As Little Feat were working on their seventh studio album, Lowell George was just marginally part of the group, spending much of his time completing his solo album, Thanks I'll Eat It Here.
While he was touring in support of the record, he suffered a massive heart attack and died, leaving behind an uncompleted record with Little Feat.
After mourning, the band regrouped and patched together Down on the Farm, the last album of the Lowell-led era.
Since George was preoccupied during the recording, it's not surprising that he only makes himself heard on occasion on the album.
It's also not surprising that the group was suffering, not just from the loss of a colleague, but from a lack of direction.
They were drifting on Time Loves a Hero, after all, and while this is musically a little more straightforward than that fusion-flavored affair, it still is fairly uninspired.
The surfaces are very slick, as should be expected with late-'70s Californian rock, which again doesn't let the group breathe, but the real problem is that the material is just not terribly memorable.
Given the circumstances surrounding the completion of Down on the Farm, it's fairly easy to forgive the band this misstep, but it doesn't make the album any less disheartening.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Down on the FarmGabriel Paul Barrére | Little Feat | Play | 04:21 | 9 MB | 22 MB |
| 2 | Six Feet of SnowLowell George, Keith Godchaux | Little Feat | Play | 02:33 | 5 MB | 12 MB |
| 3 | Perfect ImperfectionGabriel Paul Barrére, Tom Snow | Little Feat | Play | 03:49 | 8 MB | 20 MB |
| 4 | KokomoLowell George | Little Feat | Play | 03:00 | 6 MB | 15 MB |
| 5 | Be One NowLowell George, Fred Tackett | Little Feat | Play | 03:58 | 9 MB | 21 MB |
| 6 | Straight from the HeartLowell George, Bill Payne | Little Feat | Play | 04:56 | 11 MB | 26 MB |
| 7 | Front Page NewsLowell George, Bill Payne | Little Feat | Play | 06:00 | 13 MB | 31 MB |
| 8 | Wake up DreamingBill Payne, Fran Payne | Little Feat | Play | 04:11 | 9 MB | 23 MB |
| 9 | Feel the GrooveSam Clayton, Gordon de Witty | Little Feat | Play | 04:45 | 10 MB | 28 MB |
| 37 mins | 86 MB | |||||
| 37 mins | 202 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabriel Paul Barrére | Composer |
| 2 | Paul Barrére | Guitar, Vocals |
| 3 | Rosemary Butler | Vocals |
| 4 | Sam Clayton | Composer, Percussion, Vocals |
| 5 | Gordon de Witty | Composer, Guest Artist |
| 6 | Robben Ford | Guest Artist, Guitar |
| 7 | Lowell George | Composer, Guitar, Producer, Vocals |
| 8 | Keith Godchaux | Composer |
| 9 | Kenny Gradney | Bass |
| 10 | Richie Hayward | Drums, Vocals |
| 11 | Jerry Jumonville | Guest Artist |
| 12 | Sneaky Pete Kleinow | Pedal Steel |
| 13 | David Lindley | Guest Artist |
| 14 | Little Feat | Primary Artist |
| 15 | Earl Palmer | Drums |
| 16 | Bill Payne | Composer, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocals |
| 17 | Fran Payne | Composer, Guest Artist, Vocals |
| 18 | Bonnie Raitt | Guest Artist, Vocals |
| 19 | Dan Smith | Drums |
| 20 | Tom Snow | Composer |
| 21 | Fred Tackett | Composer, Guitar, Mandolin, Trumpet |
| 22 | Lee Thornburg | Guest Artist |
| 23 | Julia Tillman Waters | Vocals |
| 24 | Luther Waters | Vocals |
| 25 | Oren Waters | Vocals |
| 26 | Maxine Willard Waters | Vocals |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |