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Molly Hatchet / Molly Hatchet / 1973 Epic, Full Length Release on LP

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  • Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.4 x 12.2 x 0.3 inches; 3.2 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Epic
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ January 20, 2008
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Epic
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0012U3YM8
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 388 ratings

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4.7 out of 5 stars
4.7 out of 5
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Good tape. Awful shipping.
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Good tape. Awful shipping.
The tape plays fine but as you can see from the photos the case is ruined. Not impressed with it being delivered in a flimsy cold medicine box either.Buyer beware.
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Baberufus
5.0 out of 5 stars Great hard-edged Southern Rock!
Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2008
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I must admit I avoided Molly Hatchet for years because WAY back I mistakenly assumed they were heavy metal (at least for back then in the early '80s)--wrong, of course. Then I heard that they were just lame Skynyrd ripoffs--wrong again! I'd been familiar with the song "Flirtin' With Disaster" for many years, since that was their only really big hit, but I assumed it was probably the only decent song they had--WRONG!!! Better late than never....after hearing this debut album of theirs, I've been kicking myself for not buying it 25 years ago. It smokes! Great songs, great musicianship, great singing from Danny J.B.....a winner on all counts! As for supposedly being Skynyrd ripoffs, that is a very narrow-minded and unfair accusation. Yes, it is obvious that the similarities are there. You'll hear a guitar riff, a melody, or a lyric that is obviously taken straight from a Skynyrd song, but I prefer to look at MH as a tributary to Skynyrd, not a knockoff. Their coming onto the scene in 1978--right after the Skynyrd plane crash--was perfect timing....a perfect time to take hold of the torch from Skynyrd in producing great southern rock in honor of Skynyrd, not in spite of them. Any Skynyrd fan, with this more positive attitude in mind, will LOVE the first two Molly Hatchet albums!!!

After the second album though (Flirtin' With Disaster), things started going downhill. Danny J.B.'s replacement just didn't have that classic Southern sound, if you ask me. And even when Danny Joe came back in 1985, things still didn't improve, song-wise. I bought their CD "No Guts, No Glory" from that year, and it's TERRIBLE. The only good song is "Fall of the Peacemakers." So as a fan of quality southern rock, I only recommend the Hatchet's first two albums and their live Double Trouble CD from 1985 (most of the material on that is the good stuff from the '70s and it SMOKES). You won't be disappointed with those! They have a live CD from 1979 as well, and the material is great, but the mix is pretty bad.
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The Wolf
5.0 out of 5 stars I don't care wether its southern or hard rock
Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2013
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When this album came out I was in highschool and the late great Ronnie Van Zant was gone.
All I can say is thank Odin for Molly Hatchet, at that moment they were just what I needed to keep rockin until the 80's started.
As musicians they were technically far better guitar players than skynyrd could have ever hoped to have been. I witnessed this live in Philly when they sold out 3 shows in a row, they were just as good live as they were on their albums, but when the late Danny Joe Brown left the band after the first 2 albums, it was the beginning of the end for them.
The 80's came along and musical taste was changing including mine and by the time Danny came back the southern rock era was dead, and new wave and MTV had taken over which turned out to be rocks last great decade.
In the 90's rap, rap rock and a depressing suicidal artist named kurt cobain put the final nails in the rock and roll coffin and it don't look like rocks ever coming back again.
I'm so glad I grew up in the seventies, the phoney hippie Woodstock movement was dead and gone and groups like deep purple, Black Sabbath, Zepplin, Skynyrd etc. were thriving.
Those were the days and I was there.
Hail Odin!!!!!!!!!
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Angie Campbell
5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding!
Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2023
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Purchased this as an anniversary gift for my husband. He was thrilled with the album. Excellent condition.
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propellor steve
4.0 out of 5 stars A War-Wagon Full of Good Music
Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2013
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A debut album that stands the test of time. As a teen, the bonus was the fantastic cover art, but the music was kick-ass and rockin' as well. I am happy to have Molly Hatchet in my collection again.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Vinyl Molly Hatchet
Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2023
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Exactly as described 👌
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Michele H.
5.0 out of 5 stars Exactly as advertised
Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2022
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I was only interested in the cover because I like to frame them for display. This one looks amazing hanging in my home.
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John A. Moldovan
5.0 out of 5 stars CD
Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2023
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Sounds good
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Cowboybramer
5.0 out of 5 stars I saw Molly Hatchett in concert in Lexington ,Ky.
Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2017
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I saw them in concert in either 79 or 80 and this brings back such great memories of how rock much used to be. Tne instruments were just as awesome as the words.
This was back when your car was your prize and you took care of it to get girls and your music was just as important. Kids today miss so much .
This keeps the memories alive if you've never heard them you'll love it.
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Alejandro Hernandez Yañez
4.0 out of 5 stars Súper solos en Gator Country
Reviewed in Mexico on September 29, 2023
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Tenía ganas de conseguir esta grabación desde hacer años. Especialmente pq sabía q venia la version original de Gator Country! Me gusto! Esperaba mas pero de todos modos es una gran grabación! Rock- boogui sureño !!!!
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Melissa Drummer Girl
5.0 out of 5 stars Great CD
Reviewed in Canada on July 18, 2019
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My old cd was scratched..my new Molly Hatchet CD is great for running on the treadmill!
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Io
5.0 out of 5 stars un classico
Reviewed in Italy on August 31, 2014
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Un classico del Southern Rock. Probabilmente uno dei capolavori di questo genere musicale. Qui in una versione cd molto economica.
Poche parole e molti fatti.
Insieme ai Blackfoot, i Molly Hatchet vanno annoverati tra i caposaldi dell'hard southern di fine '70.
Imperdibili.
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timediver®
5.0 out of 5 stars Rock mit Pfiff aus der "Gator Country"
Reviewed in Germany on December 20, 2009
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"Well, I've been to Alabama, people - ain't a whole lot to see
Skynyrd says it's a real sweet home, but it ain't nothin' to me
Charlie Daniels will tell you the good Lord lives in Tennessee
I'm goin' back to the Gator Country where the wine and the women are free.."
(Songtext)

Am 20. Oktober 1977 stürzte eine Convair 240 bei einer versuchten Notlandung in der Nähe von Gillburg/Mississipi in einen Wald.....

.....durch den Crash wurden der Pilot Walter McCreary, Co-pilot William Gray, der Sänger und Mastermind der Gruppe "Lynyrd Skynard", Ronnie Van Zant, der Gitarrist Steve Gaines, die Sängerin Cassie Gaines und der Assistant road manager Dean Kilpatrick getötet. Die überlebenden Mitglieder der Gruppe erlitten zum Teil schwere Verletzungen. Durch dieses Unglück hatte der "Southern Rock" seine mit Abstand bedeutendsten Protagonisten verloren. Wer sollte (zunächst) ihr schweres Erbe antreten?

Mit "Molly Hatchet" stand ein würdiger Nachfolger bereits in den Startlöchern. Die von Gitarrist und Songwriter Dave Hlubek und Steve Holland bereits 1971 ebenfalls in Jacksonville/Florida gegründete Gruppe, die sich nach einer Prostituierten aus dem 17. Jahrhundert,(die ihre Freier enthauptete) nannte, brauchte jedoch noch bis in nächste Jahr, bis sie ihr selbstbetiteltes Debütalbum veröffentlichte. Gegenüber anderen Südstaatengruppen, wie z. B. den Outlaws, der Sound stark von der Countrymusic beeinflusst war, lieferten Molly Hatchet eine explosive Mixtur aus Boogie, Blues, Hardrock und Jazz. Ihr Musik beschrieb neben den typischen Werten und Hoffnungen auch die Exzesse der Jugend in einer Südstaatenmetropole wie Jacksonville.....

...neben dem Sänger Danny Joe Brown (1951 - 2005), dem Drummer Bruce Crump und dem Bassisten Banner Thomas, wartete die Gruppe mit 3 (!) Gitarristen auf; Dave Hlubek, Steve Holland und Duane Roland (1953 - 2006). Ein berittener Krieger zierte das erste einer Reihe martialischer Plattencover, die zu einem Markenzeichen der Gruppe sollten.

Bis auf "Dreams I'll Never See" (6), dass Gregg Allman geschrieben hat, stammen alle Songs aus der Feder von Bandmitgliedern. Die mehr als dreiminütige Instrumentalüpassage halte ich für eine der besten des Southernrock. "Gator Country" (2) lässt ebenfalls stellenweise stark an die Allman Brothers erinnern. Zur Beschleunigung der Gitarrensoli hat man sich bei "Bounty Hunter" (1) etwas besonders ausgedacht.Ein einschneidender Pfiff, der nunmehr viele Stücke der Gruppe begleiten wird. Auch beim jazzigen Stil von "Big Apple" (3) kommen E-Gitarrenfans auf ihre Kosten. "The Creeper" (4) und "The Price You Pay" (5) sind zwei Blues-Rocknummer, die letztgenannte mit einer Harmonikapassage. Während "I'll Be Running" (7) und das härtere "Cheatin' Woman" (8) typische Beispiele für die rockige Gangart der Gruppe darstellen, weist "Trust Your Old Friend" (9) R'nR-Elemente vor.

Die einstigen Mollys Duane Roland und Steve Holland, Drummer Bruce Crump gründeten im Jahre 2005 zusammen mit dem Bassisten Riff West und dem Sänger Jim Farrar, in Anlehnung an Song "Gator Country" (2) die gleichnamige Gruppe. Duane Roland spielte außerdem bei "The Southern Rock Allstars", die sich in Muscle Shoals (vgl. Songtext in Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Sweet Home Alabama"!) zusammentaten. Mit wechselden Linups ist Band-Gründer Dave Hlubek bis zum heutigen Tage unterwegs.

5 Amazonsterne für ein zeitloses Juwel des Southernrock!
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AJ
5.0 out of 5 stars Southern Rock
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 22, 2009
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Great debut album from these Southern rockers,they have a really good tight sound and fair lay it down with brill guitar solos.The remastered sound quality gives you great sound and this album begs to be played loud,every track is good no fillers here,great boogie sound.I highly recommend this album along with Beatin The Odds and Flirtin With Disaster both albums available digitally remastered.A definite must for your rock collection.Yee Haa'
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