Foghat – Boogie Motel (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1979

Boogie Motel is an LP by Foghat from 1979 released on the Bearsville label.

About this album

Boogie Motel is a solid late-’70s statement from Foghat, balancing hard-driving boogie-rock with tighter pop-rock hooks. Released in 1979, the album shows the band refining its bar-room swagger into a more polished, radio-ready sound without losing the muscular rhythm section and guitar emphasis that defined their appeal. Songs such as the title track and Paradise Alley underline Foghat’s knack for accessible, riff-led rock at the tail end of the decade, when classic rock, pop and FM-friendly production were converging. It stands as a strong example of the band’s enduring formula in an era when arena rock still packed a punch.