US in the 70s could adapt its sound.

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