MOLLY HATCHET
''FLIRTIN' WITH DISASTER''
1979
38:25
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01 - Whiskey Man 03:38 (Danny Joe Brown, Bruce Crump, Dave Hlubek, Steve Holland)
02 - It's All Over Now 03:41 (Bobby Womack, Shirley Jean Womack)
03 - One Man's Pleasure 03:24 (Danny Joe Brown, Dave Hlubek, Duane Roland)
04 - Jukin' City 03:46 (Danny Joe Brown, Dave Hlubek, Steve Holland)
05 - Boogie No More 06:08 (Danny Joe Brown, Bruce Crump, Dave Hlubek, Steve Holland, Duane Roland, Banner Thomas)
06 - Flirtin' With Disaster 04:58 (Danny Joe Brown, Dave Hlubek, Banner Thomas)
07 - Good Rockin' 03:18 (Danny Joe Brown, Bruce Crump, Dave Hlubek, Steve Holland, Duane Roland, Banner Thomas)
08 - Gunsmoke 03:11 (Bruce Crump, Duane Roland)
09 - Long Time 03:19 (Danny Joe Brown, Dave Hlubek, Steve Holland)
10 - Let The Good Times Roll 02:56 (Danny Joe Brown, Dave Hlubek, Steve Holland)
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Danny Joe Brown - vocals
Bruce Crump - drums
Dave Hlubek - guitar
Steve Holland - guitar
Duane Roland - guitar
Banner Thomas - bass guitar
Additional musicians:
Max Gronenthal - vocals, background vocals
Tom Werman - percussion
Jai Winding - keyboards
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REVIEW/AMG
Rob Theakston
By the time Flirtin' with Disaster reached stores, the Hatchet were already bona fide forces to be reckoned with on the Southern rock circuit, with a fan base nearly on par with contemporaries like Skynyrd and the Allmans (who they covered on their eponymous debut LP). With a Frank Frazetta album cover that clearly sent a message that the band means business -- the business of hard partying and equally as hard rocking -- Flirtin' with Disaster is a 40-minute tour de force spearheaded by a triple guitar attack and the raspy thrillbilly growl of Danny Joe Brown. The album slowly builds from "Whiskey Man" into the classic soul rocker "It's All over All Now" and peaks with the brilliant title track -- largely considered by many to be Hatchet's finest moment committed to analog tape. It's a hard driving rock record, plain and simple with no frills or lofty concepts. Just ten songs designed to keep rocking until the sun comes up over the Florida swamplands. And it does the job better than most of its contemporaries.
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BIOGRAPHY/AMG
Steve Huey
Named after a legendary Southern prostitute who allegedly beheaded and mutilated her clients, Jacksonville's Molly Hatchet meld loud hard rock boogie with guitar jam-oriented Southern rock. Formed in 1975, the group's original lineup featured three guitarists -- Dave Hlubek, Steve Holland, and Duane Roland -- plus vocalist Danny Joe Brown, bassist Banner Thomas, and drummer Bruce Crump. They recorded a self-titled debut album in 1978, which quickly went platinum; the follow-up, Flirtin' With Disaster, was even more successful, selling over two million copies. Brown left the group in 1980 after the constant touring became too tiresome; he was replaced by Jimmy Farrar for Beatin' the Odds, but Farrar's voice was less immediately identifiable, and Molly Hatchet's commercial appeal began a slow decline. The band experimented with horns on Take No Prisoners, but Farrar left for a solo career soon afterwards. Brown rejoined the band in 1982, but the ensuing album, No Guts...No Glory, flopped, and guitarist Hlubek insisted on revamping Molly Hatchet's sound. After The Deed is Done, a straightforward pop/rock album, the group took some time off in 1985 while its Double Trouble Live album, a collection of some of its best-known songs, was released. Molly Hatchet returned in 1989 without Hlubek for an album of straight, polished AOR, Lightning Strikes Twice. Not even the group's fan base bought the record, and Molly Hatchet disbanded shortly afterward. They reunited in the mid-'90s as an active touring outfit, releasing Devil's Canyon, their first record since Lightning Strikes Twice, in 1996. Continuing to recapture the style of their glory days, Silent Reign of Heroes followed in 1998, and Kingdom of XII appeared in early 2001. A slew of live recordings appeared during the next few years, and the band's studio follow-up, Warriors of the Rainbow Bridge, was released in 2005. Their 13th album, Justice, appeared in 2010.
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''FLIRTIN' WITH DISASTER''
1979
38:25
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01 - Whiskey Man 03:38 (Danny Joe Brown, Bruce Crump, Dave Hlubek, Steve Holland)
02 - It's All Over Now 03:41 (Bobby Womack, Shirley Jean Womack)
03 - One Man's Pleasure 03:24 (Danny Joe Brown, Dave Hlubek, Duane Roland)
04 - Jukin' City 03:46 (Danny Joe Brown, Dave Hlubek, Steve Holland)
05 - Boogie No More 06:08 (Danny Joe Brown, Bruce Crump, Dave Hlubek, Steve Holland, Duane Roland, Banner Thomas)
06 - Flirtin' With Disaster 04:58 (Danny Joe Brown, Dave Hlubek, Banner Thomas)
07 - Good Rockin' 03:18 (Danny Joe Brown, Bruce Crump, Dave Hlubek, Steve Holland, Duane Roland, Banner Thomas)
08 - Gunsmoke 03:11 (Bruce Crump, Duane Roland)
09 - Long Time 03:19 (Danny Joe Brown, Dave Hlubek, Steve Holland)
10 - Let The Good Times Roll 02:56 (Danny Joe Brown, Dave Hlubek, Steve Holland)
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Danny Joe Brown - vocals
Bruce Crump - drums
Dave Hlubek - guitar
Steve Holland - guitar
Duane Roland - guitar
Banner Thomas - bass guitar
Additional musicians:
Max Gronenthal - vocals, background vocals
Tom Werman - percussion
Jai Winding - keyboards
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REVIEW/AMG
Rob Theakston
By the time Flirtin' with Disaster reached stores, the Hatchet were already bona fide forces to be reckoned with on the Southern rock circuit, with a fan base nearly on par with contemporaries like Skynyrd and the Allmans (who they covered on their eponymous debut LP). With a Frank Frazetta album cover that clearly sent a message that the band means business -- the business of hard partying and equally as hard rocking -- Flirtin' with Disaster is a 40-minute tour de force spearheaded by a triple guitar attack and the raspy thrillbilly growl of Danny Joe Brown. The album slowly builds from "Whiskey Man" into the classic soul rocker "It's All over All Now" and peaks with the brilliant title track -- largely considered by many to be Hatchet's finest moment committed to analog tape. It's a hard driving rock record, plain and simple with no frills or lofty concepts. Just ten songs designed to keep rocking until the sun comes up over the Florida swamplands. And it does the job better than most of its contemporaries.
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BIOGRAPHY/AMG
Steve Huey
Named after a legendary Southern prostitute who allegedly beheaded and mutilated her clients, Jacksonville's Molly Hatchet meld loud hard rock boogie with guitar jam-oriented Southern rock. Formed in 1975, the group's original lineup featured three guitarists -- Dave Hlubek, Steve Holland, and Duane Roland -- plus vocalist Danny Joe Brown, bassist Banner Thomas, and drummer Bruce Crump. They recorded a self-titled debut album in 1978, which quickly went platinum; the follow-up, Flirtin' With Disaster, was even more successful, selling over two million copies. Brown left the group in 1980 after the constant touring became too tiresome; he was replaced by Jimmy Farrar for Beatin' the Odds, but Farrar's voice was less immediately identifiable, and Molly Hatchet's commercial appeal began a slow decline. The band experimented with horns on Take No Prisoners, but Farrar left for a solo career soon afterwards. Brown rejoined the band in 1982, but the ensuing album, No Guts...No Glory, flopped, and guitarist Hlubek insisted on revamping Molly Hatchet's sound. After The Deed is Done, a straightforward pop/rock album, the group took some time off in 1985 while its Double Trouble Live album, a collection of some of its best-known songs, was released. Molly Hatchet returned in 1989 without Hlubek for an album of straight, polished AOR, Lightning Strikes Twice. Not even the group's fan base bought the record, and Molly Hatchet disbanded shortly afterward. They reunited in the mid-'90s as an active touring outfit, releasing Devil's Canyon, their first record since Lightning Strikes Twice, in 1996. Continuing to recapture the style of their glory days, Silent Reign of Heroes followed in 1998, and Kingdom of XII appeared in early 2001. A slew of live recordings appeared during the next few years, and the band's studio follow-up, Warriors of the Rainbow Bridge, was released in 2005. Their 13th album, Justice, appeared in 2010.
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WIKIPEDIA
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WEBSITE
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TO THE TOP
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