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Everybody fkys tha fad.
Ti&t dossal paeaa that you tad I tad everycaa eka trt
always tmte. Bs&j t fed to tMs cf feeiajj that coc&es tad
gets. Cut cxch cf us n&kss t feci of hirssilf, at ktst cr.ee.
Ah, but torsa pscpla have t real tth&t fcr phyisg the
fed. naiaa tha curtiia tad ester Grs3 Allrja.
First ACr.ta has cptcd fer an eater, ici period cf
feclisknsss rather thaa tht episodic kpsss th&t tsost cf us
eadure. It appear th&t Allr.ta is ilVdr.j la far the
v&cztioaiag vUI:s- idiot la exchange far aatlosal publicity
tad kepsa of exerelshg tU futere foolishness.
Most cf us tre fert&s&ta enough (though we dca't think
so at tha tfat ) to m&ke a fool cf ourselves ia the coepaay of
friead3t.rektives end working associates. These people
kaow us, understand us, and realize th&t cur behavior is
just a short-lived thing.
Eat not Gregg Allmanhe is poised oa the National
Enquirer tightrope of life, a l&rapshade over his head,
ready to dive into a shot glass of Jack Daniels whisley. He
thinks he hears cheering but he is Coating so far up in the
clouds he can't distinguish cheering from jeering..
Of course Allmaa hasn't really joined up with the Circus
of the Loonies but he has made quite a name for himself.
Allman's behavior and lifestyle may seem to be the norm
to the "younger generation" but to housewives browsing
Hollywood gossip rage while waiting to file through the
express lane at Safeway this long-haired driggie is most
puzzling. Why, they ask, would a nice girl like Cher want
to have anything to do with "that"!
Finally to complete this melange of murky madness
Aliman has also managed to ' infuriate his peers and fans
by fingering his former manager as a "narcotic supplier".
In exchange for this ratfinking Aliman was given
immunity from a possession of cocaine charge.
Allman's squealing finally precipitated the breakup of
the Aliman Brothers Band which would just about bring us
up-to-date except torPlayin'Up Storm, the debut album
by the Gregg Aliman Band. (I knew there was a review ia
here somewhere.)
The most striking aspect otPIayin'Up Storm is the slick
character cf the music. The album leans heavily on the use
of plash string tad brass arrangements which provide a
sort of pop balance to AUm&a's basic blues-Southera
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oa "Come tzi Go Cluts", the tJbun's cpe-nfeg track.
"Cse asd Go Cue Avis cdiaally re-cerded ca the 1273
Allaaa Ersthers a'buia LMkin crd C'stzrt.
Ey coffip&rissa th "73 version niakes the nswSt
rc-nditioa lock jast pLda silly. Dorristted t shrO izszz'ds
guitar hoek, the Esr,,f socads novs Uke the theraa 6r:?
from Hhodt than it d2S any bhss tuna that I can rsciU.
It's obvious that ASlmaa hss spr.t too much time hanging
around the backstays at Tefevisioa City ia Hollywood
widting for Cher to Lrish her daily taping and rehearsals.
Another song "Let This Be A Lesson to Ya" is so
mindless that the only thing that can be said about it is that
it illustrates very well how rock 'a roll music caa seem to
stab and pierce the eardrums.
"Cryia' Shame" was just that--a hurry up effort that caa
be most kindly labeled as a space filler. But eaough of the
negative, Flivin'Up a Storm has several bright moments.
"Matthew's Arrival, a catchy fur.!; tm.,i msy rhythn
track, Is cse cf tfcsa esse thtt jast cc't l:t year feet sit
sti'l. A presresdea cf moods tad Isstrcrcatttloa,
"Matthew's Arrival" ahowcasts tha ti!:r.ts cf AUrsaa's
back-up band that tedydss, guitarists Cieve LyJl'.zzzkT,
Joha Hg, tad Ekky Ilirich, drusassr O Etswaxd,
keyboardist Ne'd Larsea tad bas3 player Willla Xh cks.
And while the backup baad tarsss ia t strong
performance thrc"Ls'-t the album, center &tt3 is
reserved (and rljMfclly so) for Gregg's ewEt vocals.
Backed by soaa clissy piano work ALr.aa t:rs
especially well oa "The Erishtest Sxaila ia Town". Ke also
tarns la strong pcr&nrisneis on "Swctt Fef'Ja' " asd "One
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Ia light of all cf Allmaa's recent publicity aad the
emergence of "the new Gregg ASlmaa souad" this album
should attract a new audience of Allaa loyalists ia
additioa to the old die-hard Aliman Brothers fans.
All things considered Pkyin' Up a Storm is a fine album
and should enjoy good sales success. Aad. don't be
surprised itPlayin'Up a Storm yields Allsiaa his first hit
single. Yes, everybody plays the fool but aot everyone
gets paid a King's ransom for it.
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