Hi Roller/Time Loves A Hero/Rocket In My Pocket/Day At The Dog Races/Old Folks Boogie/Red Streamliner/ New Delhi Freight Train/Keepin’ Up With The Joneses/Missin’ You
Critics were disappointed with blues-rock Little Feat’s Time Loves A Hero as the input from the main songwriter and vocalist Lowell George was much diminished. (US:34 UK:8)
“I think the whole record could have been so much better, but nevertheless it has some fine songs. The title track is catchy, Rocket In My Pocket has a funk-rock quality that drives it at full throttle. Old Folks Boogie is a lot of fun and A Day At The Dog Races is a highlight showing that Little Feat were more than capable of trying out other forms of experimentation.”
“Not one of the better Little Feat albums. This is OK, but the band sounds a bit tired here. Lowell George is on his downward spiral leaving the band without a lot of good material to record. There are some good moments but they are few and far between.”
“This album is given a bad name by many, mainly because of Lowell George's dwindling contributions to the band he once spearheaded. However, I don't think it's fair to compare this album to their earlier work because they were beginning to go in a new direction. The whole first side is stellar, and features several of their best songs: Time Loves A Hero gels into a mellow-yet-funky, driving groove, and all in all is a sublime song.”
“Lowell George was on the decline, contributing only two tunes, the best of which is the rocker Rocket In My Pocket. The big problem is that they sound more like The Doobie Brothers, than the Little Feat I'd come to know and love.”
“Time Loves A Hero continues Little Feat's downward trajectory from the dizzying height of Dixie Chicken. Lowell George is essentially gone, jazz-fusion noodling replaces funky Southern grooves, and electronically synthesized sounds smother the rich, organic timbre of real instruments.”
“This is a decent album but really nothing more. The standout tracks are killer and would prove to be even better onstage. The rest is ho-hum, heard-it-all-before type stuff.”
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