Molly Hatchet-Flirtin' With Disaster (1979)


 

Artist:  Molly Hatchet

Title: Flirtin' With Disaster

Label:  Epic

Format: LP

Cat: JE 36110

Year of Release: 1979

Country and Year of Edition: US 1979 Terre Haute Pressing

Listed Condition: VG+/VG+  

Sell Date: 7/12/22

Sell Price: $4.99

Discogs Last Sold:6/21/22 VG+/NM $8.10

Low: $2.00

Median: $4.99

Average: $6.12

High: $18.50

Current low price:$1.23

Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 52

Have/Want: 1710/60

Where Sold: Valdosta, GA

Time it took to sell: 7 years

Where and When Bought: Cambridge MA Central Square dollar bin on Mass Ave, I forget the store

Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A-

Sad To See It Go: No

"Some doctrinaire new wavers see the rapid success of this Jacksonville sextet as a reactionary portent, but as an old Skynyrd fan I can't get upset. They do boogie better than, let's see here, Missouri, Bama, Crimson Tide, .38 Special, Wet Willie, Atlanta Rhythm Section, or (mercy sakes) the Charlie Daniels Band. Really, they sound pretty good. Only one thing missing: content. C+"-Robert Christgau, Consumer Guide 70's

I was never "doctrinare," so Hatchet's biggest seller hits the A level for me, although nothing on the album hit me quite like the title track.  As a whole, it's a good headphone crank in 2022.  Loud 'n Proud.  Vocalist Danny Joe Brown left us in 2005.  The triple guitar attack?  Dave Hlubeck in 2017, Duane Rolland in 2006 and most recently Steve Holland in 2020.  Bass player Banner Thomas passed in 2017 and drummer Bruce Crump in 2015.  Everyone on this record is gone.  Even Frank Fazzetta, who did the artwork that surpassed the band image-wise passed in 2010.

"Flirtin' With Disaster," what a song!  Travelin' down that lonesome road, feel like I'm draggin' a heavy load.  That intro always gets my fist locked.   As for the rest, I'd say side one was the better of the two, "Whiskey Man" into the Stones "It's All Over Now" is a good one-two punch opener.

You damn sure know what I mean.



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