The Outlaws-An Open Discussion.

Discussion in 'Music Corner' started by Michael, Aug 26, 2019.

  1. allbrosca

    allbrosca Dancing Madly Backwards

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    I will admit that there are some positives, but the negatives outweigh them.
     
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  2. Cousin Stanley

    Cousin Stanley Forum Resident

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    I was waiting for a keytar solo!

    Thank you, you always post great Youtube videos and they are great to see. Toler's Year Of Tears is a good album
     
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  3. Berlin SO 36

    Berlin SO 36 Forum Resident

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  4. carlwm

    carlwm Forum Resident

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    I know it's a pop tune but I really like Straight From The Heart. It puts a Cheshire Cat smile on my face every time I play it. It would definitely make any Allmans' best-of I'd put together for myself, for all its negative reputation. :)
     
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  5. Berlin SO 36

    Berlin SO 36 Forum Resident

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    I searched for the lip-synch version of that song on the TV show "Solid Gold" mentioned in the link above but couldn't find it. However, here's Gregg and his then-band on Solid Gold in 1988 during the hair-metal years with him looking like Sebastian Bach along with Dan Toler and the bassist sporting mullets.
    :yikes:

    I don't believe The Outlaws ever went down that road -- I hope?
     
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  6. carlwm

    carlwm Forum Resident

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    I think Rick Cua might have committed some crimes against fashion back in the day. :)
     
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  7. Berlin SO 36

    Berlin SO 36 Forum Resident

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    Good catch! I forgot mentioning that point a couple pages back:
     
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  8. Berlin SO 36

    Berlin SO 36 Forum Resident

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    Forgot to mention -- before joining The Outlaws, Rick was known in my region as the bassist for the popular yacht-rock band CRAC. Here's a representative song: not my cup of tea but fun as a musical artifact from that era and you can see that the entire group was guilty of late-70s fashion crimes.
    :D
     
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  9. carlwm

    carlwm Forum Resident

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    Fun song. I like that sort of yacht rock vibe. :)

    You can see why though, given this and then his subsequent solo career, why Rick, as talented as he undoubtedly was, didn't quite fit in with the Outlaws, either musically or sartorially. :D
     
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  10. Berlin SO 36

    Berlin SO 36 Forum Resident

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    When the announcement was made about him joining The Outlaws after the departure of Harvey Dalton Arnold, it generated a big "huh?" from everyone in our region due to what you note above. I remember Hughie going on in interviews about how Rick got along so well with the band both musically and personally despite him not being from the south. I guess this is part of our discussion about the death throes of southern rock as a popular genre and how bands, management, and record labels were trying all sorts of things to stay relevant.

    In any case, it was a big "local boy makes good" moment following fellow Central NYer Ronnie James Dio becoming a global superstar.
     
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  11. Michael

    Michael I LOVE WIDE S-T-E-R-E-O! Thread Starter

    you do indeed have a wide scope!
     
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  12. Michael

    Michael I LOVE WIDE S-T-E-R-E-O! Thread Starter

    IIRC, I had that album? don't any longer...
     
  13. pool_of_tears

    pool_of_tears Searching For Simplicity

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    I got yer back. I enjoy them, too. They won't make anyone forget their first 5 albums from 69-73, but since The ABB is my favorite band, I naturally gravitate towards the entirety of their work.
     
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  14. Michael

    Michael I LOVE WIDE S-T-E-R-E-O! Thread Starter

    Indeed...if I can only remember it I did like it at the time.
     
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  15. Michael

    Michael I LOVE WIDE S-T-E-R-E-O! Thread Starter

    Cool! I do remember So Long! thanks...
     
  16. Michael

    Michael I LOVE WIDE S-T-E-R-E-O! Thread Starter

    funny thing about the RC they will drop you at the flick of a drop in popularity and SALES first and foremost......it was always a gamble back then now the internet makes stars without a label...is that better? back then you forced to produce higher quality music than today by far...
     
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  17. Michael

    Michael I LOVE WIDE S-T-E-R-E-O! Thread Starter

    thanks gonna check it out...
     
  18. Michael

    Michael I LOVE WIDE S-T-E-R-E-O! Thread Starter

    I do like a few songs that I remembered...
     
  19. Michael

    Michael I LOVE WIDE S-T-E-R-E-O! Thread Starter

    2nd!
     
  20. Michael

    Michael I LOVE WIDE S-T-E-R-E-O! Thread Starter

  21. Michael

    Michael I LOVE WIDE S-T-E-R-E-O! Thread Starter

    you reach farther back than I do and I really enjoy the banter...I do remember some but not much.
     
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  22. Michael

    Michael I LOVE WIDE S-T-E-R-E-O! Thread Starter

    not in my recollection?
     
  23. Michael

    Michael I LOVE WIDE S-T-E-R-E-O! Thread Starter

    that's funny and correct! I'm laughing...thanks
     
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  24. Michael

    Michael I LOVE WIDE S-T-E-R-E-O! Thread Starter

    ...he did not look the part of an Outlaw!
     
  25. Michael

    Michael I LOVE WIDE S-T-E-R-E-O! Thread Starter

    WOW! thanks for that!
     

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