Down on the Farm

Little Feat

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Original Release Date: 1979
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Warner Bros / Wea
• ASIN: B000002KK9
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #19,860 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Product Description

Japanese limited edition issue of the album classic in a deluxe, miniaturized LP sleeve replica of the original vinyl album artwork. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Often Underrated Album!, May 12, 2005

By	Morten Vindberg - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

"Down on the Farm" was the last album to feature leadsinger, guitarist and songwriter Lowell George. Actually George had left the band before the album was finished, and sadly during a solo tour in 1979 he died from a heart-attack. George had always been the driving force in the band, but due to healthproblems ( drugs/alcohol) his position in the band had diminished after "Feats Don't Fail Me Now".

The previous album "Time Loves a Hero" had very little input from George and their musical style had become much more slick and and funky.

After George's death the other bandmembers decided to finish the album they had been working on before George left. Fortunately George had recorded vocals for most of the tracks, and he wrote 5 of the songs on the album. The album is often referred to as one of the weaker albums from the George era, a fact I never understood. It's no exaggeration that it's one my personal favourites.

George's vocals were never better and his songs are outstanding. "Be One Now" is simply heartbreaking. "Kokomo" and "Six Feet of Snow" are as good as anything on "Dixie Chicken" or "Feats". The title track written by Barrere is catchy and funky and featuring one his strongest vocal performances - I used to believe it was George singing.

Among the rest of the album's tracks "Straight From the Heart", written by George and Payne also deserves to be brought out.

The final two tracks could be the reason that the album as a whole is often underrated. They are nice tracks; a little too polished for my taste, with very litle, if any, input from George. Still a great album.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An underrated tour-de-force, June 10, 1999

By	KRITTIBAS DASGUPTA (Dubai, UAE) - See all my reviews

This is an album which which has got largely obscured by other Feat heavyweights like Dixie Chicken and FDFMN. However, it has some exhilarating music, with "Six Feet of Snow" and "Perfect Imperfection" simply outstanding. It is THE perfect introduction to Little Feat for any one who hasn't heard them before. One of my all time favourites.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Only for the greatest of Feat enthusiasts, August 1, 2004

By	C. Born (Bay Area, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This album was created using bits and pieces of an unfinished album found in Lowell's studio after his death. Be warned that Lowell never heard anything close to the final version of these songs. To credit him with co-production of "Down on the Farm" was a compliment to him at best and a commericial-backed white lie at worst. The truth is somewhere in between.

Having said the above, I'm still glad his buddies released it because it gave the world a few more nuggets of his slide work and amazing voice to hold onto in his absence.