Stone Blue
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Album Summary
Stone Blue was the seventh studio album from those bad boys of boogie rock, Foghat — dropped in 1978 on Bearsville Records and produced by the band alongside Tom Werman. This was a group that had been grinding it out on the road for years, turning amphitheaters and arenas into sweat-soaked cathedrals of heavy blues-rock, and Stone Blue captured that seasoned, lived-in confidence right there in the grooves. Recorded at a moment when Foghat had nothing left to prove but everything left to play, the album leaned deep into the stripped-down, no-nonsense blues-rock architecture that had been their calling card since the early seventies — no frills, no apologies, just the real thing.
Reception
- Stone Blue climbed to number 31 on the Billboard 200, a respectable showing that proved Foghat still had a devoted and passionate audience willing to follow them deep into 1978.
- Commercially, the album represented a step back from the platinum peaks of earlier efforts like Fool for the City, reflecting the fractured and competitive late-seventies rock marketplace rather than any decline in the band's raw power or commitment.
Significance
- In 1978, when disco was ruling the airwaves and punk was kicking down the doors, Stone Blue stood tall as a testament to the enduring soul and staying power of honest, groove-locked blues-rock — and Foghat carried that flag without flinching.
- The album reinforced Foghat's identity as one of rock and roll's most dependable working-class outfits, delivering thick, unpretentious blues-based grooves that connected directly with fans who wanted their rock music to feel like something real.
- Stone Blue contributed to the late-seventies boogie rock tradition, helping lay the groundwork for the blues-drenched stadium rock sound that would carry well into the decade that followed.
Tracklist
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A1 Stone Blue 147
5:35
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A2 Sweet Home Chicago 126
3:56
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A3 Easy Money 102
3:54
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A4 Midnight Madness 93
6:50
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B1 It Hurts Me Too 179
5:28
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B2 High On Love 123
5:17
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B3 Chevrolet 101
3:18
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B4 Stay With Me 86
4:22
Artist Details
Foghat, baby, is one of those hard-driving, blues-soaked rock and roll machines that crawled out of London, England in 1971, born from the ashes of Savoy Brown and built on a foundation of sweaty, electric boogie that could shake the walls of any arena in America. These cats — led by the late, great Lonesome Dave Peverett — took that raw British blues sound and turbo-charged it into something that became the very heartbeat of 1970s American rock radio, giving the world that immortal anthem "Slow Ride" in 1975, a track so thick and groovy it practically became the official soundtrack of a generation cruising the highways with the windows down. Foghat may not have always gotten the critical respect they deserved, but their influence on hard rock, Southern rock, and even early heavy metal is undeniable, and their legacy lives on in every band that ever tried to capture that perfect, locomotive blues-rock groove.
