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Blackfoot - Siogo 1983 Label: ATCO Records Line up: Rickey Medlocke - Guitars/Vocals Jakson Spires - Drums/Vocals Greg T. Walker - Bass/Vocals Charlie Hargrett - Lead Guitars Ken Hensley - Keyboards/Slide Guitar/Vocals |
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Blackfoot were contemporaries of Lynyrd Skynyrd, and tried for years to make it as a Southern rock band,
although they finally succeeded as a hard rock outfit, in the manner of AC/DC and the Scorpions.
They were a rock band from Jacksonville, Florida, formed in 1972.
They racked up a hit album (Strikes) and a pair of successful singles ('Train, Train,' 'Highway Song')
in the late 1970s and early 1980s, before they became lost in the post-MTV era of visually oriented bands.
The group started out as a quartet:
Rickey Medlocke - Guitars/Vocals
(the grandson of bluegrass musician Shorty Medlocke, who wrote 'Train, Train')
Jakson Spires - Drums/Vocals
Greg T. Walker - Bass/Vocals
Charlie Hargrett - Lead Guitars
They were signed to Island Records in 1975, evidently as that label's resident Southern rockers,
but moved to Epic Records the following year.
Neither relationship was successful, but in 1979, after moving to Atco, their first album for the new label,
Strikes, hit a responsive chord - the group spent the next few years on Atco, racking up impressive sales
with the follow-ups Tomcattin' and Marauder.
In the mid-'80s, the group added ex-Uriah Heep keyboardman Ken Hensley in order to bring
a new side to their sound.
The group's fortunes declined amid the advent of MTV and the growth in importance of rock video promotional
clips, as well as the influence of sounds from Europe and Australia, and they never recovered,
despite efforts to adapt their sound and image.
Hensley was replaced near the end of their history, but Blackfoot (who took their name from the Native American
tribe, part of Medlocke's heritage) had broken up by 1984, before the new lineup recorded.
Medlocke revived the name in 1990 with a new backing group.
Bruce Eder, All Music Guide |
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Send Me an Angel (Hensley/Williams) Everynight, I hit the streets All alone burnin' with the need Broken dreams and An empty heart have got me I need a lover with a lot of heart It's so hard when you're in the dark And no one's there To help you find your way I keep running in the night Searchin' for the light Cryin' for someone to rescue me Wont you send me, send me an angel Send me, send me an angel Send me an angel tonight, tonight Keep lookin' but I can't see Listen hard but I don't believe Is this the way it really has to be? Say you're in or count me out I can't live without all this doubt Save my life with a single word And I'm out here in the dark I don't know where to start Begging for my feelings to be heard |
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Crossfire (Medlocke/Spires/Hargrett/Barth) You can have her, I don't want her I don't want you around You have taken all the feelings And run them in the ground All your lyin', you've been tryin' To leave me in the cold First you want him, then you want me The story's gettin' old I'm caught up in a crossfire Oh, don't you know that You're a live wire You got me feeling baby Like I'm on fire What's a lonely man to do? Put another slug in the chamber You play roulette with love Take your chances with danger dances You'll pay for it with blood You've got me in your sights There's nothing I can do Maybe in the dead of night I can slip away from you |
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Heart's Grown Cold (Cleminson) Oh, go out and have your habit You're the one who's takin' it You're the one who's fakin' it You're the one Who's heart's grown cold Come down and tell me that it's better You're the one who's using it You're the one who's losing it You're the one who's got no soul You're the one Who's heart's grown cold I touch your lips with my fingertips I hand on every breath you take You don't need me like I need you You have your heartaches tonight Everyday, I just hope and pray I just hope that you still care That you still have your dreams, oh Baby, honey let me tell you that Your heart's grown cold Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah |
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We're Going Down (Medlocke/Spires) Feelin' low down and I'm drug out I'm feelin' hungry again I need a taste of your sweet lovin' I don't think it's a sin I don't need a lot of lovin' I don't need a lot of time I don't need much to speak of Let me love you won't you be mine It's getting harder by the minute I've been away too long It's after hours, you've got the power To keep me comin' on strong I don't need a lot of lovin' I don't need a lot of time I don't need much to speak of Let me love you won't you be mine We're going down We're going down, to dine at the Y We're going down, we're going down Yeah, did you like it? You didn't fight it I know it wasn't a sin You got the power, it's after hours I think I'm hungry again |
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Teenage Idol (Medlocke/Spires) A lonely boy in the city Standing tall up to his blue jean Jacket and eyes of pity He's got a dream, now he told his Papa "Don't you worry Daddy I'll be back to show you The life I've made" With a tear falling from his eyes He knew what he wanted to be Oh, he wants to be, yes, he's got to be Oh, he'd love to be a teenage idol Standing in his hometown Waiting for the bus that will take him Farther than he's ever been Packed his bags and Kissed his sweetheart "Don't you worry honey I'll be back to show you What a life I made" With a tear falling from her eyes She knew that he'd love to be Oh, he wants to be, yes, he's got to be Oh, he'd love to be a teenage idol Oh, if he could see His name on the marquee He'd live so happily, as a teenage idol He's in another city Standing tall up to his satin Jacket and eyes of pity He's got it all except for his Papa "Don't you worry, Daddy I've shown them What a pretty life I've made Even though I'll miss you badly You know I always wanted to be" Oh, I want to be, yes, I've got to be Oh, I'd love to be a teenage idol Yes, I love to see My name on the marquee Oh, I'd want to be, yes, I got to be Oh, I'd love to be a teenage idol |
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Goin' In Circles (Medlocke/Spires) I've laid in bed alone most every night I'm havin' dreams of you Been hearin' things about you I don't wanna know Tell me woman it ain't true You got me goin' in circles I'm runnin' all around You got me goin' in circles Round and round and up and down You say forever I think it's now or never My heart is in your hand Drop it on the floor Step on it once more You're so hard to understand You got me goin' in circles I'm runnin' all around You got me goin' in circles I'm runnin' all around You got me runnin' in circles Round and round and up and down |
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Run For Cover (Medlocke/Spires/Hensley) Winter wind is blowin' in Makin' me feel low, so low Even though the fire's in my heart It doesn't warm the soul We had it all but it wasn't enough You played a dangerous game You made your move Now you get to choose Between me and the pain You run for cover You run with another Run for cover, from me, yes you do Can't believe you got a heart of stone It's such a cold surprise Don't try and hide Behind those empty words It's right there in your eyes Said you wanted to name the dance To face the word on your own I ain't givin' you a second chance You gotta dance alone Now you've had your final dance Go face the world on your own I ain't givin' you a second chance Now you're all alone |
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White Man's Land (Medlocke/Spires) I am a savage, I'm always on the run Four wheels my animal This guitar is my gun I never eat and I never sleep Oh, I got to move Seems everywhere I stand I'm always on white man's land The tax man is at your door You're caught up in the race You're so down you need a ticket For a trip to outer space You wanna run, you wanna hide This ain't what you planned If you are a woman or a man Your life is nothin' in his hands Seems that everywhere I stand I'm always on white man's land, oh yes Can you remember when you've Had so much fun? Do you feel you're always At the wrong end of a gun? You know that it's a bit too late To start your life again And if you are a woman or a man Your life is nothin' in his hands Seems that everywhere I stand I'm always on this white man's land Oh, your standin' on it |
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Sail Away (Medlocke/Spires/Hargrett/Hensley) So far, far away I traveled cross this world today I'm sailin' on Sailin' on, I'll sail away As the spotlight falls around me You know I'm drowin' in this life And through it all, I hold onto you Into the sunset, my heart is true I'm movin' on, for one last song I'm sailin' on, I'll sail away Sailin' on, sailin' on, I'll say away A time to leave, a place to see 'Cause in my soul, I'm a ramblin' free And through it all, I hold onto you Into the sunset, my heart is true I'm movin' on, for one last song I'm sailin' on, I'll sail away |
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Drivin' Fool (Medlocke/Spires) Yeah, come on, come on, come on Well, I'm a drivin' fool Got my foot on the gas Look out mister, I'm gonna pass Ninety miles an hour and I'm all alone The wind's in my face And I'm headed for home Up from the streets In the heat of the night Lookin' for a lover Ain't lookin' for no fight Don't want no trouble, cause any harm Just want a pretty girl Hangin' on my arm Ain't no road too fast Ain't no road too slow Fill me up with the super Show me which way to go I'm a drivin' fool, drivin' fool Drivin' fool, drivin' fool Kickin' up the dirt and gravel Faster than you ever seen Harder than the road I travel This is a bitchin' machine I won't take no excuses Don't want to hear no phony lines Can't stand a useless muther Wastin' my precious time It's early in the morning And I left her bed Gimme more, gimme more Is ringin' in my head The highway's callin' And I got to move I don't feel bad 'cause It happens to you I really don't know where I'm goin' This kind of life is tippin' the scale The marker on my dipstick Says I'm cool Good-God almighty, I'm a drivin' fool Drivin' fool, drivin' fool |
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