Seven Turns
by The Allman Brothers Band

What a welcome surprise. I didn’t even know that this album existed and now I’m so glad that I do. This is a really nice Southern blues rock album with the Allman’s trademark guitar licks running rampant through this. There really some nice guitar work on songs like “Shine It On” and Low Down Dirty Mean.” For me, however, the real standout tracks are “Good Clean Fun” and “Loaded Dice.” The former is a really nice way to start an album (and makes a strong case for inclusion in my favorite first tracks of 1990); and the latter is a gritty little rock and roll song. The album does get a bit too country for my tastes on the title track, but otherwise, this is a very strong effort.

The Allman Brothers Band has released many excellent albums in the 70´s, but this album is special to me. The band entered in the 90´s reformulated with the sensational Warren Haynes on guitar and vocals and with the old and good help of the renowned producer Tom Dowd on the new album. SEVEN TURNS contains my two favorite songs from the band: "Good Clean Fun" and the title track "Seven Turns". The jazzy instrumental "True Gravity" with almost eight minutes (where the Dickey Betts guitar are not so cloying and annoying as some of the long songs from the band in the 70´s) and the great blues "Low Down Dirty Mean" with it´s variations of moods and rhythms also noteworthy. I love the cover too.