John Hiatt:

Slug Line:(1979)

All Of A Sudden:(1982)

Warming Up To The Ice Age:(1985)

John Hiatt is an amazing songwriter, but there is a serious divide in his catalog. His early albums, from Hanging Around The Observatory to Warming Up To The Ice Age, share a lot with Elvis Costello & The Attractions albums of that time. It's this era of Hiatt's career that is represented in these three pieces of vinyl. They have a youthful bounce to them, that at times, overshadows the lyric. In any case these are fun albums that hint at the greatness that would arrive in 1987 with Bring The Family. I enjoy hearing the full catalog of an artist I dig, it helps tell the full story of their work.