A weak Dickie Betts tune written at a time when this bar fighter R&B band decided it needed to get behind the peace-love-Bobby Sherman thing. Betts has written better than this drunk.
not my favorite AB song, but any AB is better than no AB! And thanks for a great string of music!!! Morphine, Aretha, the Clash, Allman Bros........WOW......really brightening my day!
Timeless. Just some 40+ yesterday's jumped in a buddy's Pontiac and drove to Cleveland for a last weeekend of freeedom fling before another buddy went and joined the Jesuits. One of the activities in that beer and smoke filled weekend was seeing these guys in a concert under a huge tent. Awesome concert, great weekend, wonderful memories...
I'm just curious as to how you arrived at the conclusion that this song sounds "a little Christian"?
You're kidding, TIC, right? The form is a good ol' time gospel, Bible thumpin' tent revival—an American (mostly Southern) Christian invention and convention. Gee whiz, the name of the song is "Revival," a clue, yes?
Another great new song for me. Great music, great voice, sounds a little christian but i'll overlook that as i do with lots of other great music written for or inspired by what i think is the most popular fictional character of all time.
Another great new song for me. Great music, great voice, sounds a little christian but i'll overlook that as i do with lots of other great music written for or inspired by what i think is the most popular fictional character of all time.
I'm just curious as to how you arrived at the conclusion that this song sounds "a little Christian"?
I can remember listening to this when it came out and being struck, mostly, by the warm tone of the guitars and voices. Even on the stereos of the day it was a nice album to really listen to.
this is so eloquent, i hated to reply as to bury your post.
Allman Bros did some good songs, but a lot of it is just corny, schmaltzy and kitschy.
dedawson (You never know where you're going til you get there)
Posted: Mar 13, 2010 - 18:25
unclehud wrote:
I can understand your misinterpretation, since this album was released in 1970, before you were born. This is the quintessetial "flower power" claim that love is enough to make everything good. Kind of like the similar claim from Liverpool: "All you need is love."
I think the Allmans believed in mushrooms a lot more than they believed in Christ.
I can remember listening to this when it came out and being struck, mostly, by the warm tone of the guitars and voices. Even on the stereos of the day it was a nice album to really listen to.
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