Little Feat Time Loves a Hero
Little Feat: Lowell Guitar (vocals, guitar, slide guitar); Paul Barrere (vocals, guitar); Bill Payne (keyboards, marimba, background vocals) Ken Gradney (bass); Ritchie Hayward (drums, percussion, background vocals); Sam Clayton (congas, percussion; background vocals).Tower Of Power: Lenny Pickett (alto saxophone); Emilio Castillo (tenor saxophone); Steve Kupka (baritone saxophone); Mic Gillette (trumpet, trombone); Greg Adams (trumpet).Recorded in Hollywood and Sausalito, California.The Lowell George-fronted version of Little Feat pretty much reached the end of its tether with TIME LOVES A HERO. George had become disenchanted with the slicker, jazzier sound that keysman Bill Payne and guitarist Paul Barrere were moving towards (exemplified by the jazz-rock instrumental "Day at the Dog Races" and the Steely Dan-meets-Doobie Brothers "Red Streamliner"). George had dialed down his compositional input, and consequently, the bluesier, grittier elements of the the band's sound. This was to