Foghat – A Great English Classic Rock Band

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Foghat is a great English classic rock band founded in London in 1971, best known for their 1975 hit single Slow Ride (named the 45th best hard rock song of all time by VH1 in 2009), the lead single of their fifth studio album entitled Fool for the City which was released on 15 September 1975. Slow Ride is the band’s highest-selling Billboard single (it was also certified Gold in New Zealand). Throughout the passage of time, Foghat released 17 studio albums, 9 live albums, 8 compilations, and 19 singles. Their music is a mixture of boogie rock, blues rock, and hard rock. They were initially musically active between 1971 and 1984. Since 1993, they have been performing again. The group went through several line-up changes throughout the passage of time as well.

English classic rock, hard rock, boogie rock, and blues rock band Foghat during the 1970s. Clockwise, from left to right: “Lonesome” Dave Peverett (lead vocals and rhythm guitar), Tony Stevens (electric bass guitar and backing vocals), Roger Earl (drummer), Rod “The Bottle” Price (lead guitar, slide guitar, and backing vocals). This line-up of the band consisted entirely of founding members. Another important note: drummer Roger Earl is the only constant founding member in any line-up of the band throughout the passage of time. Image source: Wikimedia Commons

The titles of their studio albums are the following ones:

  • Foghat (1972)
  • Foghat (Rock and Roll) (1973)
  • Energized (1974)
  • Rock and Roll Outlaws (1974)
  • Fool for the City (1975)
  • Night Shift (1976)
  • Stone Blue (1978)
  • Boogie Motel (1979)
  • Tight Shoes (1980)
  • Girls to Chat & Boys to Bounce (1981)
  • In the Mood for Something Rude (1982)
  • Zig-Zag Walk (1983)
  • Return of the Boogie Men (1994)
  • Family Joules (2003)
  • Last Train Home (2010)
  • Under the Influence (2016)
  • Sonic Mojo (2023)

Their best decade was by far the 1970s. They had 5 studio albums certified gold as well as another one certified Platinum in the United States. As such, their most successful studio albums were the following ones (in chronological order): Foghat (certified gold in the US), Energized (certified gold in the US), Rock and Roll Outlaws (certified gold in the US), Fool for the City (certified Platinum in the US), Night Shift (certified gold in the US), and Stone Blue (certified gold in the US). They also released their first live album during the 1970s, titled Foghat Live (which was certified double Platinum in the United States). Below you can listen to the great classic Slow Ride embedded via YouTube. Thank you very much for your time, attention, and readership! All the best and rock on! 🙂 🤘

Additionally, you can also listen to another, early successful single by Foghat (taken from their eponymous debut album), more specifically I Just Want to Make Love to You (which is actually a Willie Dixon cover). This single was released in 1972 and is mighty fine! It was the band’s first single to chart quite well (and rightfully so, as you can discover below, in case you haven’t yet listened to it).

Trivia

The song Slow Ride is also featured in the guitar simulator video game Guitar Band: Rock Battle for iOS.

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