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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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After a unbroken run of 5 classic albums expectations were sky high for this album in 1975.Perhaps there lies the problem why this album was not well received.However if you enjoyed the previous albums you will find much to appreciate.All the hallmarks of the allman brothers sound are present, outstanding guitar and keyboard interplay plus a 15 minute workout "High falls".I am pleased i bought this album by one of the great American Bands.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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Although not as satisfying as the "Eat a Peach" or "Brothers & Sisters" albums, this is a good effort from the Allman Brothers Band. At seven tracks, the standout has to be, "Can't Lose What You Never Had", with great guitar work by Dickey Betts. Gregg Allman's vocals shine on the superb ballad "Win, Lose or Draw" & Chuck Leavell's fine efforts on the Piano dominate the entire album. Dickey's country influences are represented well here by "Just Another Love Song" & the hypnotic instrumental "High Falls". Definitely an underrated album, all fans of the ABB should own this.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Less intense than most of the Allman Brothers' records, this is a rather laid-back and somewhat restrained album. It opens with a solid cover of Muddy Waters' "Can't Lose What You Never Had" (terrific solo by Dickey Betts), and you could never accuse the ABB of playing badly. Betts performs well as the sole guitarist, and the great Chuck Leavell plays stellar piano all the way through.
Still, "Win, Lose or Draw" is not a truly exciting album. As stellar as the musicianship is, the songs generally do no match it, and fans of late-60s and early-70s ABB may wonder why the group suddenly decided to put out a rather unspectacular 38 minutes of country-rock and covers.
I'm sure that they played material from this album when they toured to support it back in the mid-70s, but the only song that has survived until today and still pops up in their set list is the aformentioned Muddy Waters-cover, and that says something, I believe.
Betts' "Just Another Love Song" is a tight, well-wrought and melodic country song, but it's hardly the kind of thing that most people associate with the Allman Brothers Band, or indeed the kind of thing that most fans buy their records for. Gregg Allman's contributions are decent but unspectacular, and the same thing goes for the instrumental "High Falls", whereas "Louisiana Lou and Three Card Monty John" is just about as inane as the title suggests, and Billy Joe Shaver's "Sweet Mama" is not particularly memorable either.
This is not a terrible record by any means, but it pales completely next to albums like "The Allman Brothers Band", "Idlewild South", "Back Where it All Begins", and "Hittin' the Note". Very little blues, not a whole lot of fire. Only hardcore fans will need a copy, really.
Still, "Win, Lose or Draw" is not a truly exciting album. As stellar as the musicianship is, the songs generally do no match it, and fans of late-60s and early-70s ABB may wonder why the group suddenly decided to put out a rather unspectacular 38 minutes of country-rock and covers.
I'm sure that they played material from this album when they toured to support it back in the mid-70s, but the only song that has survived until today and still pops up in their set list is the aformentioned Muddy Waters-cover, and that says something, I believe.
Betts' "Just Another Love Song" is a tight, well-wrought and melodic country song, but it's hardly the kind of thing that most people associate with the Allman Brothers Band, or indeed the kind of thing that most fans buy their records for. Gregg Allman's contributions are decent but unspectacular, and the same thing goes for the instrumental "High Falls", whereas "Louisiana Lou and Three Card Monty John" is just about as inane as the title suggests, and Billy Joe Shaver's "Sweet Mama" is not particularly memorable either.
This is not a terrible record by any means, but it pales completely next to albums like "The Allman Brothers Band", "Idlewild South", "Back Where it All Begins", and "Hittin' the Note". Very little blues, not a whole lot of fire. Only hardcore fans will need a copy, really.
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