Thursday, April 10, 2014

Stillwater - I Reserve The Right (1979)

Stillwater were one of the classic bands on the Capricorn label. That's classic Southern Rock for ya. And this album has it all: great songs, excellent arrangements, terrific guitar picking, plain good vocals and all. Not much left to say after posting several albums before this one. And this one might just be the best of 'em all. The title track is one of the finest Southern Rock tracks ever and should find its place on some compilation, if justice is served. Yes, in my opinion, it's even better than 'Mind bender' from their debut album. The final track is 'Ain't We A Pair', featuring duet vocals from the incomparable miss Bonnie Bramlett. This has everything Southern Rock needs; it's not too soft, not too Country, not too loud, it's got everything just right. And this is a real nice rip as well. If you just started digging into Southern Rock history, this is definitely one to have. And get it now! Fair warning?

4 comments:

juan manuel muñoz said...

many tanks

thesubhuman said...

I've had this and the debut on vinyl for years but no turntable so its great to come across this...huge thanks

Skydogg said...

You're welcome. And there's more Stillwater to be found here ;-)

Skydogg said...

Hi David. Sorry, I was having a few weeks off ;-)