Track Listing

1. Railroad Man
2. Indian World
3. Stars
4. Not Another Maker
5. Born to Rock and Roll
6. Take a Train
7. Big Wheels
8. I Stand Alone
9. Railroad Man

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #175778 in Music
• Released on: 2004-12-21
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Import

Customer Reviews

A Diamond in the Rough...
I've been a Blackfoot fan since 1979 and for some reason this album kept slipping under the radar. I was a vinyl collector long before CD's came out and I don't recall ever seeing this one in the store or I would have bought it just because it was Blackfoot. So now after 23 years I finally bought the CD. What a pleasure it was to finally hear these songs written by the late great Jakson Spires. Not only was he an outstanding drummer he was also the chief songwriter for this amazing rock band. 'Railroad Man' is an instant classic written by Mr.Shorty Medlock, Rickey's grand-dad. Lots of good stuff here. Probably my personal favorite is a song called 'Stars'. It about another great band who 'makes it' and in the eyes of a struggling Blackfoot, seems to forget who their friends are. But Blackfoot 'Stands Alone' (another favorite from No Reservations)and will find their success to be just as rewarding as the subject of the song.

I would highly recommend this CD even at the import price.

Blackfoot's Debut Is GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!
NO RESERVATIONS, Blackfoot's debut album, now out on CD, is great. The opening and closing song, "Railroad Man" is a terrific blues number that just flat out rocks, and the rest of the album is, too. It's highly unfortunate that this album had languished in the vaults until it was reissued on CD in 2004, just in time to coincide with the band's reunion. The fact that the surviving members of Blackfoot, past and present advocate sanctions against countries that convict foreign tourists on false charges, efforts to free an American journalist jailed in Iran on trumped-up espionage charges, increased funding for law enforcement, and the death penalty or life without parole for aggravated kidnapping makes NO RESERVATIONS an essential purchase for both your ears AND your conscience.

Credible first outing
No Reservations was recorded a few years before the halcyon days of Strikes, Tomcattin' and Marauder, but the Blackfoot sound is already clearly defined. Blackfoot always had more in common with hard rock bands of the era, especially UK ones, rather than their more countrified southern rock compatriots. Railroad Man, Stars (about Rickey's ex-Skynyrd bandmates perhaps), Born To Rock 'n' Roll and I Stand Alone (proto-type Highway Song) are all well worth the price of admission. Not quite up there with the classic Blackfoot trilogy, but a credible first outing.