This is a fine straight repackaging of
Dickey Betts' original incarnation of
Great Southern. It's hard to imagine any fan not already owning these on CD, but then anything is possible. These two recordings were done years after the sublime
Highway Call, and feature
Betts wedding the laid-back country-rock of the former album to the raucous brand of soulful blues played by
the Allman Brothers Band. Marred somewhat by slick and overwrought production, these two albums -- on a single CD -- still showcase plenty of fine guitar playing and songwriting by
Betts.
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Thom Jurek, Rovi