George Thorogood and the Destroyers Move it On Over (Vinyl, Rounder Records, 1978) *****
George Thorogood and the Destroyers More George Thorogood and the Destroyers (Vinyl, Rounder Records, 1980) ***
George Thorogood & the Destroyers Live (Vinyl, EMI Records, 1986) ****
They loom large in his legend (The Album Collection playlists): Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; Part 4; Part 5; Part 6; Part 7
Active compensatory factors: My first taste of George Thorogood came via the song Move It On Over which prompted me to ask dad to buy a copy for me on a business trip to Sydney. I loved that album, and that lead to me back tracking to the debut. As with so many albums, the first one that I experienced became my favourite.
Those are all excellent songs written by blues greats like John Lee Hooker, Elmore James and Earl Hooker. George and his band The Destroyers (a.k.a. The Delaware Destroyers) rock them up a storm thanks to George's boogie slide guitar playing. This album is George at his boogie blues best.
The final album on my list is the live version of the band from the mid-eighties, recorded at the Cincinnati Gardens, Ohio.
Genre: Blues rock
Places I remember: Marbecks Records, Move It On Over came from a Sydney record shop (bought by dad), Live - Real Groovy Records.
Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: Move It On Over (live version)
Gear costume: So Much Trouble (live version), I Drink Alone (Live), One Scotch, One Bourdon, One Beer (Live)
Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: Move It On Over (live version)
Gear costume: So Much Trouble (live version), I Drink Alone (Live), One Scotch, One Bourdon, One Beer (Live)
Active compensatory factors: My first taste of George Thorogood came via the song Move It On Over which prompted me to ask dad to buy a copy for me on a business trip to Sydney. I loved that album, and that lead to me back tracking to the debut. As with so many albums, the first one that I experienced became my favourite.
The debut album is not as orgasmically great as MIOO but it has some terrific songs, mostly on side one. You Got To Lose and Can't Stop Lovin' bookend the side which also includes Madison Blues and the beyond great One Bourbon, One Scotch One Beer. This album's as raw as George would get.
More George Thorogood changes it up a bit and goes for a more rock'n'roll sound with the introduction of Hank Carter on saxophone. This is the version of the band I heard at the Auckland Town Hall in 1981. It was a brilliant show - one of my favourite gig memories. Although good, the album pales next to Move It On Over.
It's a good representation of the excitement to be had at a George Thorogood and the Destroyers concert and the combo of I Drink Alone with One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer is a beast! Yes, George - we've heard the story before, but it never gets old!!
Where do they all belong? The boogie slide and retro blues of the Move It On Over album is the best place to start.
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