Back in 2009, “Slow Ride” was named the 45th “Best Hard Rock” song of all time by VH1, but many fans think it should rank much higher! For those who don’t know, “Slow Ride” was the lead single from Foghat’s fifth studio album, Fool for the City  which came out in 1975 and was released on Bearsville Records.   We did some research and found out that there are 5 different versions of this song on the market: the original LP version from Fool for the City which lasts 8 minutes and 14 seconds; a single version, which was truncated for radio airplay to 3:56 with a fade-out ending; the 1977 live version which runs 8:21; the King Biscuit Flower Hour (remember that show?) version is 10:37; and the 2007 live version comes in at 9:44.  Regardless of the length, this is one great song, and the band rocks it in this live version in Detroit, which was recorded in either 1978 or 1976, depending on which source you believe.

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