Especially for 1975? Let’s see, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Led Zeppelin, Yes, Molly Hatchett, Ted Nugent…. You haven’t even scratched the surface of ‘70s rock yet.
I got to see them in 1979 with the group "Head East" opening. Their last encore was a 25 plus minute Jam of this song. Three guitarists and two drummers. Incredible.
Tons of people are still doing this. You just won't hear it on radio stations. Listen to the Tedeschi Trucks Band. My Morning Jacket. Widespread Panic. Gov't Mule. Billy Strings. Sturgill Simpson. Molly Tuttle. Phish. Goose. Umphreys McGee. Gary Clark Jr. Shakey Graves. The New Mastersounds. Muse. Radiohead. The Foals. Rival Sons. Greta Van Fleet. Just to name a few.
@@ajschroetlin2196 can’t agree more. Can I also add The Marcus King Band. Honey Island Swamp Band. The Greyhounds. Kenny Wayne Sheppard. Blackberry Smoke. Joe Bonamassa. There’s more. Great young players that woulda fit right in back in the day. (I’m 63. I was there)
Great reaction but ... I 'bout bust a gut when you said, "... this song is chocked full of so much ingenuity and especially for 1975" 🤣🤣🤣!!! I almost fell out of my chair. I was thinking, "No man, you've got it all backwards !!! NO ONE'S doing this stuff now. It was BACK THEN (60's through the 80's) that all of the great music was made, but it has been sliding downhill ever since, and people these days have forgotten how to do anything like that. Everything is geared towards quick hits, quick sell, new face tomorrow !!! No one wants to put in the work anymore".
Others may have already said this, but you need to listen to the FULL on live version of this song. Like Band-Maid, The Outlaws are at their best when they are live. So listen to Green Grass and High Tides from their Bring it Back Alive album. all 20 minutes and 41 seconds of it. The dual drum solo and traded lead solos are worth listening to. Trust me, it will blow your mind.
- "The Florida Guitar Army"! - Extended jams / dueling guitars: a signature of Southern Rock. And, "Outlaws" was one of the best. - Your reaction of amazement and joy was awesome to behold :) - My experience with this song?... Saw them live THREE times! Great every time. And of course, all the joints didn't hurt, either :D
Yes it was on the radio back in the day. I saw them right after this album came out. Great band live for us guitar guys! Still one of my favorite southern rock songs.
Great song from this great Southern Rock group. And loved playing it on my guitar...If you liked it, try another Outlaws hit: "There Goes Another Love Song."
Great song and review. You should watch/listen to the extended live version of this. For me, the "guitar army" in The Outlaws, provided in this a southern rock song far greater than Skynyrd's "Freebird" but it would seem that Freebird was more popular with the general public, and got greater attention.
My experience with this song was pretty much like yours was. As a sophomore in high school getting high and listening to this song in 75 was awesome. We had so much good music in the 70’s.
If I remember correctly, they wrote this in response to Freebird by their southern rock rivals, Lynyrd Skynyrd, which, until then, had been touted as the ultimate southern rock anthem. For me the Outlaws come out on top - 3 lead guitars - unbeatable.
I agree and I'm from Jacksonville home of Southern Rock. Skynerd, Molly Hatchet. 38 special, Blackfoot and a little known fact the Allman Brothers got their here. I saw the Outlaws with Marshall Tucker and Charlie Daniels. Best concert I've ever seen...
Man, this was one of my favorite songs of so many back in the day. Ready to retire now and unashamedly here to tell you that this was one of the best tunes to get high and just dig it. Had a great run and hope these younger generations get to enjoy this music as much as I did (and still do).
In 1977 David Dix returned to the band as second drummer and in 1979 the other drummer left. I saw them 2 times first time with just the one drummer and 2nd time when they had 2
I hazard to venture there were no click tracks lamely used in the making of this track. One could almost mistake it for a live recording. An arguably even better version appears on "Bring It Back Alive", which I recommend. Yeah, it was all over the radio for years. Definitely one of those life sound tracks. It still sounds fresh to me.
Listen to the rest of their hits. They were an underrated duo Heaven sent. Also Henry Paul used to be with them. He went on his own later and did Greyghost and So long which are extraordinary.
Great band and great song, met them when they played a venue owned by a friend back in 2001. Check out another Southern Rock band with a banger they released in 1975, Outlaws - "Green Grass and High Tides”. Not Southern Rock but Country Rock is the band Poco, start them off with the outrageously great song “Crazy Eyes” released in 1973.
Have you checked out Jeff Beck Wired from 1975? The guitarists from the 70's are among if not the best. This song came out about the same time as Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd. I didn't hear it until 1977.
One of the lead guitarists- Hughie Thomasson- was in Lynyrd Skynyrd for a good 10 years, after they reformed. Until his death. Dude was a monster player! You really should check out the live version from their live album. Every song was kicked up a notch or two, and red hot! One of my favorite live albums! You really cant go wrong with any 70s rock group. ALL were good, most were great. You HAD to be - there was nowhere to hide, live- and fans were brutal to pretenders. Also, no studio trickery and a LOT of competition. Also look up Foghat for another killer live band from the era. Lonesome Dave Peverette on vocals and guitar, Rod Price " mister slide" on lead, and a wicked good rythm section. You got your moneys worth from them!
I saw them with Blackfoot and the Marshall Tucker Band at USF sports field in '77. The tickets were $5.00 because I was a atudent, up to 4 tickets per student. The parking was $1.00. Besides the economy of the whole evening my friends and I were completely mesmerized! Prior to this show, I had seen The Allman Brothers in concert.
Hughie and Billy were greater together than the sum of their parts. Billy's vibrato is thicker than a triple chocolate shake and Hughie's single coil sound is the perfect blend. When they recorded this record they panned Billy's guitar hard to one side and Hughie's guitar hard to the other side. Big headstock Strat vs 61 Black Beauty Les Paul Custom covers all the bases. Over 9 minutes of the origional recording ended up on the cutting room floor so they could get it on the B side of the LP. They were the finest live band on the planet at that time.
I saw them do this song...they toured with Molly Hatchet, another crazy southern guitar band. Molly Hatchet came out onstage and did this song with the Outlaws. There were 5 guys exchanging guitar solos and 2 bassists. I seriously will never forget that night. Listen to the whole album, and dive into Molly Hatchet too. Dreams (I'll never see) is a great song to start with. Loved your reaction. Everyone who hears it for the first time can't believe it.
The Allman Brothers Released the original Dreams(I'll Never See) several years earlier Molly Hatchet's cover is in the wrong time signiture and is a pale imiitation of the original.same with the Outlaws (I saw them live also)Trying to sound like ABB but just a copy.Dont get me wrong I liked Green Grass and High Tides also.
I have to agree with you. The way they arranged the song just takes the whole spacey, dreamlike feel away. And, of course, NO ONE can match Skydog's transcendent guitar work. Although, in Molly Hatchett's defense, they were actually covering another artist's cover of the song, and being old and forgetful, the name of that artist escapes me; but he was the one who changed the time signature, and entire feel of the song. I actually like Molly Hatchett; very talented, but this cover just wasn't their best effort. I always wonder how they would have covered the ABB version...bet it would be killer!@@bobcorbin3294
This song did not get much air time on the mainstream media but was very popular with local FM radio. 70s rock and roll was as much about lead guitar solos as vocals. If you want to hear a rock and roll song played by a jazz group who claimed that rock and roll was easy, give a listen to a song called Hocus Pocus buy a jazz group called Focus . If you thought this blew your mind then your mind has yet to be truly blown!!! PS... Please listen to the studio version!!!
It was played on the radio but the management wanted songs in the 2 to 3 minute length so they produced a short version. When people got the album they wanted the long version. Along with Innagoddadavida stations had to start playing the full length version of songs that just didn’t cut it with the short version. I was 16 when this song came out, Southern Rock was kind of a niche genre but it was great to grow up in those times.
If you like this, check out the Outlaws cover of Ghost Riders. Ghost Riders is an old country song from the 1940's. The Outlaws gave it a much needed modern update.
Headphones? Bluetooth speakers with subwoofers? NO! Massive towering speakers with plate sized woofers and multiple tweeters and midranges! Move the furniture out, get rid of the couch, open the windows or they will break!
Me too! Rooms shaking! Then going to the local watering hole on Wednesday night happy hour and this always played! Along with Born to Run, and , well you remember…😅
The Outlaws, Marshall Tucker Band, Molly Hatchet, Skynyrd, Charlie Daniels - I was into all of them in college in the late 70s. Still listen to them all from time to time. Wonderful stuff.
Wet Willie, Atlanta Rhythm Section, Elvin Bishop (Traveling Shoes), Allman Brothers Band, .38 Special, Ozark Mountain Daredevils, Pure Prairie League and a bunch I’m forgetting.
"The Florida Guitar Army" on full display. Three Guitars and a Bass, and two Drummers, quite a setup. Saw these guys twice in the late 70's, and they rocked the house pretty damn hard. The second time I saw them it was at a four band festival with The Jon Butcher Axis, David Johansson, Ramones and Outlaws, quite a varied musical day. Outlaws OWNED the stage, all three Guitarists and the Bassist right at the front of the stage just jamming their asses off.
Saw these guys in '81 at The Roundup at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia...Allman Brothers, Molly Hatchett, Marshall Tucker Band, .38 Special and The Outlaws. Giddyup!
I was a freshman in college in 75. My college floor buddies were all going to a college 30 miles up the road to see Lynyrd Skynyrd. When they came back, all they could talk about was The Outlaws. That's how fast the Outlaws broke. Green Grass could be heard on FM nonstop for the next 6 months.
THE LAST TRACK ON THEIR DEBUT ALBUM ( OUTLAWS ) JOHN, INSANITY!!!💯😊AND THE OPENING SONG WHICH WAS THEIR OTHER BIG HIT WAS : THERE GOES ANOTHER LOVE SONG👍GREAT SOUTHERN ROCK LIKE : ZZ-TOP, MARSHALL TUCKER, ALLMAN BROTHERS, CHARLIE DANIELS 😊
I was 15 years old when the song came out and was heavy into the whole southern rock scene for the next few years. The song was and still is one of my favorite songs. It always brings tears to my eyes because it makes me think of my brother who I lost years ago.
Recorded in stereo!!!! You get Hughie's strat in your left ear, and Billy's Gibson in your right ear.....Stereo recordings rocked as long as both speakers worked.
This is the last track on their self titled debut album. It's an excellent album from start to finish. My favorite all time band and album. Some of the best melodic guitar leads you'll ever hear imo. Check out the song Knoxville Girl that's on it when you get a chance.
Lyrics In a place you only dream of Where your soul is always free Silver stages, golden curtains Filled my head, plain as can be As a rainbow grew around the sun All my stars of love who died Came from somewhere beyond the scene you see These lovely people played just for me Now if I let you see this place Where stories all ring true Will you let me past your face To see what's really you It's not for me I ask these questions As though I were a king For you have to love, believe and feel Before the burst of tambourines take you there Green grass and high tides forever Castles of stone souls and glory Lost faces say we adore you As kings and queens bow and play for you Those who don't believe me Find your souls and set them free Those who do, believe and love This time will be your key Time and time again I've thanked them For a piece of mind They helped me find myself Amongst the music and the rhyme That enchants you there Green grass and high tides forever Castles of stone souls and glory Lost faces say we adore you As kings and queens bow and play for you Yeah, they play just for you
In it's day this was considered "Country Fried Rock". When Country music was twangy and old school, a new and younger generation of Country music began to emerge and it got electrified and wild. The Box guitars and piano's went to electric and organs slowly but surely. In the beginning of this the jam sessions were a complete out of control musical brawl. Its so bad ass that everyone wanted to be there. Then the actual songs began to formulate which was cool as Hell. The Allman Brothers, Marshal Tucker, Outlaws, Skynryd, The Eagles, New Riders of the Purple Sage, The Flying Burrito Brothers. Thanks to them look what music is today,
Watch "Heartworn Highways". Came out in about '75. Although it was the documentation of the "Outlaw Country" music movement, you get a sense as to why there was so much talent back then. No social media, internet, etc. People hung around kitchen tables, playing, singing, drinking, honing their skills. Living life.
Yes , recordings are fantastic. Without recordings of music, all we would know about music is what we hear live . I remember listening to this song in 75 when I was in California. When I hear it now , I go right back to those days , It's a Package deal for me. I can hear the first one or two guitar notes and my thoughts race back You won't have that , but thanks for keeping an open mind. The Outlaws were , umm , how do you young folks say ,,,, Dope! They were high energy with some expensive Harmonys. They had so many great songs. Full of soul.
I heard this song for the first time when I was going to University of South Florida in Tampa. Before their first album, the Outlaws played free all the time in front of the student union. I had never heard of them but, like you, was stunned, totally blown away when they finished up with this amazing number. Best lead guitar work I had ever heard. Hughie Thomasson, who wrote it, was one of a kind. He was known as "the Flash" because of his lightning fast leads.
Saw them live probably 3 years ago. The drummer was the original member. GGHT was big for those that listened to this type of music. Try Molly Hatchett cover, Dreams I’ll never see.
This thing was done in one take. When they were done they said, "print it". If it ain't broke don't fix it. This is great to play in the jukebox because it's 1. Very good. 2. Long as hell Can you believe they only had two hits? SHAME You're Welcome!😁
As you progress in your musical education, you will find that in the 1970s the lead guitar solo was the key element in almost every rock and roll band. Groups like Skynyrd and the Outlaws took it to the next step with dueling guitar solos. So, enjoy! BTW you need to check out Molly Hatchett!!!
It came out on FM radio when FM was still an underground or considered underground. I was 18 when it came out and whenever this came on, it wasn’t anybody around my age who didn’t just stop in heir tracks and start air guitar sessions right on spot.
