John Hiatt - 1988-10-04 - Boston, MA (FM)

John Hiatt

& The Goners

1988-10-04

Paradise Theatre

Boston, MA

FM Broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

CD 1:

01. Intro > Drive South

02. Trudi And Dave

03. Thank You Girl

04. The Tip Of My Tongue

05. Alone In The Dark

06. Tennessee Plates

07. Icy Blue Heart

08. Memphis In The Meantime

09. Real Fine Love

10. Love Like Blood

11. Georgia Rae

CD 2:

01. Ride Along

02. Where Is The Next One Coming From?

03. It'll Come To You

04. Paper Thin

05. Feels Like Rain

06. Your Dad Did

07. Have A Little Faith In Me

08. Slow Turning

09. Thing Called Love

John Hiatt - 1988-10-04 - Boston, MA (FM)

1980s - #1: In August 1988, John Hiatt released the album Slow Turning, his follow up to his 1987 breakout album, Bring The Family. Hiatt is backed on the album by the Goners: Sonny Landreth on guitar, Dave Ranson on bass and Kenneth Blevins on drums. The album contains some of Hiatt’s best know tunes, including Drive South, Tennessee Plates, Feels Like Rain and the title track. The single Slow Turning received significant airplay and has several notable lines. The chorus of “not fade way’ echoes the Buddy Holly song of the same name, while the line “never did get what I wanted but now I get what I need” is reminiscent of a line from the Stone’s You Can’t Always get What You Want. Speaking of the Stones, Slow Turning also features the lyric “I'm yelling at the kids in the back, 'cause they're banging like Charlie Watts”. I’ve said it in other posts but it’s worth repeating here – John Hiatt is a vastly under rated singer/songwriter. This FM broadcast captures Hiatt in Boston on October 10, 1988, 3 dozen years ago today, on tour in support of Slow Turning.  NOTE - while the source says FM, its a bit muted so its possible it could be an audience recording.