Midnight Rider/Queen Of Hearts/Please Call Home/Don't Mess Up A Good Thing/These Days/Multi-Coloured Lady/All My Friends/Will The Circle Be Unbroken
Laid Back was the solo debut album from Gregg Allman in which he eschewed the southern blues rock of his group efforts in favour of a mellower sound including horns and orchestration. (US:13)
“Laid Back was a modest surprise that showcased a set far more diverse than his blues-rock repertoire with The Allman Brothers. Anyone expecting to hear blistering, twin lead guitar Southern rock was going to be left scratching their heads. Mind you, Allman's voice remained instantly recognizable, though his patented Hammond B3 organ was largely absent from the proceedings. And that's where the similarities ended. While you couldn't label this a pop album, it's hard to imagine the Allmans recording anything with intricate orchestral arrangements.”
“Laid Back has been one of my favourite ‘laid back’ albums. As soulful and melancholy a recording as you'll ever hear.”
“Gregg Allman is so soulful, and has to be one of the best singers there has ever been. If you like the Allman Brothers Band, I'm sure you'll like this album. It's a much more mellow and chilled out set, as opposed to the more bluesy and fired up sound on the Allmans' albums.”
“There is an introspective feel to this release, as shown in the great cover of Jackson Browne's These Days. It is a nice departure from the southern rock Allman Brothers sound and Queen Of Hearts will move the hardest of souls. The strings and horns show a kind of production that Allman Brothers fans have never heard.”
“This is Gregg's first solo effort and it is nearly a tour de force. Its style differs significantly from that of the Allman Brothers Band at the time, but only in a good way. I think, however, that its somewhat maudlin tone can best be understood in light of the tragedies that stalked Gregg and the other members of the band at the time.”
“Laid Back is an outstanding collection of songs, imaginatively arranged and performed with passion and grace by singer/organ player Gregg. On his first solo outing Gregg strays far from the expected twin-guitar-southern-rock-blues sound, and instead offers horns, jazzy arrangements, strong hints of gospel, and even a Jackson Browne cover, with it all working wonderfully.”
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