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General Information
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Artist...............: Blackfoot
Album................: Marauder
Release Date.........: Jul 1981
Genre................: Hard Rock
Number of Songs......: 9
Duration.............: 00:37:21 min
Audio Format.........: MP3
Bitrate..............: CBR 256 HQ
Channels.............: J.Stereo / 44,100 hz
Tags.................: ID3 v1.1, ID3 v2.3
Included.............: M3U, Covers
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Release Notes
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Track Listing:
1. Good Morning 3:36
2. Payin' for It 3:38
3. Diary of a Workingman 5:36
4. Too Hard to Handle 4:02
5. Fly Away 2:58
6. Dry Country 3:42
7. Fire of the Dragon 4:05
8. Rattlesnake Rock 'N' Roller 4:01
9. Searchin' 5:43
Album Review:
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.
Ed Rivadavia, All Music Guide.
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