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One of the greatest southern band albums of all time and this blunder from down under is qualified to comment on it. String him up.
Raw, raucous country rock and roll. Henry Paul even had a popular song about them (Grey Ghost), the bands were quite different. The Outlaws loved Lynard Skynard. The Skynyrd influenced Green Grass and High Tides that concludes this great album will send you off ready to kick something. The Outlaws were smoother and more country influenced than Skynard and had more emphasis on harmony. I have had this album since its original release and it remains one of my favorites. Their only other studio albums, Hurry Sundown and Lady in Waiting, are more polished and just as good. Don't choose between the original Outlaws and Lynard Skynard, enjoy both bands and be happy.
Classic. Other good tunes here--"Song In the Breeze", "Song For You", "Knoxville Girl" and "It Follows From Your Heart".The signature song of this band is of course the great "Green Grass and High Tides"--the Outlaw's "Freebird" as it were.
Every time i got in my car, into the old 8 track it would go. of this one back in the mid 70's.
"There Goes Another Love Song" was the original hit from this disc. I also had it on vinyl, and now on cd.
This is a fine debut album for a very talented group of musicians. I saw these guys as the opening act for Skynyrd back in '75 or '76(can't remember exactly--too many brain cells ago)and they put on a hell of a show, and then at the end of Skynyrd's set, they came out again and they all jammed out to "T For Texas".
One of the finest acts to come out of the Southern Rock movement, without a doubt.
One of the best Outlaws CDs if not THE best. Ranks in all time top ten albums of all time in my opinion.
this, without a shadow of a doubt, is not only the outlaws best album by a long way ,but probably the best "southern rock" album ever,eclipsing my other favourites skynyrd---just.they had the right mix of country and rock n roll on this- their first release,thanks to henry pauls songwriting and the brilliant guitars of hughie and the sadly missed billy jones its still so powerful 31 years later --im listening to it as i write this review-- shame i never got to see them over here in the uk. lets hope the outlaws 2006 band at least spawns a dvd
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