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“We not only had something to say, but also our own means of putting it out there. But what it really came down to was songs,” Paul states. “Yeah, and that set us apart from most of the other bands. Like the Eagles, whose frontline members all sang, Thomasson, Paul and Jones were all accomplished lead vocalists, and the blending of the trio’s voices in three- or four-part harmonies, as well as rotation of who was at the microphone, soon became a trademark. We were in the right place at the right time, in the wake of the Allman Brothers and the Eagles and the limited success of Poco.” The Outlaws came along in the boom that followed The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield and America’s explosion of folk rock. For dreams to come true, hard work and persistence will only get you so far. “Somewhere along the way, most bands get lucky. He’s calling from a plot of land recently bought and built upon in Tennessee.

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“The story of the Outlaws is a pretty familiar one,” Paul begins, in a leisurely paced voice that’s full of warmth. Very soon people were talking about The Florida Guitar Army – Thomasson, Paul and Billy Jones. The further additions of Henry Paul, bassist Frank O’Keefe and drummer Monte Yoho ratcheted the Outlaws up to an entire new level. Having started out as a fairly straightforward rock band, the arrival in 1970 of guitarist/pianist Dave Graham leaned the group in the direction of the growing country rock and southern music scene. Things looked pretty bleak when the exact same thing happened again following a second trip to the studio. The band had been formed by Hughie Thomasson and various others including drummer David Dix in Florida four years earlier with the name the Four Letter Words.Īs the Outlaws (but without Paul) they recorded an album, which was then mothballed due to a dispute with the producer. So I guess for me, Join Together gets the nod.Henry Paul joined the Outlaws in 1971 when they were reborn from an earlier incarnation. I almost never listen to Who's Last or disc one of Join Together, but disc two of JT makes a fun listen from time-to-time. Less than half of it is Moon-era stuff, which means I don't have to remember superior Keith versions when listening.

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On the plus side, disc two of Join Together is a creative mix of songs we don't usually hear from the band. His drum parts are essential to the songs. Listening to The Who perform Tommy (particularly a complete performance of the whole thing) with anyone besides Keith is frustrating to me. Beyond that, there's no creativity in the extremely safe and predictable song list chosen, and the mix makes the band sound puny. Unfortunately, Who's Last doesn't seem to capture any good nights. On a good night (usually in 1979) the Who with Jones could be fantastic. The much-maligned Kenney was not a good fit for The Who, but he was a better fit than the bland efficiency of Simon Phillips. No great claims either way on the 3 song sampler. I think perhaps those might be three of the better ones from the 2 LP set. When Can't Explain opens, I feel like I'm hearing a better sound quality version of Clash City Rockers. He bashes away at the chords and plays a few short solos and brief riffs. There's a brief solo he takes at the end of MG that really reminded me of that. His tone reminded me of a slightly toned-down Slip Kid sound.

Love the sound of Pete's guitar and like his playing.

Roger's vocals sound 'ok' and 'clear' but not particularly 'strong' or 'robust'. The drums 'sound' on the weak or mediocre side, though the playing is on time and active, they are also mixed a bit back imo. The bass guitar 'sounds pretty good' to me but is too far back in the mix imo. The tempos are moving forward at a decent to brisk clip. ML-1 etched and TML-X stamped both sides. Fwiw I just listened to the much sought-after and highly collectibe rare species 12' WLP of 3 songs from Who's Last.