OUTLAWS
''HITTIN' THE ROAD LIVE!''
NOVEMBER 1993
63:17
1 Hittin' The Road (Thomasson) 04:50
2 There Goes Another Love Song (Thomasson, Yoho) 04:02
3 Hurry Sundown (Thomasson) 04:15
4 Waterhole (Jones, Paul, Thomasson, Yoho) 02:47
5 Hitman Blues (Traditional) 08:41
6 Evil, Wicked, Mean And Nasty (Salem, Thomasson) 08:03
7 You Are The Show (Thomasson) 07:05
8 Superficial Love (Hicks) 04:54
9 Ghost Riders In The Sky (Jones) 06:16
10 Green Grass And High Tides (Thomasson) 12:19
B.B. Borden - drums
Jeff Howell - bass guitar, vocals
Hughie Thomasson - guitar, vocals
Chris Hicks - guitar
REVIEW
by Greg Prato
Like quite a few classic rock outfits that built their career on a signature live album in the grand old '70s, every subsequent live release issued will be compared to their signature live set from the decade that brought us Afros, bell bottoms, and Star Wars. And while the Outlaws' 1978 release, Bring It Back Alive, is one of the decade's most underrated live efforts (but did manage to introduce the group to a whole new set of fans), their 1993 in-concert offering, Hittin' the Road, is surprisingly not too shabby in its own right. The playing remains inspired throughout (as does the energy level) -- which can often prove problematic at times with live releases by certain veteran rockers, who seem appear to stay set on cruise control. But the Outlaws dodge the "blah bullet" throughout, especially on the album-opening title track, "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky," and the set-closing jamfest, "Green Grass & High Tides." While most fans will deem Bring It Back Alive to be the Outlaws' definitive concert statement, 'Hittin' the Road' proved that there was still plenty left in the tank from these old codgers.
BIOGRAPHY/AMG
by Jason Ankeny
Southern rock unit the Outlaws were formed in Tampa, Florida, in 1972 by singers/guitarists Hughie Thomasson and Henry Paul, bassist Frank O'Keefe, and drummer Monte Yoho. With the 1973 addition of guitarist Billy Jones, the lineup was complete, and after a year of intense touring the band became the first act signed to Arista under Clive Davis; the Outlaws' self-titled 1975 album spotlighted their Eagles-influenced harmonies and Allman Brothers-like guitar attack, yielding the Top 40 hit "There Goes Another Love Song."
In the wake of 1977's Bill Szymczyk-produced Hurry Sundown, both Paul and O'Keefe exited, with guitarist Freddie Salem, bassist Harvey Dalton Arnold, and second drummer David Dix signing on for the 1978 concert set Bring It Back Alive and the studio effort Playin' to Win. The lineup shuffles continued when Arnold announced his departure following 1979's In the Eye of the Storm, with bassist Rick Cua recruited for the next year's Ghost Riders in the Sky, which netted a Top 40 entry with its title track, a rendition of the Vaughn Monroe favorite. Yoho left to rejoin Henry Paul soon after, and with the subsequent exit of Jones, only Thomasson remained from the original Outlaws roster -- not surprisingly, the group disbanded upon completing 1982's Los Hombres Malo.
A year later Thomasson and Paul formed a new Outlaws lineup, adding guitarist Chris Hicks, bassist Barry Borden, and drummer Jeff Howell; after issuing 1986's Soldiers of Fortune, Paul again quit the band, with the remaining quartet returning in 1993 with Hittin' the Road. While Paul resurfaced in 1994 in the chart-topping contemporary country band Blackhawk, Thomasson later toured with the re-formed Lynyrd Skynyrd while continuing to lead the Outlaws, releasing So Low in 2000. Sadly, Jones and O'Keefe died within three weeks of one another in early 1995. In 2005, original members Thomasson, Paul, Yoho, and David Dix reunited as the Outlaws, rounding out the lineup with three members of Blackhawk, guitarist Chris Anderson, bassist Randy Threet, and keyboardist Dave Robbins. Paul and Robbins departed a year later to concentrate again on Blackhawk, while Thomasson, the only original member of the Outlaws to make it through all of the band's configurations, kept things going, reportedly finishing a new studio album, Once an Outlaw, before his death from a heart attack in 2007.
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''HITTIN' THE ROAD LIVE!''
NOVEMBER 1993
63:17
1 Hittin' The Road (Thomasson) 04:50
2 There Goes Another Love Song (Thomasson, Yoho) 04:02
3 Hurry Sundown (Thomasson) 04:15
4 Waterhole (Jones, Paul, Thomasson, Yoho) 02:47
5 Hitman Blues (Traditional) 08:41
6 Evil, Wicked, Mean And Nasty (Salem, Thomasson) 08:03
7 You Are The Show (Thomasson) 07:05
8 Superficial Love (Hicks) 04:54
9 Ghost Riders In The Sky (Jones) 06:16
10 Green Grass And High Tides (Thomasson) 12:19
B.B. Borden - drums
Jeff Howell - bass guitar, vocals
Hughie Thomasson - guitar, vocals
Chris Hicks - guitar
REVIEW
by Greg Prato
Like quite a few classic rock outfits that built their career on a signature live album in the grand old '70s, every subsequent live release issued will be compared to their signature live set from the decade that brought us Afros, bell bottoms, and Star Wars. And while the Outlaws' 1978 release, Bring It Back Alive, is one of the decade's most underrated live efforts (but did manage to introduce the group to a whole new set of fans), their 1993 in-concert offering, Hittin' the Road, is surprisingly not too shabby in its own right. The playing remains inspired throughout (as does the energy level) -- which can often prove problematic at times with live releases by certain veteran rockers, who seem appear to stay set on cruise control. But the Outlaws dodge the "blah bullet" throughout, especially on the album-opening title track, "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky," and the set-closing jamfest, "Green Grass & High Tides." While most fans will deem Bring It Back Alive to be the Outlaws' definitive concert statement, 'Hittin' the Road' proved that there was still plenty left in the tank from these old codgers.
BIOGRAPHY/AMG
by Jason Ankeny
Southern rock unit the Outlaws were formed in Tampa, Florida, in 1972 by singers/guitarists Hughie Thomasson and Henry Paul, bassist Frank O'Keefe, and drummer Monte Yoho. With the 1973 addition of guitarist Billy Jones, the lineup was complete, and after a year of intense touring the band became the first act signed to Arista under Clive Davis; the Outlaws' self-titled 1975 album spotlighted their Eagles-influenced harmonies and Allman Brothers-like guitar attack, yielding the Top 40 hit "There Goes Another Love Song."
In the wake of 1977's Bill Szymczyk-produced Hurry Sundown, both Paul and O'Keefe exited, with guitarist Freddie Salem, bassist Harvey Dalton Arnold, and second drummer David Dix signing on for the 1978 concert set Bring It Back Alive and the studio effort Playin' to Win. The lineup shuffles continued when Arnold announced his departure following 1979's In the Eye of the Storm, with bassist Rick Cua recruited for the next year's Ghost Riders in the Sky, which netted a Top 40 entry with its title track, a rendition of the Vaughn Monroe favorite. Yoho left to rejoin Henry Paul soon after, and with the subsequent exit of Jones, only Thomasson remained from the original Outlaws roster -- not surprisingly, the group disbanded upon completing 1982's Los Hombres Malo.
A year later Thomasson and Paul formed a new Outlaws lineup, adding guitarist Chris Hicks, bassist Barry Borden, and drummer Jeff Howell; after issuing 1986's Soldiers of Fortune, Paul again quit the band, with the remaining quartet returning in 1993 with Hittin' the Road. While Paul resurfaced in 1994 in the chart-topping contemporary country band Blackhawk, Thomasson later toured with the re-formed Lynyrd Skynyrd while continuing to lead the Outlaws, releasing So Low in 2000. Sadly, Jones and O'Keefe died within three weeks of one another in early 1995. In 2005, original members Thomasson, Paul, Yoho, and David Dix reunited as the Outlaws, rounding out the lineup with three members of Blackhawk, guitarist Chris Anderson, bassist Randy Threet, and keyboardist Dave Robbins. Paul and Robbins departed a year later to concentrate again on Blackhawk, while Thomasson, the only original member of the Outlaws to make it through all of the band's configurations, kept things going, reportedly finishing a new studio album, Once an Outlaw, before his death from a heart attack in 2007.
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