Outlaws
This is a greqt CD. The lush, but not overplayed, guitar harmonies. The Point / Counterpoint of Billy Jones (Les Paul) & Hughie Thomasson's (Stratocaster)Guitars. Their guitars, and Vocals, along with those of Henry Paul, bring a touch of bluegrass to Rock, and sweet background vocals, like birds, add up to the most amazing "Band Sound". While all Outlaws albums are keepers, "The Outlaws", is a MUST, for any serious music collector, or listener. Green Grass and High Tides is not the only high spot!
The Outlaws first album is not necessarily where they peaked, but it is their consistently best record. Released in 1975, the album fits in well with the times; high energy, guitar charged, bluesy, countrified music was rampant during this era. Lynyrd Skynyrd and The Marshall Tucker Band had both adhered to a similar formula a few years prior, and met with more than modest success.
So what separates The Outlaws from their peers? I'd say it's their tight Eagles-inspired harmonies and the brevity of the tunes (minus, of course, "Green Grass & High Tides.")
So while the band would produce a few more solid records, this, their first, is their best. The leadoff tune, "There Goes Another Love Song," was a hit for them, as was the albums' closer, the aforementioned "Green Grass." And what's in between is equally good. The guitar interplay on "Song For You" is outstanding. And the harmonies on "Song In The Breeze" is quite pretty.
The Outlaws first album is not necessarily where they peaked, but it is their consistently best record. Released in 1975, the album fits in well with the times; high energy, guitar charged, bluesy, countrified music was rampant during this era. Lynyrd Skynyrd and The Marshall Tucker Band had both adhered to a similar formula a few years prior, and met with more than modest success.
So what separates The Outlaws from their peers? I'd say it's their tight Eagles-inspired harmonies and the brevity of the tunes (minus, of course, "Green Grass & High Tides.")
So while the band would produce a few more solid records, this, their first, is their best. The leadoff tune, "There Goes Another Love Song," was a hit for them, as was the albums' closer, the aforementioned "Green Grass." And what's in between is equally good. The guitar interplay on "Song For You" is outstanding. And the harmonies on "Song In The Breeze" is quite pretty.
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