This is a 2003 album by yet another reincarnation of Foghat, recorded a few years after the death of Lonesome Dave Peverett, the band's main claim to fame and sole source of originality.
The only original members are bassist Tony Stevens and drummer Roger Earl, and let's face it, Foghat was never known for its magnificent, driving rhythm section.
The creative core of this album is singer/rhythm guitarist Charlie Huhn, a journeyman best known for a few years with Ted Nugent, and lead guitarist/producer Bryan Bassett, whose biggest career splash happened in the mid-'70s when he was the second guitarist in Wild Cherry.
Family Joules sounds pretty much exactly how one would expect from a pedigree like that: refried boogie jams with repetitive guitar riffs and titles like "Sex with the Ex" and "I'm a Rock 'N Roller." It would work if the band sounded like they had the least bit of interest in the proceedings, but at its best, Family Joules only barely sounds like the work of a band wanting new merch to flog as it works the county fair circuit.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mumbo JumboBryan Bassett, Roger Earl, Charlie Huhn, Tony Stevens | Foghat | Play | 04:19 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 2 | Hero to ZeroBryan Bassett, Roger Earl, Duke Ellington, Charlie Huhn, Tony Stevens | Foghat | Play | 04:48 | 10 MB | 33 MB |
| 3 | Thames Delta BluesBryan Bassett, Roger Earl, Charlie Huhn, Tony Stevens | Foghat | Play | 04:48 | 10 MB | 33 MB |
| 4 | I Feel FineBryan Bassett | Foghat | Play | 03:11 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 5 | I'm a Rock 'N RollerBryan Bassett, Roger Earl, Charlie Huhn, Tony Stevens | Foghat | Play | 05:35 | 12 MB | 40 MB |
| 6 | Hit the Ground RunningBryan Bassett, Roger Earl, Charlie Huhn, Tony Stevens | Foghat | Play | 04:05 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 7 | Looking for YouBryan Bassett, Roger Earl, Charlie Huhn, Tony Stevens | Foghat | Play | 04:42 | 10 MB | 32 MB |
| 8 | Long Time ComingBryan Bassett, Roger Earl, Charlie Huhn, Tony Stevens | Foghat | Play | 03:36 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 9 | Sex with the ExBryan Bassett, Roger Earl, Charlie Huhn, Tony Stevens | Foghat | Play | 04:16 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 10 | Self-MedicatedBryan Bassett, Roger Earl, Charlie Huhn, Tony Stevens | Foghat | Play | 07:31 | 17 MB | 53 MB |
| 11 | Mean Voodoo WomanBryan Bassett, Roger Earl, Charlie Huhn, Tony Stevens | Foghat | Play | 04:12 | 9 MB | 31 MB |
| 12 | Voodoo Woman BluesBryan Bassett, Roger Earl, Charlie Huhn, Tony Stevens | Foghat | Play | 01:23 | 3 MB | 8 MB |
| 13 | Flat Busted | Foghat | Play | 04:08 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 56 mins | 129 MB | |||||
| 56 mins | 392 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linda Arcello | Design, Layout Design, Photography |
| 2 | Bryan Bassett | Audio Engineer, Composer, Engineer, Guitar, Liner Notes, Member of Attributed Artist, Mixing, Slide Guitar, Vocals |
| 3 | Carl Davino | Assistant Engineer |
| 4 | Roger Earl | Artwork, Composer, Concept Graphics, Drums, Logo Concept, Member of Attributed Artist |
| 5 | Duke Ellington | Composer |
| 6 | Foghat | Audio Production, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 7 | Charlie Huhn | Composer, Guitar, Member of Attributed Artist, Vocals |
| 8 | Bob Katz | Mastering |
| 9 | Billy Kemp | Photography |
| 10 | Tony Stevens | Assistant Engineer, Bass, Composer, Guitar (Bass), Member of Attributed Artist, 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). |