Molly Hatchet are still streets ahead of any Southern Rock band for me. Whilst they all incorporate a bit of blues, country, cajun, you name it, some do it far more than others. Molly Hatchet retain the "rock" element to a far greater degree the the rest, and do so in a higher percentage of their songs.
I'm thankful that Bobby Ingram has been able to keep the flag flying for so long, and grateful they were able to find a vocalist who was a dead-ringer (no pun intended) for the late Danny Joe Brown. I only have two quibbles with them really:-
1. That they omitted two (excellent) tracks from the "Double Trouble" live LP release when it went to CD, and did not bother to rectify the situation when it was re-issued.
2. That they played a storming new song called "Rock 'n' Roll Fire" on the 1984 tour but never released it on any album. A few bootlegs are the only proof of this. I have never understood why, as it's certainly stronger than a couple of the weaker "honky-tonk" style numbers they've recorded in the studio over the years.
If you want to hear what it sounds like, click here
