Randall Bramblett - Light Of The Night (1976)

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This is Randall Bramblett's second solo album. And in my view, "Light Of The Night" is his best release ever. He already made a great impression with his first, "That Other Mile", but this is even better. This is laid back, at time Funky Southern Rock with a twist. Some weird lyrics to match, I still play this on a regular basis. And enjoying it thoroughly. Randall has a very pleasant voice and the playing throughout this album is impeccable. Yes, this would categorize as a classic Southern Rock album alright, albeit it one for open minded folks. Like yourselves. After this, he would move on to Sea Level. And you can tell by listening to this, that that was an obvious choice for both parties. It's a King Grand!

Randall Bramblett & Davis Causey - Visionary School (1992)

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Yep, this is an update. I finally got the whole thing complete, including the right track titles and artwork. No new music, though.
"Visionary School" consists of recordings made by Randall Bramblett during the 90's. It was sold on cassette at live shows. This already sounds very much like the albums he put out from 1998 on. So, that makes them Southern Rock with a twist? I guess Southern Rock fans should really go after his 70's albums, "That Other Mile" and "Light Of The Night". Momentarily out of stock, but his other albums can be bought at Randall's homepage. These recordings, however, are not available anymore. Listening to these tracks, it made me think Mark Knopfler could easily make a credible album with these songs. But I prefer Randall Bramblett any day. Some great songs on this album. Thanks go out to Craig for this. I really appreciate it. And so will you, I bet. And thanks to Richard for the artwork and for making this puzzle complete. Very enjoyable stuff here. Randall has no intention releasing this album. Maybe the masters got lost? I don't get it..

Sea Level - After The Dance (1982)

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Well, praise the Lord and Craig (he got this to me) too! I am very proud to present to you the lost Sea Level album "After The Dance" (I just made that up), which never got released. A single did get released, however, and is being sold at steep prices on the internet. That's the song "Make You Feel Love Again", which is also on the flip side. Vocals on that track were by Blue Miller. And here we have all that was recorded after the "Ballroom" album. Vocal duties shared by Blue Miller and Randall Bramblett, I don't know how it was all meant to turn out, but what we have is wonderful! Luc sent me an answer Chuck gave him when asked about these recordings:
"We did release the single you mentioned, but it died a quick death. We recorded several other tracks for Arista that none of us liked....and the band broke up soon after that. Clive Davis had his own ideas about what he thought Sea Level should be...which was a very commercial concept, and we just did not want to go down that road. Most of what we recorded in those last days was me with some Miami session players, although there was a few tracks we did in Nashville that was the proper band.. It’s a period that I do not look upon with any fondness....and it’s probably best that those tracks have never been finished or released...best, Chuck"
Craig mentioned that: "It featured a new bass player, Paul Brodeur, who sadly died during the sessions. Quality is good - music is a bit "pop" but has some nice moments.".
Well, they may not have been finished and released, but I thoroughly enjoy listening to these tracks. It's a lot slicker than any previous Sea Level album but it's great stuff all the same. It's funky, soulful stuff. I love it. Oh, and there's a bonus track at the end, a song by Jimmy Nalls. I believe it's called "Tribute", and that's what it sound like. But a tribute to who? Shooby doo!

Randall Bramblett - That Other Mile (1975)

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"That Other Mile" is Randall Bramblett's debut solo album. Already he had earned a reputation as an important sidekick to many of Southern Rock's greats, like Gregg Allman and loads of Capricorn recording artists. But Here he gets a chance to do all the shining himself. And he does. This is one of those albums that you (I, really) just can't find anything wrong with. Slightly laid back and definitely groovy, it's a peach! Randall wrote some songs on this album that would be covered by the likes of Beaverteeth. You reckon you're gonna pass this by? I bet you caint..

Sea Level - Ball Room (1980)

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Ball Room was the last album released by Sea Level. All previous albums were done for Capricorn records, but since they went bankrupt, this album was made for the Arista label. Sea Level was a Chuck Leavell affair. So you know you won't have to expect the rocky side of southern rock. Instead we get the rather sophisticated side of things. And singing most songs, again, is Randall Bramblett. Where they used to rely very much on jazzy, fusion skills, this leans towards the trends set in the early 80's. I quite like this a lot, and I hope you will too...