It's easy enough to trace the lineage of every one of the ten cuts on George Thorogood & the Destroyers' self-titled 1977 debut. Even the originals, of which there are only two, wear their influences on their sleeve, so there's not a minute of this album where the presence of Hound Dog Taylor, Elmore James, Bo Diddley, and John Lee Hooker loom large. Not one of those bluesmen ever played with much finesse, and Thorogood picked up that thread and ran with it. No wonder they chose the name "the Destroyers": they hammer everything in their path. This brutal… read more
It's easy enough to trace the lineage of every one of the ten cuts on George Thorogood & the Destroyers' self-titled 1977 debut. Even t… read more
It's easy enough to trace the lineage of every one of the ten cuts on George Thorogood & the Destroyers' self-titled 1977 debut. Even the originals, of which there are only… read more
George Thorogood & The Destroyers is an American blues-rock band led by George Thorogood (born December 31, 1951), a blues-rock and rock guitarist and singer from Wilmington, Delaware. To date the band has released sixteen studio albums, including two that were certified Platinum, six that have been certified Gold, and have sold fifteen million albums worldwide. While a first album (entitled Better Than the Rest) was recorded in 1974, the major recording debut came with the release of the eponymous album 'George Thorogood & The Destroyers', released in 1977 (Bette… read more
George Thorogood & The Destroyers is an American blues-rock band led by George Thorogood (born December 31, 1951), a blues-rock and rock guitarist and singer from Wilmington, Delaware. … read more
George Thorogood & The Destroyers is an American blues-rock band led by George Thorogood (born December 31, 1951), a blues-rock and rock guitarist and singer from Wilmington, Delaware. To date the band has released sixteen studio a… read more