Full speed ahead through the prairie

In 1981 arrived at their musical zenith Blackfoot. After the excellent slices "Strikes", "Tomcattin", "Marauder" and the live hit "Highway Song Live", with a hitherto extremely heavy played Southern rock sound, the guys around singer and guitarist Rickey Medlocke were heavy hip. Especially with the Hard `n` heavy fans found the band a lot of attention. Rows of great bands such as Judas Priest, Scorpions, Def Leppard or Krokus were rocked on the wall in the opening act. Unfortunately, then playful with very little commercial and heavy southern rock albums like "Siogo", "Vertical Smiles" great credit to the fans, and was only "One Medicine" build with to old glory days. Rickey Medlocke then left the band in order to join Lynyrd Skynyrd, the group in which he had once played drums in the early years.

Now us is quite excellent live recording from 1981: on 24.July played a gig in Blackfoot Fox Theater in Atlanta, Georgia. The band rocks while going so so, as if there is no tomorrow. Ranging from a merciless "Gimme, Gimme, Gimme" on "On The Run" and "I Got A Line On You", magnificent versions of "Every Man Should Know" and "Fly Away", the neckbreaker "Road Fever" to the final with the anthem "Highway Song" and the ejector "Rattlesnake Rock` n` Roller. The band shines just so full of power and playfulness. In comparison with the later slightly expanded version of the Live blockbuster "Highway Song Live" shows the set list from Fox Theater Atlanta fortunately also 3 songs that are not on "Highway Song Live". "Too Hard To Handle", "Fox Chase" and "Searchin`" The only fly in the ointment here is the lack of the classic "Good Morning ".
Soundlich has some drawbacks compared with "Highway Song Live". Quite as clean and punchy the radio recording is not. Sometimes it all sounds slightly washed out - because you missed something the intricacies while listening. Nevertheless, everything is very good to hear, and the thing actually makes fun.

Conclusion: Fox Theatre Atlanta 24-07-81 a damn strong live recording from the heyday of Blackfoot from the archives has emerged. Only the better sound quality and respect for the Abräumers "Good Morning" make "Highway Song Live" even better. Essential for Blackfoot disciples and fans of hard played Southern rock. More please!