Rounder Heritage Series: Who Do You Love? Review

07/13/2005 7:16 AM, AMG


Who Do You Love? rounds up a selection of songs from the blues rocker's first three albums. Recorded for Rounder, 1977's George Thorogood & the Destroyers, 1978's Move It on Over, and 1980's More George Thorogood & the Destroyers were hard-driving blues-rock records fueled by Thorogood's nasty slide playing and barstool blues vocals. This compilation includes tracks that were FM rock radio staples, like his growling cover of Hank Williams' "Move It on Over," his boozy version of John Lee Hooker's "One Bourbon, One Scotch and One Beer," and the group's pounding cover of Bo Diddley's "Who Do You Love?" The rest of the tracks are among Thorogood's best and the whole disc stands as a testament to the hard-working blues-rock Thorogood has always championed. Also included on the disc is a previously unreleased live version of "Who Do You Love?" This is a very strong collection with well-chosen tracks showing Thorogood at his peak. It should be firmly ensconced on the beer-soaked jukeboxes of neighborhood dives all across the U.S.A. ~ Tim Sendra, All Music Guide