THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND: ENLIGHTENED ROGUES
The Allman Brothers Band's best studio album since Brothers and Sisters is a loud, brash, hard-rocking collection of consistently solid if not first-rate songs. The singing is some of the best since Idlewild South, and although they would do better once they brought in Warren Haynes, the dual-guitar lineup of Dickey Betts and Dan Toler is a reminder of what the group had been missing since Duane Allman's death. The music isn't earth-shattering, but it is exciting through and through.
Tracklist:
1.Crazy Love 2.Can't Take It With You 3.Pegasus 4.Need Your Love So Bad 5.Blind Love 6.Try It One More Time 7.Just Ain't Easy 8.Sail Away
Lineup:
Gregg Allman - keyboards, vocals, Dickey Betts - guitar, vocals, Dan Toler - guitar, David Goldflies - bass, Jaimoe - percussion, drums, Butch Trucks - percussion, drums. Additional musicians: Joe Lala - percussion (3,5,6), Bonnie Bramlett - background vocals (1), Jim Essery - harmonica (2,4,5,7), John Lundahl - backup guitar (2), Mimi Hart - background vocals (8)