Outlaws- So Low

So Low

The CD Outlaws/Hughie Thomasson fans have been waiting almost 20 years for has arrived. 11 cuts, a mixture of rock-tinged country, country-tinged southern rock and straight ahead hot-rockin' flame-throwin' guitar rock. A couple of the cuts (Dancin' Shoes, Mr. Cowboy) are a notch below the others, but the rest of the CD makes you forget about it quickly. You can hear the influence he's picked up playing with Skynyrd, especially on "Hearts Run Wild". If you're a fan, and listen carefully, you will hear subtle hooks and riffs from almost EVERY Outlaws album, carefully crafted into the music. The result is music that's new and vibrant, yet hauntingly familiar to a fan. It's kind of fun listening for them, and then trying to remember which song on which album you heard it on before. One example: The lead guitar "Surrounded By One" is strongly reminicient of "Soldiers of Fortune" or "A Real Good Feelin'". Listening to this CD is like putting on your favorite pair of jeans - it just FEELS right.

For someone who's never heard the Outlaws or Hughie before, here's the CD in 30 words or less: Gordon Lightfoot ditches his acoustic axe and plays Skynyrd-type tunes with a smokin' Stratocaster, steel and slide guitars, harmonica, organ, and fiddle. Awsome harmonies, tight sound.

I'd give this CD 10 stars if I could. If there was any real promotion behind this CD, it would be on the Billboard top 100. My picks for "singles"? "Three Alarm Fire", "Surrounded By One", and "Only Love Will Do". Even the price is great! Order now, you won't be disappointed.