Waiting for Columbus

by Little Feat

Waiting for Columbus cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: February 1978
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:21:47
  • Community rating: 4.05/5 from 3 ratings

Artists on this release: Lowell George, Lenny Pickett

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Compiled from multi-night stands in London and Washington D.C., this double LP is widely considered one of the definitive live albums of the classic rock era. The inclusion of the Tower of Power horn section amplifies the band's syncopated, New Orleans-influenced boogie, showcasing Lowell George's slide guitar work at its absolute peak.

Genres

Descriptors: Live, improvisation, rhythmic, melodic, jamming

Tracklist

  1. Join the Band - Live at Lisner Auditorium, Washington, DC, 8/10/1977 (1:54)
  2. Fat Man In The Bathtub - Live at Lisner Auditorium, Washington, DC, 8/10/1977 (4:53)
  3. All That You Dream - Live at Lisner Auditorium, Washington, DC, 8/10/1977 (4:29)
  4. Oh Atlanta - Live at Lisner Auditorium, Washington, DC, 8/10/1977 (4:20)
  5. Old Folks' Boogie - Live at the Rainbow Theatre, London, UK, 8/4/1977 (4:28)
  6. Time Loves a Hero - Live at the Rainbow Theatre, London, UK, 8/4/1977 (4:19)
  7. Day or Night - Live at the Rainbow Theatre, London, UK, 8/4/1977 (5:30)
  8. Mercenary Territory - Live at the Rainbow Theatre, London, UK, 8/2/1977 (4:36)
  9. Spanish Moon - Live at Lisner Auditorium, Washington, DC, 8/8/1977 (5:38)
  10. Dixie Chicken - Live at the Rainbow Theatre, London, UK, 8/3/1977 (8:53)
  11. Tripe Face Boogie - Live at the Rainbow Theatre, London, UK, 8/3/1977 (7:09)
  12. Rocket In My Pocket - Live at the Rainbow Theatre, London, UK, 8/2/1977 (3:57)
  13. Willin' - Live at Lisner Auditorium, Washington, DC, 8/8/1977 (4:42)
  14. Don't Bogart That Joint - Live at Lisner Auditorium, Washington, DC, 8/8/1977 (1:01)
  15. A Apolitical Blues - Live at the Rainbow Theatre, London, UK, 8/3/1977 (3:51)
  16. Sailin' Shoes - Live at Lisner Auditorium, Washington, DC, 8/10/1977 (6:23)
  17. Feats Don't Fail Me Now - Live at Lisner Auditorium, Washington, DC, 8/9/1977 (5:35)

Credits

  • Little Feat - primary artist, performer [musicians]
  • Neon Park - artwork [cover]
  • Greg Adams - horns [tower of power horns, arranged by]
  • Lenny Pickett - horns [tower of power horns, solos by]
  • Emilio Castillo - horns [tower of power horns]
  • Mic Gillette - horns [tower of power horns]
  • Stephen Kupka - horns [tower of power horns]
  • Bert Merkle - lighting [lights by]

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