Molly Hatchet - Locked & Loaded (Double Live, 2003)

As Molly Hatchet has been around the world…. we have seen the most dedicated fans of Southern Rock and have seen that the music, friendship, foot stompin' and down home kick you square in the teeth rock and roll is a universal and loved culture worldwide. Being from the United States and I might add the Southern part Jacksonville, Florida, we have seen a bond and brotherhood not only in America but between Southern Rockers all around the world! With this Live album we feel we have captured the best of the best in our performances to deliver to you … our friends and family and a 24 year walk thru history and a chance to get down and throw an Ass Kicking Beer Drinking, Foot stompin' Party with us!
We recorded this Double Live CD in Germany as we consider it to be our home away from home and "100% solid Kentucky Bourbon" proof that Southern Rock is alive and well where ever you go around the world and Molly Hatchet is working hard, playing fast, living tough and still Flirtin' with Disaster!

~ Bobby Ingram (from booklet)

They're not as universally known or respected as Lynyrd Skynyrd are, but Southern rockers Molly Hatchet have been on the road for nearly as long and continue to rock on-stage, as evidenced by the 2003 double-disc set Locked and Loaded. Unlike their "brothers" in Skynyrd, though, Hatchet contained more apparent ties to heavy metal – especially in their album cover artwork (which often depicts Conan-like warriors doing their thang), as well as in their guitar riffs. Locked and Loaded is a faithful document of latter-day Hatchet in concert doing what they do best – laying down tough blues-boogie, and to borrow a line from the late great Ronnie Van Zant, "singing songs about the Southland". Standouts include such biker favorites as the set-closing "Flirtin' with Disaster", "Bounty Hunter", and the surprisingly melodic "Fall of the Peacemakers". Molly Hatchet will never be credited with trailblazing the Southern rock genre, yet they should be given props for sticking to their guns and flying the Southern rock flag during the late '70s, when such big guns as Skynyrd and the Allman Brothers were out of commission. And as evidenced by Locked and Loaded, they're still at it all these years later.

~ Greg Prato, all media guide

Disc 1 - Locked:

01. Introduction #
02. Whiskey Man %
03. Heart Of The U.S.A. %
04. Gator Country #
05. Tatanka %
06. Down From The Mountain %
07. Beatin' The Odds #
08. Mississippi Moon Dog $
09. Miss Saturday Night %
10. Edge Of Sundown #
11. Dreams I'll Never See %



Disc 2 - Loaded:

01. Bounty Hunter #
02. Dead And Gone (Redneck Song) %
03. White Lightning %
04. Fall Of The Peacemakers %
05. Saddle Tramp %
06. Gypsy Trail $
07. Tumbling Dice %
08. Why Won't You Take Me Home %
09. The Journey %
10. Devil's Canyon $
11. Flirtin' With Disaster $



# - Recorded at Wacken Festival, North Germany
% - Recorded in Bremen, Germany
$ - Recorded live in Hamburg, Germany

Produced by Bobby Ingram.
Engineered by Herman Frank & Bobby Ingram at Karo Studios, Brackel, Germany
Mixed by Herman Frank and Rainer Hansel
Post-Editing by Bobby Ingram & Mike Nasworthy, Muse AV Studios, Jacksonville, Florida

• Phil McCormack - vocals, harmonica
• Bobby Ingram - lead & acoustic guitars, background vocals
• John Galvin - keyboards, background vocals
• Russ Maxwell - lead guitar
• Jerry Scott - bass & background vocals
• Shawn Beamer - drums & percussion

Release Date: February 22, 2003
Number of Discs: 2
Catalog No.: 089-71342 DCD
Label: SPV Recordings, Germany