Gregg Allman's Laid Back -- Classic or Dud

1. Midnight Rider
2. Queen of Hearts
3. Please Call Home
4. Don't Mess Up a Good Thing
5. These Days
6. Multi-Colored Lady
7. All My Friends
8. Will the Circle Be Unbroken (Traditional - Arranged by G. Allman & Johnny Sandlin)

I say classic, though I almost never hear anyone mention the album, anywhere. Sadness and grit just bleed through his voice over this entire record, and there's such a great hodgepodge of folk and gospel sounds. Multi-Colored Lady, All My Friends, Please Come Home and his versions of These Days and Will The Circle are devastating songs.

No reponses? Harsh.

I'd say classic. It sounds amazing. And his take on 'These Days' is really beautiful, feels lived in, experienced, in a way that doesn't show in the Nico version IMO. (maybe I'm being tricked by the rough roots-rocker, though)

Been playing this in the car the past couple of days. "These Days" is tied with "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" as the most unruinable pop song ever--I've never heard a version that's not good-to-great. Also really like "Multi-Colored Lady" and "All My Friends."