I took out the albums pictured above for a last minute photo to include in the first issue of the Critical Hit Parader zine. All feature classic paintings by the master artist, Frank Frazetta. @frazettagirls
Man, those Molly Hatchet album covers were deceiving! I, like you (and certainly every other metal fan), was expecting Saxon or Cirith Ungol style music and lyrics, but instead got Lynyrd Skynyrd!!! Still, once you get past this incongruence, the music was solid. The song Flirtin' With Disaster is one of my favs. :)
Absolutely. To my ears, the only southern rock band that somewhat scratched the metal itch was Blackfoot, whose album covers were less assuming than the Molly Hatchet ones. Blackfoot was ferocious live.
Ha, right? I was just saying to my friends that Molly Hatchet covers made the band look like they were gonna sound like Iron Maiden, but then what you got was dirty Doobie Brothers...
Exactly! The cover art expectations were reinforced by the band name having a weapon in it. I'm somewhat surprised that they stayed with that fantasy warrior motif for their whole career. I really do like the band's music, which is why I resisted the temptation to title this newsletter "Flogging Molly Hatchet."
Great music, but not at all what the metal Frazetta covers promised. Here's to Molly Hatchet, Blackfoot, ZZ Top, Black Oak Arkansas & "Jim Dandy" Mangrum!
Man, those Molly Hatchet album covers were deceiving! I, like you (and certainly every other metal fan), was expecting Saxon or Cirith Ungol style music and lyrics, but instead got Lynyrd Skynyrd!!! Still, once you get past this incongruence, the music was solid. The song Flirtin' With Disaster is one of my favs. :)
Absolutely. To my ears, the only southern rock band that somewhat scratched the metal itch was Blackfoot, whose album covers were less assuming than the Molly Hatchet ones. Blackfoot was ferocious live.
Ha, right? I was just saying to my friends that Molly Hatchet covers made the band look like they were gonna sound like Iron Maiden, but then what you got was dirty Doobie Brothers...
Exactly! The cover art expectations were reinforced by the band name having a weapon in it. I'm somewhat surprised that they stayed with that fantasy warrior motif for their whole career. I really do like the band's music, which is why I resisted the temptation to title this newsletter "Flogging Molly Hatchet."
You were way more into Southern Rock than I was :)
Blackfoot and the Outlaws were always my favorites.
Great music, but not at all what the metal Frazetta covers promised. Here's to Molly Hatchet, Blackfoot, ZZ Top, Black Oak Arkansas & "Jim Dandy" Mangrum!
Cheers! BOA's importance is under-recognized. Jim Dandy Mangrum inspired David Lee Roth, and the band introduced the world to Tommy Aldridge!