Laid Back Remastered

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Media Type: CD Artist: ALLMAN,GREGG BAND Title: LAID BACK Street Release Date:
05/01/2001 Domestic Genre: ROCK/POP By the end of 1973, the Allman
Brothers Band seemed to have it all nailed down. They’d proven their mettle
with a fine synthesis of blues, jazz, folk, and country influences; expanded
upon it with the definitive Fillmore East set; and moved forward after the
separate losses of guitarist Duane Allman and bassist Berry Oakley. The
group’s myriad strengths, in fact, might’ve been the reason that one of their
most obvious gifts–Gregg Allman’s pained, growling voice–was sometimes
overlooked. Laid Back, Gregg Allman’s first solo disc, seems in part an effort
to gain a little more recognition. It worked, particularly given the strong
radio response to its opening track, a loping remake of “Midnight Rider.”
Likewise, much of the album’s remainder finds Allman tweaking the band’s blues
(“Queen of Hearts”) and country sides (a cover of Jackson Browne’s “These
Days”); horns and gospelish backing vocals add to the personal, often mournful
feel. Much more coherent than its dated cover art (an either childlike or
blasted-out-of-his-gourd Gregg ignoring a blazing volcano) indicates, Laid
Back is an often convincing version of the man’s music. For Allman, it would
get much, much worse before it would be this good again. –Rickey Wright

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Product Details:

• Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.88 x 5.59 x 0.47 inches; 3.25 Ounces
• Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Polydor
• Item model number ‏ : ‎ 2002047
• Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2001
• Date First Available ‏ : ‎ July 25, 2006
• Label ‏ : ‎ Polydor
• Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1