Beatin the Odds

Molly Hatchet | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B0000025IW
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #172,083 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Survival of Molly Hatchet, July 23, 1999

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This review is from: Beatin the Odds (Audio CD)

Beatin' The Odds is one of those few albums where I love EVERY track on it. I was totally unaware of the changes in the band on first listening to this album (when it was on LP). Molly Hatchet took a risk featuring a new frontman on this album, but their successful formula of Southern Rock was impressively maintained. Beatin' The Odds is a musical testament to a band who never gave up when the going got rough and still let the show go on for their fans. Whether or not you're a Hatchet fan, you gotta respect a band for such vigilance. Each well written song takes ahold of your soul and instills great pride in being from the South (as I am)..or a Southerner at heart. If you like the bluesy tones of the Allman Brothers and Lyrnd Skynrd-make this album a part of your collection-and you'll want more Hatchet!

Rambler holds a special place in my heart and I dedicate the song to the truest love of my life, who resides in Heaven's paradise and I hold Love Eternal for-Beth S. LeSeiur 1961-1998.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good stuff, February 15, 2003

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Uncle Elmer "tod3" (USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Beatin the Odds (Audio CD)

I saw Hatchet in 1981 with Jimmy Farrar and it was a really exciting show. What most fans don't realize is that Molly Hatchet had some really good musicians in it. Bruce Crump is a great drummer and well respected in the rock community. Several band members are fine musicians.

Beatin The Odds is a well played record and well produced. Tom Werman, famed rock producer did the chores here and the quality shows it. There is not a wasted track here and this is one CD all fans of southern rock should own.

As an fyi. Jimmy Farrar did two Hatchet records. Beatin the Odds is the only one available right now and fans of Molly Hatchet or southern rock should buy it to hear his powerful and distinctive rock voice. Hopefully, the second Farrar CD will be rereleased sometime soon.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beatin the Odds is a keeper., June 25, 2010

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D. Mccarthy - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Beatin' The Odds (Audio CD)

Beatin' the Odds is just one of those albums that has remained under the radar for so long that people assume that it must be because it's not a good album...wrong. When this record first came out, it was pretty well recieved by the fans, it charted at #20, just one notch below their best charting album Flirtin' with Disaster. They were still playing to sold-out crowds, the band was tighter than ever, yet for some reason this album slipped away into rock n roll obscurity. It's now the "hidden gem" the "forgotton years" etc. etc. You never hear any of these songs on classic rock radio, which isn't saying much.

In this reviewers opinion Beatin' the Odds is every bit as good as Flirtin' with Disaster and almost as good as their debut record, which is saying alot because those are Molly Hatchet's best records, some of the best rock music there is. To make it even better Rock Candy has made this Remastered/Reloaded edition a top-notch package. From the cover art being faithfully restored full-size (one of the best covers ever--RIP F. Frazetta)to the booklet jam-packed with cool little tid-bits in an interveiw with Jimmy Farrar, to the music which has never sounded better. Then add 4 bonus tracks from a very rare 6 track live EP that was released back in the day, recorded live in Lakeland, Fl. in 1980 and you have one nice piece of Southern Rock history.

And what about the album? What can I say, it's the original line-up of Hatchet except for the vocalist Danny Joe Brown who has been replaced by Jimmy Farrar who takes over the job without skipping a beat, he fills his shoes like they were his own. As a devout Molly Hatchet fan I love DJB just as much as anyone, but I have to say Jimmy Farrar has never gotten the respect he deserves and neither has this album. Every track is a keeper, the band was on top of their game, the song-writing was still top-notch, guitar driven rock was still their priority.

1980 was a magical year for rock music and this album is part of the reason why. Buy the Rock Candy remastered edition and you won't be disappointed.