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This album Gregg made with guitarist Jack Pearson, who was brief in the Allman Brothers Band. It has a warm production, courtesy of Tom Dowd. There is no jamming, just straight forward bluesrock, albeit in a mellowish way.
There are some Allman-penned tracks like the classic Whippin' Post, here in a stripped down version. Apparently Gregg was instructed by roady Red Dog, to do so, because of the succes of the unplugged version of Layla by Eric Clapton.
Another great Allman-song is House of Blues and Come Back and Help Me, wich is cowritten by Jack Pearson.
Almost all other songs are oldies, like Dark End of the Street, wich is favorite of Duane Allman.
In fact this album is a return to form, when you compare it to Laid Back. The eighties are all but done for, and Gregg sounds sincere and shows us once more that he is one of the best bluesvocalists around.
Another favorite song of mine on this album is the funky bluessong Rendez-Vous with the Blues.
The cd-booklet offers no extra information but somewhere on the album you can also here Derek Trucks on slideguitar.
If only this album would receive a vinyl reissue, than my Allman-vinyl-collection would be complete.
A great blues-album by one of the best bluessingers around. And some stellar guitaplaying by underrated guitarist Jack Pearson.
