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Product Identifiers
Record LabelIcoc, Iconoclassic
UPC0886919760422
eBay Product ID (ePID)19046042854
Product Key Features
FormatCD
Release Year2012
GenreRock
ArtistThe Guess Who
Release TitleRoad Food
Dimensions
Item Height0.40 in
Item Weight0.20 lb
Item Length5.48 in
Item Width4.99 in
Additional Product Features
Number of Tracks11
Number of Discs1
TracksStar Baby, Attila's Blues, Straighten Out, Don't You Want Me, One Way Road to Hell, Clap for the Wolfman, Pleasin' for Reason, Road Food, Ballad of the Last Five Years, Sona Sona (Remix), One Way Road to Hell (Run-Through)
NotesDigitally remastered and expanded edition of this 1974 album from the Canadian rockers. Two previously unreleased, stripped down versions feature as bonus tracks, and spotlight the band's ever-present musical chemistry. Artistically, The Guess Who had successfully reinvented themselves as an album oriented band with the records recorded after Randy Bachman's 1970 departure. But commercially, The Guess Who was in decline by 1974. Simply put, the band needed a hit. Road Food provided two: The rollicking "Star Baby" earned the band it's first U.S. Top 40 hit since "Rain Dance," while the celebratory "Clap for the Wolfman" (featuring DJ Wolfman Jack) brought The Guess Who all the way into the Top 10. Elsewhere, Road Food presented typically eclectic fare, with bassist Bill Wallace in particular making a strong showing with the title track and "Straighten Out." Burton Cummings reflected on the band's recent history in the epic "Ballad of the Last Five Years," while life on the road also informed "Attila's Blues" and "Pleasin' for Reason."
