The Fabulous Thunderbirds' first album showcases their tough, modern approach to the blues, with an energy and integrity that also appealed to fans of the nascent post punk/new wave bands of the day. Highlights include a faithfully swampy cover of Slim Harpo's "Scratch My Back."
Leader Kim Wilson's "Rocket Pocket" is a harmonica showcase a la Little Walter, while "Rich Woman" appropriates the riff from Bo Diddley's "Diddley Daddy" (the same one the Stones borrowed for "19th Nervous Breakdown"). The bonus track "Things I Forgot to Do" is a nice slow New Orleans style ballad, in which the T-Birds are joined by the horns from Roomful Of Blues.
01 Wait On Time 3:02 02 Scratch My Back 3:51 03 Rich Woman 3:28 04 Full-time Lover 4:41 05 Pocket Rocket 3:55 06 She's Tuff 2:57 07 Marked Deck 2:40 08 Walkin' To My Baby 2:24 09 Rock With Me 2:37 10 C-boy's Blues 2:56 11 Let Me In 2:31 12 Scratch My Back (Live
13 Bonus) 14 She's Tuff (Live 15 Bonus) 16 Full Time Lover (Live 17 Bonus) 18 Feelin Good (Live 19 Bonus) 20 Wait On Time (Live 21 Bonus) 22 Pocket Rocket (Live 23 Bonus) 24 Wait On Time (Live 25 Bonus)