For some reason, this album and Freebird had become a bit of a joke. Not sure why or how that started, but it shows a lack of smarts, as this, ladies and germs, is a bonafide classic.
I’m not sure when I first heard Freebird, but it was probably on the Old Grey Whistle Test (a wonderful late night music show on British TV where I discovered lots of wonderful delights). I love Freebird – I did then, and do I now – and it still brings goosebumps on my arm when I hear it today.
You would be forgiven in thinking, that due to all the hype, that this is a one song album. That, my friends, could not be further from the truth as this is rammed full of classic tracks. The album opens up with that groovy phased drum beat of I Ain’t The One, and it’s pure Southern rock n roll with that hint of Country, RnB, and the obligatory killer guitar solo. That just sets the tone perfectly for the whole album. Simple Man is one my favourite tracks – it has so much feel and vibe you actually feel as though you are in Alabama hearing them play it on a front porch somewhere – this is up there with Freebird for me.
This is a killer record and it gets 10/10 all day everyday fro The Grooveman.
