Little Feat Ain't Had Enough

2012, The four years leading up to the release of AIN'T HAD ENOUGH FUN sent the band spiralling down once more and it is a testimony to their determination to keep Feat flying that they came through it. AIN'T HAD ENOUGH FUN turned out to be a damn fine album, eschewing the more jazzy diversions, playing instead to all of Little Feat's traditional strengths and solidly connected to their roots. For most of the album's thirteen tracks, they were back in the sonic stew of New Orleans funk and Louisiana arcadiana driven by Ritchie Hayward's exquisite shuffle rhythms locked into Sam Clayton's percussion and Paul Barrére understated and underrated slide guitar licks. But they also spring some surprises; straight ahead southern boogie on ,,Big Bang Theory", blue-eyed soul on ,,Borderline Blues" and the acoustic gospel influenced title track topped off with the album's star track, a richly-textured cover of Ray Charles' ,,That's A Pretty Good Love".