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from my library

Foghat - Tight Shoes - 1980



Brit blues rockers return for their 9th release. This is after their peak, and althought nothing stands out there, it's still an ok effort for me. Fighting punk/new wave/disco at this point, the album did not have much impact and led to a further decline in the groups popularity, with only 1 album remaining before founding member Lonesome Dave split the scene. He passed away from cancer in 2000. The album could only manage a peak of #106. Singles Stranger In My Home Town and Baby Can I Change Your Mind did nothing. Numerous line up changes over the years have left the band with not much direction. Still touring in some form I think. Not a clip to be found from this album.

I like this album

Favorite Track - Too Late The Hero

I got a message from a girl in distress,
She was a prisoner in an apartment address.
But like a hero to the scene of the crime,
I lost my way and there was so little time.

Stood at a bus stop on a cold rainy day,
Tire through a puddle, threw some mud in my face.
No bus arrived so I just crawled into town,
I took my chances on the underground.

Subway station, wall to wall people, I couldn't squeeze onto a train.
In desperation, I looked for a taxi, but, oh, the searching was in vain.

Too late the hero, from ten down to zero.
Too late the hero, why did she say, Boy, boy you're way too late
She said Boy, boy you're way too late

I caught a train but there was nowhere to sit,
Reached for a strap, I thought I heard something rip,
There on the Central Line, my pants fell apart.
Train broke down and we were stuck in the dark.

Subway tunnel claustrophobia, best suit, wrinkled and damp,
Finally when I crawled up to her door, she said, Goodbye chump
Too late the hero, from ten down to zero.
Too late the hero, why did she say, Boy, boy you're way too late
She said Boy, boy you're way too late

Did I see someone in the shadow? Did I hear footsteps on the floor?
Did I hear laughter in the background just before she slammed that door?

I turned around and I headed home, I was tired, rejected and cold.
Missed the last train, left around midnight, so I walked that lonesome road.
Too late the hero, from ten down to zero.
Too late the hero, why did she say, Boy, boy you're way too late
She said Boy, boy you're way too late
(Too late, too late the hero) Way too late.
(Too late, too late the hero) Way too late.
(Too late, too late the hero) Way too late,
Too late hey hey hey...


1) Stranger In My Home Town - **
2) Loose Ends - **
3) Full Time Lover - **
4) Baby Can I Change Your Mind - **
5) Too Late The Hero - **
6) Dead End Street - **
7) Be My Woman - *
8) No Hard Feelings - **

3's - 0
2's - 7
1's - 1

Rating - 1.9