Neon Parks was here once before. And, surprisingly, not for Little Feat!
Indeed, Parks is associated with that band as closely as any artist was with any group. I shared some of those covers back there, but here are a few more:
Though almost everything Park did was for Little Feat, he did do these very similar covers for David Bowie and the Beach Boys (David Bowie and the Beach Boys?!?!).
It may be a little hard to believe, but this cover is saturated with art history. The main inspiration is Fragonard’s The Swing:
The figure on the right is basically Gainsborough’s Blue Boy (but with a cameo from Mick Jagger):
I had some friends who were Little Feat fans. Was never sure what it was really all about (it was definitely a little culty), and consequently never really got into it. I do know they were very eclectic (both band and friends, BTW).
The band were formed all the way back in 1969, by front man Lowell George.Here he is in his Fat Elvis (or perhaps Joe Don Baker) period.
Seeing as George was a former Mother of Invention, as was bassist Roy Estrada, I really should be a fan. Poor Roy is now incarcerated in a Texas prison for child sexual abuse. Here he is in better days:
George would die in 1979, at age 34, of a heart attack (with a little help from cocaine and pizza). The band would then take a very different tack, as a more jazzy, funky kind of group. I believe they’re still around.
This is one of their better-known albums. I’m just not a big enough fan to really say more. Sure do love Neon Park though.
Bill Payne, Richie Hayward, Sam Clayton, Lowell George, Paul Barrer , ???
One parody (robot and death figure?) …
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