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Strikes

Blackfoot

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Album Review

After missing the boat with Lynyrd Skynyrd (for whom he played drums early on), guitarist/singer Rick Medlocke formed Blackfoot, arguably the first all-Native American rock group. The band struggled for almost a decade, playing run-of-the-mill Southern rock that they eventually injected with extra volume and attitude before signing with Atco, for whom they recorded their 1979 breakthrough Strikes. Known as a ferocious live unit and probably the heaviest of Southern rock bands (see opener "Road Fever"), Strikes also proved that Blackfoot could write great melodies for the gloomy "Left Turn on a Red Light" and the inspired cover version of Free's "Wishing Well." But the band's biggest hit would come in the form of the seven-minute "Highway Song," a tune that was admittedly very reminiscent of Skynyrd's "Freebird" and that helped drive the album to gold status. Also of note is the harmonica performance of Shorty Medlocke (Rick's grandfather) on his own blues, "Train, Train."

Customer Reviews

Blackfoot's best studio Record

I first saw Blackfoot when I was 15 years old. It was at one of the many great seedy clubs that covered Northern NJ during the 70's. There was a literal wall of old PA cabinets and Marshall amps. The band left me speechless. I went on to work with Blackfoot a few years later, and I was lucky enough to be there when this record was released. It is by far their best studio offering, with tight tasteful guitars, great melodies and strong, emotional songs that defined that year for many people. Left Turn, Baby Blue, Train Train, and Highway Song are classics. There isn't a bad song on here, and the band is at their best. None of the previous records ever came close to capturing the raw power that was Blackfoot live. Strikes at least captures the heart and soul that made Blackfoot one of the Great Bands of the 70's.

Strikes Rocks

This albulm was my first introduction to Blackfoot. Never thought of them as a Lynyrd Skynyrd knockoff as suggested here. Beautiful acoustics leading to great ballads - Classic Southern Rock.

Southern Fried Rock N Roll!

I absolutely love this album. I listen to alot of southern rock and this is my favorite album of the genre. I think that Ricky Medlock is a brilliant singer and lead guitar player. I like this album better than any of my Skynyrd records. Every song on this album is killer, no filler. If you even remotely dig southern rock, you should buy this album imediately!

Biography

Formed: 1972 in Jacksonville, FL

Genre: Rock

Years Active: '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s, '10s

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 racked up a hit album (Strikes) and a pair of successful singles ("Train, Train," "Highway Song") in the...
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