The Allman Brothers Band - Seven Turns
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Free Music Review: (4.5 stars) A NEW BEGINNING ! (Warren Haynes joins the brotherhood and the ABB takes flight again)
Hit: 5 Stars
Seven Turns (1990) was the last comeback album from the Allman Brothers Band. It's also the last time they've needed to comeback. They've been going strong ever since. What a comeback this was for us long time ABB fans who had all but lost hope in the desolate 1980s! Now, eighteen years and a few more excellant albums later, Seven Turns has lost a little of it's initial luster. In 1990, it was utterly fantastic. In 2008, it's a very good album that has a couple of great songs.
The title song is an excellant Dickey Betts acoustic/electric guitar ballad that makes ABB magic and has become an Allman Brothers Band classic. Good Clean Fun is a rocking romp with great swagger, mean guitars, a screeching harmonica, and Gregg Allman's gritty and gravelly growl. Those two are great songs, the best on Seven Turns.
Gambler's Roll is an exceptional atmospheric blues-ballad where Allman's golden-throated blues singing is spotlighted. Warren Haynes steps up as the lead singer on his blues-rocker Loaded Dice. Of course, there's the usual ABB instrumental, the jazzy True Gravity, and it's a winner, too. I also like the southern rocker Shine It On. Gregg Allman sings the optimistic Dickey Betts/Warren Haynes lyrics.
I've had my troubles
I know you've had your troubles, too
Sometimes when you need a little sunshine
It keeps raining down on you
But I'm not gonna let it get me down
Keep on pullin', things are gonna come around
Shine It On
The Allman Brothers Band really got back to form with Seven Turns and started what would become their new beginning. It's a good album, one that long-time fans will remember as the rebirth of the ABB. While not quite as good as any of the "Duane Era" albums, it's as close as they had come in a long time. And that's really saying something.
Free Music Review: The Comeback
Hit: 5 Stars
The Allman Brothers Band reunited in 1989 to tour and the following year they went into the studio to record this comeback CD. A very welcome return that delights Peachheads! Higlights include Dickey Betts great title track, "Gamblers Roll", "Good Clean Fun",the instrumental "True Gravity", "Loaded Dice" and "It Ain't over yet".
This CD staked the band's claim to fans both old and new that they are still a major band. The great part is they are still staking that claim all these years later!
Free Music Review: WARREN HAYNES!
Hit: 4 Stars
The Allmans are back. Okay, so they've been "back" for the past 16, 17 years. But what a way to begin the second phase of your career after being broken up for a decade (and losing Duane Allman - that's "God" to you). But yeah, Warren's the best guitarist to pass through the group since Duane. Okay, Dickey's a good guitarist, but he's COMPLETELY outclassed by Warren, as he was outclassed by Duane.
I think Seven Turns could've used a bit of editing, maybe - the title track is boring, overlong and limp, while Shine it On has all the emotional sincerity of a greeting card (for a sharp contrast, Where It All Begin's Soulshine). Still, more than enough of this is great - the obligatory long instrumental True Gravity is really, really cool; Gambler's Roll sounds like a bluesier Hendrix, and It Ain't Over Yet (Perhaps called so to show the reunion was no fluke?) is a funky blues. Good Clean Fun is just that, and Low Down Dirty Mean is vintage Allmans. This isn't a departure from the group's fusion of rock, blues, R&B and tinges of jazz, Latin and country, but I could care less. They've still got it, man, even to this day... check out their latest release, Hittin' the Note, which is just as good if not better. No, these aren't the Allmans of Eat a Peach and such but they've certainly aged well.
Free Music Review: The rejunvinated Allman Brothers Band....
Hit: 5 Stars
This is one of the Allman Brothers Band's best albums. After Brothers and Sisters, the Allmans released the uneven Win, Lose, or Draw, then they broke up. They reunited in 1979, put out the good Enlightened Rogues, but then put out the two worst albums of their career (Reach for the Sky and Brothers of the Road). They disbanded again. When Seven Turns came about, it was more than just a reunion album. The band had found itself again, and they came back with a powerful and moving album. The addition of Warren Haynes was a godsend, as he is the best guitarist they've had since Duane passed away all those years ago. The album has many great songs, like Good Clean Fun, Gambler's Roll, and the exquisite title track. This album was no fluke either. The Allmans went onto make 2 more great albums with this lineup, Shades of Two Worlds and Where It All Begins, and the subsequent tours were excellent, winning over tons of new fans (I saw them on this tour, and they were incredible). Great stuff... Free Music Review: Their best since Brothers and Sisters
Hit: 4 Stars
The Allman Brothers Band released their comeback album, Seven Turns, in 1990. The band was riding a wave of momentum as old fans were reminded of the band's powers with the release of their 4-CD box set retrospective, Dreams. In addition, a new whole audience discovered the band's greatness on their 1989 tour. Original members Gregg Allman, Dickey Betts, Butch Trucks, and Jaimoe were joined by guitarist Warren Haynes, keyboardist Johnny Neel, and bassist Allen Woody. The inclusion of both Haynes and Neel indicate an attempt to not only recreate the magic of the two-guitar lineup of Betts and Duane Allman but to also relive their popular Brothers and Sisters album in which Chuck Leavell's piano added another weapon to the band's impressive arsenal. The infusion of new blood is very apparent as the performances on Seven Turns show a classic band regaining their hunger. Allman certainly was feeling the vibe as his vocals on this album are arguably the best of his career. Whether it's on the smoking rocker "Good Clean Fun" or on the bluesy tracks "Low Down Dirty Mean" and "Gambler's Roll", Allman sounds reborn. "Let Me Ride" is a cool country rocker from Dickey Betts while "Shine It On" is a driving slice of southern rock. "True Gravity" is another strong jazz inflicted instrumental to add to their collection and is highlighted by Neel's impressive piano solo. The title track is a modern classic in the country rock vein with a memorable chorus and some cool slide guitar during the outro. The remaining tracks "It Ain't Over Yet" and "Loaded Dice" are also very good. All told, while Seven Turns is not on par with their best work, it's a very strong comeback and easily their best album since Brothers and Sisters.